What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Engineer position at Global Power Products?
About the Company
Global Power Products is a leading manufacturer of dependable, safe, and accessible solutions for power protection and metering. Our product portfolio includes transfer switches, whole-house surge protection, and commercial metering equipment. As our business grows, we are seeking a skilled engineer to join our engineering team and help drive product development from concept to production.
About the Role
We are seeking a tenacious and detail-oriented electrical engineer or a mechanical engineer with a strong electrical background to provide ongoing technical support, maintenance of records, and continuous improvement for released products. The ideal candidate has a passion for documentation and continuous learning. This position provides a critical role in the continuity of operations for the company by evaluating and documenting historical designs and processes for legacy products.
Responsibilities
Records Management
- Electrical Documentation: Update or create CAD, Drawings, and Documentation for electrical components and manufacturing fixtures such as schematics, design documentation, gerbers, stencils, BOMs, assembly instructions.
- Mechanical Documentation: Update or create CAD, Drawings, and Documentation for mechanical components and assemblies including products and fixtures using a combination of historical records and as-built components and assemblies.
- Product Data Management (PDM): Ensure all new data is stored into the PDM in an organized fashion, identify gaps in the PDM process, and work with stakeholders to correct issues.
- Historical Data: Organize historical data into the PDM in the correct location, updating formats as necessary.
Continuity of Operations
- Obsolescence Management: Work cooperatively with other teams including manufacturing engineering and component sourcing to proactively identify product obsolescence issues.
- Process Documentation: Work collaboratively with manufacturing and new product development to develop and document existing and new processes to ensure continuity of operations.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Electronics Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, or Mechanical Engineering with a strong Electrical Engineering Background.
- Experience: 0-3 years of experience.
Required Skills
- Electrical Proficiency:
- Experience in ECAD software such as (Eagle, Fusion360, Altium, KiCad etc)
- Knowledge and understanding of electrical manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of electrical schematics and circuits including analog and digital systems.
- Ability to reverse engineer devices from product to schematic using a variety of data sources.
- Mechanical Proficiency:
- Experience with mechanical CAD software such as Solidworks, Inventor, Fusion360, Catia, etc.
- Understanding of general mechanical fabrication, GD&T best practices.
- Computer Basics: Strong experience with Microsoft ecosystem including Sharepoint, Teams, Office Suite etc.
Preferred Skills
- None specified.
Pay range and compensation package
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive health insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Flexible work hours
- Career growth and professional development support
- Collaborative team atmosphere
- Salary, Health/Dental/Vision Insurance, 401(k) matching, and weekly pay
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.