Since our founding in 1983, Benshaw has grown to become a recognized leader in the design, development and manufacture of mission critical motor controls and drives. That’s why, when the application is critical, and the environment harsh, customers specify Benshaw more than any other brand.
Intelligent, creative, and determined people have made us who we are today. We recognize that hiring and developing talent is a key element in our continued growth. We are looking for people with ambition and commitment to excellence to continue to drive these results. If you are looking for a business environment where people treat each other with mutual respect and dignity and each employee can make a difference, Benshaw is the company for you. We offer competitive pay, medical, vision and dental benefits, 401(k) with a 3.5% employer match, as well as a host of other additional health and employee benefits.
We are currently seeking a Medium voltage design engineer.
Primary Responsibilities:
· Leads more complex projects, analyzes and designs new products and systems, and improves existing products to hit project milestones.
· Directs 3rd party engineering support to complete project actions.
· Completes costing analysis throughout the project lifecycle to meet or exceed key costing metrics.
· Designs and/or improves products considering manufacturability, quality and cost with a thorough understanding of design tools and methods. Reviews and approves work done by associate, design engineers, and 3rd party engineering support.
· Optimizes products considering manufacturability, quality and cost with a thorough understanding of analysis methods. Reviews and approves analysis done by associate and design engineers.
· Solves problems with a thorough understanding of tradeoffs in problem solving to drive optimized designs.
· Leads development of product specifications. Translates specifications to manufacturing requirements.
· Creates test plans and develops new test protocol for products or components, with a solid understanding of reliability and fail.
· Verifies that designs meet specification through product testing, and develops the product qualification testing
Minimum Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent educational experience
· 5-7 years’ experience within application, design, or sustaining engineering or technical sales function
· Ability to design and configure complex systems with limited guidance
· Ability to travel 10% - 20% of time, depending on customer needs
· Familiarity with power electronics equipment including switchgear, soft starters and VFDs.
· Ability to work independently and consistently meet deadline.
· Demonstrated design experience with medium voltage solid state starters
· Demonstrated design and qualification experience with UL 347 including UL testing support
· Demonstrated design experience with AutoCAD
· Demonstrated design and qualification experience related to power electronics
· Demonstrated design experience on product lines that result in modular common assemblies for late point configuration.
Desired Skills and Experience:
· Experience operating in an electronics manufacturing environment a plus
· Strong technical skills related to electrical engineering and power electronics
· Excellent communication skills (oral, written, and listening) and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse group of professionals
· Ability to work independently to complete milestones
· Good time-management skills and ability to set priorities
· Strong commitment to customer service and teamwork
· PCB Hardware and qualification experience a plus.
· Solidworks design experience a plus
Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
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Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
Weekly day range:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work setting:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Pittsburgh, PA 15238: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Education:
Experience:
- Design Engineer: 5 years (Preferred)
Shift availability:
Work Location: In person
