Job OverviewThis position involves being a part of Product Management team that manages the technical and sustaining aspects of a product lifecycle in the area of Distribution Switching and Distribution Automation for the electric utility market.
The individual in this position should be able to lead and support various engineering programs - New Product Introduction, Sustaining Engineering, Value Engineering, Product troubleshooting, Product enhancements for multiple Distribution Switching products like Reclosers (Single-Phase and Three-Phase), Sectionalizers, Capacitor Banks, Padmount Switchgear, Sensors etc. The individual in this position must be able to participate and contribute and in technical conversations about entire product across various disciplines - Firmware, Hardware, Mechanical Engineering, GUI development, Type Testing, Functional Testing etc. Additionally, the individual must be able to successfully work with various cross-functional teams such as Manufacturing team, Product Management team, Field Application Engineering team etc.
This position is for an engineer who is passionate, proficient and the one who will enjoy working on all aspects of launching new products. The individual must be able to work with a sense of urgency to deliver top-tier quality solutions to end-users.
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A Day In The Life- Own the technical and product lifecycle management of distribution automation product lines in categories such as lateral protection, feeder overhead switchgear, feeder underground switchgear and grid optimization.
- Coordinate all internal and sustaining projects across various business unit functions such as engineering, product management, field applications, manufacturing, quality, supply chain etc.
- Own and lead the resolution of any PPI/RMA for the product lines and coordinate across the various departments to find timely resolution and implementation of corrective actions.
- Work with Product Management team for gathering requirements for new feature additions, NPIs (New Product Introduction) and Sustaining Engineering projects and own list of deliverables against those requirements,
- Coordinate with individual Design Engineering team members and plan for delivering those requirements,
- Lead Concept Design Reviews, Detailed Design Reviews, Design Verification Reviews with Chief Engineering office for various NPI projects,
- Lead Product troubleshooting for field issues, troubleshooting of various issues during product development by owning the problem solving; Provide technical guidance to various team members to solve the problem,
- Define "Design of Experiments" framework to solve problems encountered during development and/or various field issues, as needed
- Use Azure DevOps for creating Project instances, Epics, User stories, Tasks etc. Control and manage DevOps interactions for various projects requirements,
- Understand Type Testing requirements of NPI project and plan out the testing; Dig into various IEEE/IEC standards to understand type testing requirements as needed.
- Supervise functional testing of the product. Define System-level Test plan, Help the testing team conceive various use-cases, corner cases for Product testing.
- Perform system-level Product testing as required and guide/direct Test Engineering teams, as necessary.
What will help you thrive in this role?- BSEE, BSCS, BSCE Degree with at least 8 years of industrial experience. Master's degree preferred.
- Proven track record for owning product lines for feature additions, sustaining engineering, solving manufacturing issues etc.
- At least 5 years of development experience either as - Firmware Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Test Engineer OR System Engineer
- Excellent understanding of NPI (New Product Introduction) process
- Proven track record of working with external design vendors for feature additions, troubleshooting, New Product Development tasks. Must be able to write SOW, Requirements document for external design vendors effectively.
- Familiarity with various IEEE, IEC, UL Standards for type testing requirements
- Ability to work with various Engineering disciplines to deliver product requirements
- Proven track record of leading problem solving; Must be able to work hands-on in the lab with Oscilloscope, Current sources etc.
- Demonstrated experience of working in a fast-paced, goal-oriented product development environment,
- Must have the passion and aptitude for grasping/learning new concepts, new technologies, new products
- Must be able to comfortably work with various cross-functional teams - Product Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Firmware team, Testing team, Offshore teams etc.
- Must have required diplomacy to get things done and able to act with conviction.
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communications skills.
