Overview

Making a decision to return to work can be exciting and scary all at the same time. We get it 100% - many of us at reacHIRE are returners, too!! And, we believe meaningful relationships formed along the way back to work should be built on communication and trust. Which is why our team of Program Managers are here to listen to your unique story and help you take the best next steps toward your next opportunity.We are excited to partner with Schneider Electric for a 6-month return-to-work program starting in August 2024. 

If you are a professional returning to work after a 2 year career break or worked in part time or independent contractor roles, this could be the perfect opportunity! reacHIRE is invested in helping professionals return with confidence; providing the resources and support needed via Program Managers who will help guide and navigate the entire process alongside you. 

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting amazing Returners, so please don’t hesitate to apply - we’d love to hear from you. 

Responsibilities

Summary

The position of Senior Electrical Design Engineer will support the evolution and optimization of Equipment offers by facilitating our digitization journey and enabling us to profitably grow our market share for US Power Systems. This role will be part of high-performance team that will be responsible for the automation and quality of product configuration output to drive end to end Engineered to Order (ETO) efficiency. The position will be responsible for designing and automating electrical solutions and applications to support the specific needs for quotes and orders for Low or Medium Voltage distribution products or Low Voltage Motor Control Centers.

What You'll Contribute Day-to-Day: 

• Design and automate pre-engineered, electrical systems to meet functional requirements for customer orders. 
• Ensure execution alignment with the overall pre-engineered orders and Wiring Simplification ambitions enabling reduced lead times by driving order engineering and shop floor labor productivity.
• Engage Offer Management and Plants to support Offer Development projects to ensure electrical functional requirements and execution alignment with pre-engineered strategy.
• Leverage technical product knowledge and overall process knowledge to work successfully on a cross-functional team composed of Order Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Selector Teams, and other teams like Technology, Automation, and Data Analytics team.
• Test, certify, and recertify configurator outputs for all Offer Development projects.
• Research drawing automation outputs from configurator for various product applications and Order Engineering "fixes" that can be applied to product configurator generated output.

Qualifications

You’ll Be a Great Fit If You Have:

• Extensive Electrical design engineering knowledge (Required)
• Ability to create/edit an electrical schematic for a sales order aligning to electrical functionality required for the order.
• Electrical design skills with understanding of how to break down a maximal set of completed electrical schematics into sub-circuits aligning with electrical functions (i.e., disassemble a “worst case” electrical schematic).
• Ability to align electrical functions with product selector questions and answers to drive configurator logic allocating sub-circuits.
• In-depth understanding of the engineered / pre-engineered to order business processes, manufacturing, and applications. (Desired)
• Experience using configurator content development and testing tools. (Desired)
• Knowledge of Schneider Electric / Square D Low and Medium Voltage electrical distribution products. (Desired)

About reacHIRE

reacHIRE is changing the trajectory for individuals in the workplace by partnering with forward-thinking companies. reacHIRE believes a career break shouldn't be a career breaker. At the end of the program, you may be eligible for full-time or extended contracting work, but it is not guaranteed. Either way, you’ll become part of the reacHIRE team, join with a cohort of fellow Returners, and we will provide 360-degree support via Aurora, along with a dedicated Program Manager to ensure your success every step of your journey back to work!

Our return-to-work program participants come from all walks of life, and so do we. At reacHIRE, the sum of our individual differences, life experiences, and self-expression is what makes us great. Be you and reach higher!

Please note:

• reacHIRE will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments in order to complete the application or interview process. For assistance with your application please contact: Sarah White at swhite@reachire.com.
• reacHIRE is unable to sponsor program participants for the duration of our return-to-work programs.

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