The Sr. Electrical Engineer designs functional, reliable, and cost-effective electrical systems supporting Oshkosh AeroTech's New Product Development (NPD) organization. This position develops and integrates electrical hardware, power distribution systems, control architectures, and embedded electrical systems across multiple airport ground support equipment product lines including Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB), Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) units, and Ground Power Units (GPU) supporting both commercial and military customers.
This engineer will contribute to new product development efforts by designing electrical systems, creating schematics, performing engineering analysis, selecting electrical components, and supporting prototype through production activities while collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
YOUR IMPACT
These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.
Perform engineering calculations, investigations, analysis, and electrical design activities in accordance with Oshkosh and industry engineering standards.
Design and integrate electrical hardware, circuitry, power distribution systems, and electrical components into new and existing airport ground support equipment.
Develop and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, circuit designs, and system documentation.
Support electrical architecture development for new product development programs, including both high-voltage and low-voltage electrical systems.
Design and specify electrical components including breakers, fuses, relays, wiring, conductors, insulation, and other power distribution hardware.
Perform electrical system analysis including voltage, current draw, conductor sizing, protection device selection, and circuit performance.
Support development of electrical control systems utilizing industrial PLC platforms and embedded control technologies.
Participate in development of next-generation passenger boarding bridge, ground power, and pre-conditioned air products.
Support electrical integration of third-party technologies and strategic product partnerships.
Provide technical support during prototype, pilot, validation, and production builds while assisting with troubleshooting and manufacturing issue resolution.
Support engineering investigations, root cause analysis, design improvements, and implementation of corrective actions.
Responsible for a project or portions of multiple projects of limited to moderate complexity.
Collaborate closely with mechanical, controls, software, manufacturing, systems, and test engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
Work across multiple product families within the NPD organization, providing engineering support where business priorities require.
Collaborate with suppliers regarding electrical components, specifications, and design solutions.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to entry-level engineers, designers, and technicians working on shared projects.
Support design reviews, engineering documentation, validation activities, and product releases.
Other duties as assigned.
Regular attendance is required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with three (3) or more years of related experience
STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS
Accredited Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
Experience designing industrial electrical hardware and power distribution systems.
Strong understanding of electrical schematics, circuit design, and electrical system architecture.
Experience with electrical component selection including breakers, fuses, relays, wiring, conductors, and power protection devices.
Experience performing electrical calculations including voltage, current, conductor sizing, circuit loading, and insulation considerations.
Experience designing or supporting 480V three-phase industrial power systems and associated low-voltage control systems.
Familiarity with industrial control systems and PLC platforms such as Beckhoff, Allen-Bradley, and/or IFM.
Familiarity with embedded control systems and electrical firmware integration.
Experience supporting New Product Development (NPD) within a manufacturing environment.
Experience developing products involving power conversion, industrial equipment, HVAC systems, airport ground support equipment, capital equipment, or similar electromechanical products.
Experience with Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB), Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA), Ground Power Units (GPU), or related industrial equipment is highly desirable.
Familiarity with programming languages and controls software.
Familiarity with Controller Area Network (CAN)/SAE J1939 and/or Vehicle Networking.
Automotive, heavy equipment, industrial equipment, or capital equipment electrical design experience.
Wire harness design experience.
Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting multiple product platforms.
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WORKING CONDITIONS
Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25 lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25 lbs.
Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e., auditing, problem solving, composing reports), Writing.
Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.
Demands/Deadlines: High volume and variable work demands and deadlines impose strain on a routine basis or considerable stress intermittently. Position requires balancing multiple engineering priorities while supporting new product development programs across several product lines.
Pay Range:
$73,200.00 - $117,800.00
The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.
