Electrical Engineer - Solar Program

As an Electrical Engineer supporting our Solar manufacturing operation in Austin, TX, you will serve as the technical bridge between Manufacturing, Quality, Program Management, estimating/customer support, and customers in the field. This is not strictly a design engineering role. You will work hands-on with production teams to troubleshoot electrical equipment, analyze BOMs and drawings, resolve quality issues, support new opportunities, and provide technical support to customers when needed.

Responsibilities:

• Works with internal teams and suppliers
• Works with customers and vendors to address technical and obsolescence issues.
• Provide day-to-day electrical engineering support for Solar manufacturing, assembly, and testing.
• Troubleshoot electrical, component, manufacturing, and test-related problems.
• Support Quality with root-cause investigations, corrective actions, nonconformances, and customer issues.
• Support Program Management with technical issues affecting project execution, quality, schedule, and production readiness.
• Reviews customer specifications to determine project feasibility.
• Receives and reviews RFQ packages, BOMs, drawings, and sample products from sales staff or customers, and analyzes BOMs, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, component selections, substitutions, and revisions to support accurate quoting, troubleshooting, and project execution.
• Identifies shortcomings in RFQ package and works with sales staff or customer to complete package needs.
• Prepares specifications to conform to customer part number scheme or create accurate part numbers for designed product using company’s part numbering scheme.
• Reviews drawings and visualizes steps required to manufacture product.
• Reviews, revises, and controls system information based on revision changes and feedback from customer.
• Produces mechanical, electro-mechanical and electronic designs created in 2-D, mechanical drawings, and in 3-D solid models.
• Performs technical duties on assigned projects to transition prototype assemblies to volume manufacturing.
• Manages and prioritizes daily work builds issued by production.
• Supports release of new product to volume manufacturing.
• Reviews and assembles of first article builds.
• Identifies production needs for tooling and equipment for current build.
• Provides technical support for non-conformance or rejections designs or processes initiated from planning and production.
• Works with team to assist in completing supplier surveys and answer customer audit findings.
• Collaborates with staff to identify and meet customer delivery and quality needs.
• Participates in continuous improvement projects such as redesign of customer product and internal process improvement to increase efficiency and quality.
• Participates in on-going training on production processes, procedures, and competencies.
• Ensures housekeeping is done on a daily and nightly basis.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronic engineering or related required.
• 1 year of manufacturing or design engineering with project management skills and technical application required, 3 years preferred.
• Technical background and a working knowledge of electronic components and equipment.
• Advanced computer knowledge.
• AutoCAD; 2D & 3D programs similar to “Inventor”.
• Ability to read and understand customer supplied drawings in various formats – (CAD style) in order to identify parts, construction, etc.
• Microsoft Office products focusing in Word, Excel and Access.
• Working knowledge of mainframe computer such as IBM AS400.
• 3–5+ years supporting electrical products in a manufacturing environment. (preferred)
• Experience with industrial control panels, electrical distribution equipment, panelboards, switchboards, switchgear, disconnects, combiner equipment, or similar electrical assemblies.
• Experience supporting Solar or renewable-energy electrical equipment. (preferred)
• Familiarity with UL 508A, UL 67, NEC/NFPA 70, or related electrical product requirements. (preferred)

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