Electrical Engineer

Actalent - Benton Harbor, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Benton Harbor, MI

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Electrical Engineer will focus on cost reduction projects for legacy products, collaborating with suppliers and the internal design team to implement design changes. The role involves troubleshooting product and integration issues while ensuring the design, development, and integration of electrical systems meet safety, reliability, quality, cost, and sustainability standards.

Responsibilities

• Work on cost reduction projects for legacy products.
• Collaborate with suppliers and the internal design team to implement design changes.
• Assist with troubleshooting product and integration issues.
• Design, develop, and integrate electrical systems into products using catalogue components.
• Research and evaluate new technology in electric motors and drives for product improvements.
• Create wiring schematics, electrical harnesses, and bills of material.
• Design, size, and integrate starting device systems in multiple motor applications.
• Size and integrate variable speed drives based on application and current requirements.
• Size and integrate overload and short circuit current protection based on current and safety standards.

Requirements

• Experience in design and development of electrical systems.
• Knowledge of catalogue components.
• Ability to research and evaluate new technology.
• Experience in creating wiring schematics and electrical harnesses.
• Experience in integrating starting device systems.
• Ability to size and integrate variable speed drives.
• Knowledge of overload and short circuit current protection.

Nice-to-haves

• Great communication skills.
• Cross-functional teamwork experience.