ELECTRICAL PRODUCT ENGINEER

ELECTRICAL PRODUCT ENGINEER Department: Engineering Location: Erie, PA Description Job Description Essential Job Functions: Align with our company culture, mission, values, philosophy, and policies and procedures by exemplifying our C.L.E.A.R Principles. · Curiosity- look for a better way as a solutions-oriented problem solver. · Leadership- take ownership and be the catalyst of change. · Enthusiasm- be motivated and passionate about your work. · Accountability- deliver on commitments and act with integrity. · Respect- be present, listen and engage with inclusive open, honest, and direct communication. Responsibilities include: The position reports to the Product Engineering Manager. The position supports the design and development of new trailer harness projects and the enhancement of existing products for Truck-Lite’s OEM, fleet, trailer, and body market customers. Initial responsibilities include: · Develops working knowledge of Truck-Lite products to support customer technical needs. · Uses NPI guidelines to deliver Systems Integration projects on time and meeting cost targets. · Provides product engineering support to manufacturing engineering and the manufacturing floor. · Electrical Connectivity for Heavy Duty applications including considerations for Lighting, communication, and power transmission. · Supports future growth and opportunities through the development of devices and compatible hardware to operate in a heavy-duty environment. · Develops statement of works that are used to define the requirements of applications for internal investigations and for collaboration with third-party contractors. Advises and provides oversight when dealing with third parties. · Collaborates with the firmware, thermal, electrical, optical, and mechanical engineers as the electrical hardware is being designed to a product definition. · Incorporates into the electrical designs, considerations for data and messaging, thermal and optical requirements, and/or mechanical specifications of a known industry challenge, safety concerns, or fleet operational in-efficiencies. · Develops project statements for a technology definition for a specific application that would involve a device revision or a new application technology. May need to work with program/project manager for clear technology definition of the application. · Works with the specific project manager to determine the available technology matrix and match the application and technology for most cost-effective solution(s). · Presents ‘proof of concepts’ designs to the team that demonstrates a technology for a given problem definition. Concepts will carry a concept DFMEA identifying the potential failure modes. · Develops an alpha and beta testing plan for the device hardware. · Construct a stress testing plan for the electrical hardware during the validation testing in the form of a DVP&R. · System-level integration experience. · Design for manufacturing appropriate hardware. · Experience reading electrical schematics. Experience with RTOS/Linux Microcontroller at an embedded level programing. Familiarity with C, C++, Python but not required. Experience with hardware lab equipment such as oscilloscope digital scope and logic analyzer. Technical document writing experience using Visio, Word, Excel, and / or PowerPoint, this person must have the ability to communicate technologies discovered in the form of a white paper. This paper will be used as a technical training document. Revision and document control experience Additional Information: Truck-Lite Co., LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vets/Disabled, committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Due to international Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) requirements, all candidates must be presently classified as a “US Person” which includes United States citizen; a permanent legal resident (green card holder); or a protected individual (refugee/asylum status).