Sr Electrical Engineer - Medium Voltage

Avtron Power Solutions

$90K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Relevant electrical degree (BS/BEng) and extensive product development experience.
  • 10+ years in medium voltage component/power management/substation/switchgear development.
  • Familiarity with AutoCAD/SolidWorks Electrical is advantageous.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 productivity tools.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) or chartered status is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead concept creation by analyzing market and customer requirements.
  • Drive the generation of medium voltage electrical designs using advanced components.
  • Develop electrical drawings, models, and schematics with suitable CAD tools.
  • Create engineering technical specifications and bill of materials (BOMs).
  • Define and support product DFMEAs and validation/testing programs.
  • Ensure products are designed for manufacturing (DFM) and assembly (DFA) and meet performance targets.
  • Produce technical documentation and test reports for customer use.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead innovative projects in medium voltage technology.
  • Work in a collaborative environment that values voice of customer insights.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams and key industry stakeholders.
  • Support for ongoing professional development and potential chartered engineering status.
  • Involvement in driving product safety and compliance in adherence to industry standards.
Full Job Description
Main Purpose of Job & Key Responsibilities Working within the Avtron New Product Development (NPD) team the individual will be responsible for designing, developing and delivering new and enhanced MV technology that can be utilized within our future MV products. These products, and their associated architecture will continue Avtron's leadership in the MV marketplace. Your mission will be to develop solutions that meet the needs of our customer base in a timely and cost-efficient manner to the correct safety, performance, legislation and quality standards. You will ensure design intend is realized through timely interaction and communication with key customers, suppliers and internal cross functional team members. • Concept creation using market and customer requirements data. Getting involved in voice of customer (VoC) exercises as and when required. • Electrical design - lead the generation of medium voltage electrical designs up to primary distribution levels using state of the art components and insulation systems • Creation of electrical drawings, models and schematics using suitable CAD packages. • Creation of engineering technical specifications and BOM's. • Define, lead and support product DFMEA's, validation and testing programs as required. • System integration - ensuring products are designed for manufacture and assembly (DFM & DFA) and meet the expected performance targets. • Creation of test reports, technical documents and instruction manuals to support future customer product use. • Ensure product safety and compliance is achieved re. agreed codes & standards(e.g. CE, UL, CSA, ANSI and IEEE). • Identify, develop and implement opportunities for improvement to enhance our future products by keeping abreast of new and emerging technologies. • Ongoing system and process improvements to enhance the way we work and drive department / business efficiency. Qualifications • Suitable electrical qualifications (e.g.BS /Beng electrical degree) plus proven industrial and product experience. • 10 years plus working within a MV component /power management/substation/switch gear product development role. • Experieince with AutoCAD /SolidWorks Electrical would be a plus • Proficient with Microsoft 365 suite of productivity tools • Professional Engineer (PE) / chartered engineering status a bonus. Proven Skills • Understanding of HV/MV plus LV circuits. Ideally, electrical design experience linked to load banks, gensets, transformers, switch gear and/ or grid connect power transmission circuits and systems. • Knowledge and experience of MV power handling components and insulation systems and their utilization. • A strong personality with energy, drive, adaptability, problem solving and decision-making capability. Having worked with similar electrical products and can bring an aligned and best practise experience to allow the continued growth of the engineering team / business. • Good communication skills, both verbal and written, comfortable presenting to and engaging with key working parties both internally and externally. Personal Qualities • Organized, self-disciplined, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to deliver in a timely manner as required. • Both people and process orientated to help them drive and achieve common goals through relationship building and collaboration. General Statement The duties listed are not set forth for the purposes of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally to be performed under a position title or those to be assigned and performed temporarily outside an employee's normal line of work.

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