Lead Electrical Engineer

System One - Salt Lake City, UT

Full-time - Mid Level

Salt Lake City, UT

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Lead Electrical Engineer will be a key member of a team dedicated to designing efficient plans for state-of-the-art passenger trains. This role involves leading electrical engineering tasks, ensuring compliance with technical requirements, and collaborating with various teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support the Technical Project Manager to achieve all customer technical requirements
• Own the responsibility to lead assigned sub-project tasks
• Effectively delegate, schedule, and monitor progress of all electrical engineering tasks on a project
• Creation of technical specifications, production documentation and testing protocols
• Coordinating supply chain for project related mock-ups internally as well as externally
• Create, review and release wiring diagrams, electrical schematics and other engineering documentation
• Consult with engineering and manufacturing teammates to ensure that designs are feasible
• Create designs in line with company procedure, regulations and client standards
• Ensure that all electrical hardware is designed correctly for proper mechanical installation
• Perform First Article Inspections (FAI) at suppliers' sites for assigned components
• Evaluate, manage and process Engineering Change Requests (ECR) for assigned projects or sub-projects

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, or similar field
• 5+ years engineering experience in railway, aerospace or similar industries (project management experience is a plus)
• Base knowledge of energy distribution, traction systems, IT-systems and onboard network control
• Extensive leadership experience and strong team skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Business fluent in English (German is a plus)
• Experience in electrical / mechanical design (e.g. Catia V5)
• Experience with schematic software (e.g. E3 or Ruplan)
• Experience with PLM systems and ECN systems (e.g. SmarTeam)
• Excellent technical writing skills (Office suite)

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans
• Participation in a 401(k) plan