Electrical Engineer - Medium Voltage

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Electrical Engineer - Medium Voltage Development -

ELECT002650 The MV Electrical Engineer will provide product development

and future technological direction centered on electrical discipline for

standard and value added medium voltage drive products including

specification, design, conformance verification, technical

documentation, and enhancements to assist in achieving the growth and

success of the corporate medium drive business. This role will be

responsible for the development, design and transition of standard and

value added medium voltage drive products to the marketing, engineering,

and manufacturing organizations. The position will provide technical

direction, planning and support on product implementation, detail

design, certification and design processes, and test equipment. In this

diverse role, you will have the ability to assist product marketing,

application engineering, manufacturing (global), training and technical

support in higher-level support and consulting requirements for priority

projects. More specifically this role will: \* Create technical

specifications and development of value added products (enclosures,

panels, power options, etc.) for MV drives. \* Perform QC and other

conformance verification type tests as required on standard and value

added products for MV business. \* Create schematics, BOMs and technical

documentation for defining the value added product designs and

functionality. \* Investigate, approve, and implement changes to

product, via ECO, to resolve issues or to improve product design. \*

Coordinate and maintain agency (UL, CSA, CE, etc.) approval on standard

and value added MV Drive products. \* Assist in the transition of

standard and value added MV Drive products to product manufacturing and

product marketing. \* Assist in review and analysis of competitive MV

Drive products. \* Assist product marketing, engineering, and technical

support organizations on various issues. \* Provide technical direction

and project planning for value added MV Drive products. \* Coordinate

product design reviews with engineering, service and training for

valuable feedback on design issues and enhancement. \* Coordinate with

parent company on issues of product certification and design. \*

Coordinate with project management between 3rd party service providers

and vendors. \* Contributes to planning to achieve MV Drive Business

goals and objectives. \* Challenges existing paradigm resulting in

quantifiable improvements. \* Applies diversified knowledge of

engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and

related fields. The Ideal candidate will possess a BS in Electrical

Engineering (MS Preferred but not required) and a minimum of 7 years of

development engineering. The ideal candidate will possess: \* Working

knowledge of Medium Voltage equipment and product application

principals. \* Working knowledge of Adjust Speed Drives, preferably in

the application of MV drives. \* Working knowledge of UL certification

process and working knowledge of other certifying agencies such as TUV,

CSA, and CE. \* Working knowledge in 2D and 3D CAD systems. (AutoCAD or

Solidworks preferred) as well as working knowledge in design simulation

software (PSpice, Simplorer, MathCad, etc.) \* Working knowledge of

analog and digital design. \* Working knowledge of power distribution

design, especially of Medium Voltage Class (2.3 kV to 15 kV) \* Working

knowledge of microprocessor and micro-controller based equipment. \*

Demonstrated Project Management Skills. \* Excellent computer skills

with a fundamental understanding of Microsoft suite of programs. \* MRP

system experience such as SAP is desired but not required. Some key

advantages of working at Yaskawa include: career opportunities in

diverse areas, a highly competitive benefit package, including a

generous 401(K) plan, profit sharing, corporate wide bonus plan and

education l assistance program offering up to \$10,000 a year for

graduate courses. Additional information regarding the benefit package

can be found at the following link. Yaskawa America, Inc. is an equal

opportunity employer. If you are looking to join a diverse and highly

talented team in a rapidly growing business segment of a stable

organization with opportunities for growth, the Electrical Engineer may

be the perfect fit for you! \*\*\*\*\* APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply

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