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Electrical Project Engineer

Cottage Grove, WI (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Cottage+Grove+WI+USA+53527) • R&D

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

Position Overview:

The Electrical Project Managing Engineer will work in the Cardio Project Managing Engineer (PME) team as the primary liaison and engineering lead between Product Managers, Factory-located Engineering, Factory Manufacturing, Software, and Design Quality Assurance teams. The Electrical Project Engineer will take ownership of the design, integration, and management of multiple projects through Johnson’s New Product Development processes. Responsibilities will include management of schedule, cost, specification, electrical system, hardware design and communication management.

This position calls for a candidate with electrical technical expertise and strong organizational skills that enjoys leading a team to develop, validate, and launch successful, quality products. The right candidate can align and motivate the entire project team toward a goal and will do whatever it takes to overcome any obstacles without alienating others. This is a highly visible position within the company and requires a passionate and motivated individual to drive both product improvement and excellence throughout the product development process.

This is a non-supervisory position.

Responsibilities:

· Act as Project Manager coordinating a cross-functional, global project team to ensure tasks are completed balancing design, manufacturing, quality, cost, and schedule requirements.

· Function as the technical leader for design and market requirements, communicating these ideas to the project team to set the engineering product specifications

· Communicate between North America Marketing and Asia-based factory engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams on technical issues and customer requirements

· Develop and execute engineering tests and test protocols

· Lead cross-functional meetings with the project team to discuss project status, requirements, and set priorities

· Lead technical design reviews and other engineering meetings to support product development

· A mindset of continuous product improvement, value engineering, and design for manufacturability

· Lead Project planning/definition, DFMEA, design analysis and verification efforts

· Ensure NPD process is followed, NPD checklist and documentation is maintained, and project milestones and deadlines are met.

Production Transition support:

· Review quality and inspection data, perform product sample reviews and make design decisions, identify and support value-add / value-engineer opportunities for cost and manufacturing efficiency

· Support and troubleshoot the introduction of new products into mass production, developing functional requirements and test plans.

· International travel: Approximately 2 to 4 trips to overseas facilities in Taiwan, China, and/or Vietnam

· Regular communication with overseas teams outside of typical office hours

Requirements

Education:

· A bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited institution in Electrical Engineering

Experience:

· Minimum of 2 years engineering technical project management

· Experience and/or training in systems engineering a plus

· Technical troubleshooting experience including:

o Reading and comprehending electrical schematics o Verification of design solutions

· Experience with PCB layout

· Experience with EMC/EMI requirements and mitigation techniques

· Experience with embedded system design and best practices

Benefits:

We offer an excellent compensation package and team-oriented work environment with growth opportunities.Some of our outstanding benefits include:

· Health & Dental Insurance

· Company paid Life Insurance

· 401(k)

· Paid Time Off benefits

· Product discounts

· Wellness programs

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