Job Description

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

This full time, exempt position is responsible for electrical design engineering of electrical carbon products, bearing protection systems and associated parts manufactured by Helwig Carbon Products, Inc.:

• Contribute      to new and inventive products that complement the current production      offerings. 
• Contribute      to new products associated with shaft grounding systems and measurement      and monitoring systems.
• Design      and development of test stands for electric motors, grounding systems and      sliding electrical contacts. 
• Work      on PLC programming and LabVIEW as needed. 
• Program,      trouble shoot and repair circuit boards as required.
• Coordinate      test lab activities and create reports using the results for internal and      external customers. Create or update standardized test procedures for      common lab tests.
• Participate      in design review meetings and propose new designs. Collaborate with the      team to ensure that product designs are standardized and manufacturable,      and that all customer requirements are agreed upon and are incorporated      into the design documents.
• Track      and document test orders on new product development projects.
• Monitor      designs, product specifications and detail drawings to ensure accuracy and      timely production.
• Work      closely with Customers, Product Specialists, R & D staff, and sales      representatives to determine the effectiveness of Helwig’s products.      Analyze electrical and operating conditions to develop recommendations to      meet customer needs of optimal product performance, life, or cost.
• Work      in a cooperative and supportive manner with other management personnel to      effectively address customer issues, internal non-conformances, and      product returns. Work      with Production Management, Industrial Engineering, and Quality to develop      and maintain manufacturing processes, procedures, and controls that      support electrical carbons and associated part product      technologies and established customer specifications.

· Create and encourage an environment that fosters open communication and encourages individuals and teams to collaborate in a professional manner to meet and exceed goals and internal and external customer expectations.

· Improve old designs for design and make manufacturing improvements.

· Perform other functions as needed or required to meet Company Goals.

· Working Knowledge of Electrical Circuits.

· Working Knowledge of PLC programming and LabVIEW or equivalent.

· Hands-on experience with electrical motors preferred. 

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies (see Competency Dictionary for specific behaviors):

· Safety & Security

· Continuous Improvement

· Honesty & Integrity

· Quality of Work

· Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving

· Communication & Influence

· Planning and Organization

· Cross-Team Collaboration

· Intellect

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Requirements

 Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education and/or Experience 

• Bachelor’s Degree in      Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Associate degree in a      related field and/or 4-10 years of related experience.
• Knowledge and/or experience      with electrical circuits and concepts.

Language Skills

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to provide strong written and oral communication skills with      demonstrated abilities to listen and get clarification, responds to      questions, and actively participates in meetings
• Ability to write clearly and concisely, and present technical data      effectively

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables      in standardized situations.
• Ability to successfully and efficiently define problems, collect and      research data using intuition and experience to compile data and then      design workflows and procedures.

Computer Skills

• Working knowledge of 3-D Autodesk Inventor or SolidWorks preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft EXCEL, WORD, and OUTLOOK required.
• Working knowledge of PLC programming and LabVIEW preferred.

Other Skills and Abilities· Ability to travel occasionally as needed or required to meet needs and expectations of customers, vendors and independent representatives. 

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to; use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and/or walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.