ELECTRICAL PRODUCT ENGINEER

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 :


T he 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 p rovides 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).