Senior Product Design Engineer

Job Description

About the Company

A U.S. electrical equipment manufacturer is hiring a Senior Product Design Engineer to develop power-distribution equipment supporting expansion into electrical infrastructure and data-center markets.

About the Role

This is a hands-on product design role, not an engineering management position. The engineer will personally design and develop electrical distribution equipment while working across Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Testing, and Operations. The company does not require daily office attendance. However, candidates must live—or be willing to relocate—close enough to the Portland, TN area to travel to the facility the following day when a project, test, manufacturing issue, or supplier need requires onsite support.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Work On

You will design electrical distribution products such as:

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• Switchgear
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• Switchboards
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• Panelboards
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• Busway / bus duct
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• Electrical enclosures
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• Bus bar systems
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• Power-distribution assemblies
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• Related low- and medium-voltage equipment
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The role includes equipment architecture and layout, bus bar configuration, component placement, enclosure design, drawings, BOMs, testing, certification, manufacturability, and product launch.

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• Personally create and modify 3D CAD models, assemblies, engineering drawings, and BOMs.
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• Develop electrical-equipment layouts, including bus bars, control components, enclosures, and internal equipment architecture.
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• Take products from concept through prototype, validation, certification, manufacturing release, and commercialization.
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• Apply DFM/DFA principles to improve manufacturability and assembly.
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• Support thermal, structural, tolerance, and equipment-performance evaluations.
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• Lead or participate in DFMEA and design reviews.
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• Support short-circuit, performance, safety, and certification testing.
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• Work with UL laboratories and internal teams to move products through certification.
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• Troubleshoot product, manufacturing, supplier, and quality issues.
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• Work directly with Manufacturing Engineering and production teams during prototype and launch activities.
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• Translate customer and product requirements into physical equipment designs.
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• Review supplier designs, components, drawings, and technical documentation.
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• Mentor engineers and designers while remaining personally involved in product design.
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Qualifications

Required Background

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• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
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• 8+ years of engineering/product -development experience.
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• Hands-on experience designing electrical distribution equipment or closely related electrical products.
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• Experience with equipment such as switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, busway, power-distribution assemblies, or electrical enclosures.
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• Advanced working knowledge of SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD software.
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• Experience creating engineering drawings and BOMs.
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• Experience taking physical products from design through prototype, testing, and production.
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• Understanding of DFM/DFA and manufacturing processes.
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• Ability to work directly with manufacturing teams and troubleshoot physical equipment.
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Required Skills

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• Hands-on experience designing electrical distribution equipment or closely related electrical products.
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• Experience with equipment such as switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, busway, power-distribution assemblies, or electrical enclosures.
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• Advanced working knowledge of SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD software.
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• Experience creating engineering drawings and BOMs.
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• Experience taking physical products from design through prototype, testing, and production.
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• Understanding of DFM/DFA and manufacturing processes.
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• Ability to work directly with manufacturing teams and troubleshoot physical equipment.
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Preferred Skills

Experience That Will Differentiate Candidates

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• UL 891 experience.
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• UL product-listing and certification experience.
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• Experience working directly with certification/testing laboratories.
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• UL 1741 knowledge.
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• Short-circuit testing experience.
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• Direct-current power-distribution equipment.
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• Busway or bus-bar design.
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• Switchgear or switchboard product development.
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• Low- and medium-voltage equipment.
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• Thermal analysis and simulation.
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• Data-center electrical infrastructure.
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• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
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• Direct data-center experience is not required. Candidates with deep electrical-equipment design experience from other markets will be considered.
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Work Environment

This team operates with engineers working across more than one function. A typical week could include CAD design, a product review, a certification issue, a prototype build, and troubleshooting a manufacturing-floor problem. The position is hybrid. Daily office attendance is not required, but the engineer must be able to reach the Nashville, TN facility on short notice generally by the following business day.