What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrification Engineer position at FastTek Global?
- The Sr Engineer - Electrification designs functional, reliable and cost-effective heavy-duty vehicle high voltage electrical systems.
- Performs engineering analysis and electrical design or re-design, and development of electrical systems and subsystems into existing and new vehicles.
- Provides integration and execution support for vehicle control and embedded systems development.
- Vehicle electrification experience, even if they have only done some small bits of component integration.
- Integration of high voltage components within a vehicle
- Electro hydraulic pump integration (or something similar)
- Any experience with vehicle electrification is what we are looking for.
- Not looking for people that have had or done component development, those people generally are not well suited for what they do. (They are more circuit board, where we need someone who can look at the entire vehicle).
- Automotive High Voltage experience: we do a lot of integration of high voltage components within the vehicle, a defense application, could be anything from fuel economy, integrating weapons, integrating payloads, weapon systems, etc...
- Selling point: We get a chance to work on many different vehicles, many different products, and different applications.
- Under supervision, perform engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to us as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.
- Support more senior engineers in the preparation of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
- Responsible for a project or part of a project of limited complexity.
- May be responsible for managing multiple projects.
- Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally.
- Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers, designers, or technicians working on a common project.
- Responsible for design and integration of electrical components and circuitry into heavy duty vehicles.
- Support more senior engineers in the preparation of accurate calculations, analysis and investigation according to us as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.
- Provide technical assistance for prototype, pilot or production builds, including resolution of problems in manufacturing.
- Participate in one or more projects of limited complexity.
- May be responsible for managing multiple projects.
- Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally.
- Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers, designers, or technicians working on a common project.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Regular attendance is required.
- Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with three (3) or more years of related experience.
- Accredited Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Familiarity with programming languages and controls software.
- Familiarity with Controller Area Network (CAN)/SAE J1939 protocol.
- Automotive High Voltage Training/Certification(s).
- Power Electronics and Machines familiarity.
- Energy Storage system familiarity.
Internal Contacts:
- Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
- External Contacts: Limited external contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.
- Communication Skills: Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
- Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups.
- Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations.
- Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.
- Decision-Making: Regularly makes decisions of responsibility, involving evaluation of information.
- Decisions may require development or application of alternatives or precedents.
- Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving: Generally diversified and moderately difficult work.
- Requires judgment in the adaptation and interpretation of established practices and procedures to meet problems and situations to which the application is not clearly defined.
- Supervisory/Managerial: General instructing, scheduling, and reviewing the work of others performing the same or directly related work. Acts as "lead worker".
Physical Demands:
- Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25llbs.
- Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports), Writing.
- Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.
- Work Schedule: Routine shift hours. Infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.
- High volume and variable work demand and deadlines impose strain on routine basis or considerable stress intermittently; OR regular direct contacts with distressed individuals within the immediate work environment; and/or exposure to demands and pressures from persons other than immediate supervisor.
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Benefits
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
- Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
- Vision
- Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
- Long Term Disability (100% paid)
- Life Insurance (100% paid)
- 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match
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