Electrical Controls Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Jarraff by Prinoth provides high-quality, specialized right-of-way maintenance, land clearing, and tree care equipment. Products include the Jarraff All-Terrain Tree Trimmers, Mini-Jarraff Urban Tree Trimmer and T-Rex Carrier Vehicles.

Located in St. Peter, MN, our facilities are a hub for all vegetation management products offered in North America. With Customer success fueling our passion, our values align with Prinoth's as we work on becoming the best partner and employer.

The combined offering from Jarraff by Prinoth and Prinoth is taking the vegetation management industry by storm, offering a full range of product solutions focus on improving customer safety, performance, and profitability.  

Job Purpose:

The Electrical Controls Engineer is responsible for the design, development, integration, and validation of machine electrical systems, electro-hydraulic controls, embedded controls software, and vehicle communication networks for off-highway equipment. This position owns electrical and controls architecture from concept through production release and works cross-functionally with mechanical, hydraulic, manufacturing, procurement, service, and supplier teams to deliver robust, safe, serviceable, and compliant machines.

Essential Functions:

• System Architecture & Design: Defines and documents machine-level electrical, electro-hydraulic, and control system architecture, including controller selection, I/O allocation, CAN network maps, and power distribution.
• Embedded Controls Software : Develops machine-control software and/or defines, documents, and verifies software requirements for outside suppliers using platforms and languages such as Danfoss PLUS+1, Parker IQAN, CODESYS (IEC 61131-3), and embedded C/C++.
• CAN / J1939 Communication: Designs and configures CAN and SAE J1939 networks between ECUs, engines, transmissions, telematics, and displays.
• 3D Integration & PLM: Uses 3D software such as Siemens NX to package electrical controls, harnesses, sensors in the machine model while managing revisions, BOMs, and release workflows in Siemens Teamcenter.
• Wire Harness & Electrical Schematics: Designs production-ready wire harnesses using IGE-XAO and AutoCAD or DraftSight (schematics, from-to lists, connector tables, manufacturing drawings) and selects wire gauges, connectors, seals, and terminations suited to off-highway environments; coordinates with harness suppliers on design considerations.
• System Troubleshooting & Validation: Leads electrical and controls troubleshooting for prototypes and production machines. Works with Engineering Technicians to develop and execute validation plans, document results, and resolve issues before production release.
•   Field Support & Continuous Improvement: Supports testing, customer visits, and warranty investigations, analyzes test and field data and proposes design improvements, ECRs/ECOs.
• Compliance & Documentation : Produces and maintains electrical and controls requirements, interface documents, FMEAs, validation records, and technical-file content supporting applicable SAE J1939, machinery safety, CE/EU regulatory, and EPA-related requirements .
• Project Execution & Collaboration: Manages multiple development projects concurrently, works with outside suppliers, and other business units.
• Tools & Training: Is fluent in Microsoft Office Suite and standard engineering computing tools; learns new development software and attends training as required to maintain competency.

Competencies:

• Communication Proficiency.
• Customer/Client Focus.
• Technical Capacity - Electrical Systems, Controls, CAN/J1939, and Embedded Software.
• Problem Solving / Analysis / Troubleshooting.
• Project Management.
• Results Driven.
• Microsoft Office Tools

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department and supervises outside contractors working on the electrical systems. This position reports to the Director of Engineering and R&D.

Work Environment:

This position operates in an office, engineering and shop environments. Occasional exposure to noise, hydraulic fluid, and outdoor field conditions are expected during prototype and field testing.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee must be able to climb on and operate off-highway machines for testing and troubleshooting. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift up to 25 lbs.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 40 hours per week with some flexibility in hours is allowed with the possibility of some hybrid.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a closely related engineering field with 5+ years of relevant experience; or a 2-year electrical/electronics, automation, or engineering technology degree with 10+ years of relevant experience; OR 10+ years of combined experience in off-highway electrical system architecture, embedded controls, electro-hydraulic systems, CAN/J1939 networks, and wire-harness design. Candidates with a Mechanical Engineering degree must demonstrate substantial electrical-controls experience.
• Hands-on experience with Danfoss PLUS+1, Parker IQAN, and/or CODESYS, and working knowledge of embedded C/C++.
• Working knowledge of SAE J1939 and CAN bus (physical and application layers), Siemens NX / Teamcenter, and IGE-XAO or equivalent harness design tools.
• Proven ability to perform system-level troubleshooting on complex electro-hydraulic machines, with excellent technical communication across departments.
• Microsoft Office tools

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.