Supervisor, Sustaining Engineering/Sr. Product Engineer - Largo, FL

Job Overview

 As a Supervisor of Sustaining Engineering/Sr. Product Engineer at Hubbell, you will be responsible for maintaining existing products from production release to obsolescence. These duties support the production of protection and control products for electric power companies. This position focuses on addressing product issues, and works in collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality, and Product Management teams. The incumbent must have problem solving skills, be an excellent communicator with other functional areas. 

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A Day In The Life

The Supervisor of sustaining engineering/Sr. Product Engineer will be a single point of contact person for any product related issues. 

The role includes, but is not limited to, the following duties:

• Works with hardware (electrical, mechanical) engineering teams to determine feasibility of modifying existing products considering costs, available space, time limitations, and other technical and economic factors.
• Interfaces with the Manufacturing and Quality teams to make changes to products to improve manufacturability and quality. 
• Analyzes product or equipment specifications and performance requirements to choose and verify the suitability of alternate components.
• Provides technical information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties, and process advantages and limitations which affect long range product engineering planning.
• Supports Quality department in the development of production testing procedures, programming, and documentation.
• Supports testing procedures working with Engineering Lab Technicians.
• Analyzes test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
• Ensures product enhancements and modifications meet IEC, IEEE, ANSI, EN, UL, CSA, CE or other international test standards.
• Confers with other engineering personnel and prepares design modifications documents as required.
  Works closely with quality assurance in identifying the root cause for production test failures. 
• Supports and reviews product documentation such as product specifications, instruction books, and application guides.
• Supervises other team members.
• Performs most tasks with minimal supervision or input.
• Comply with all work rules, including but not limited to, the Company's safety and attendance policies. 

What will help you thrive in this role?

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE  
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
BSEE or equivalent college or university program certificate 
Three to five years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  
Three to five years of circuit design, worst case analysis and alternate component evaluation. 
Experience with automated testing.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience working with protection and control products is a plus. 
Must be able to multitask and work well in a fast-paced environment.
Must be self-motivated and proactive within the team environment.
Must have strong technical writing ability (Word, Excel, Visio, Power Point, etc.)
Experienced with root cause analysis, utilizing formal problem-solving tools.
Proven flexibility - ability to deal with ambiguity, take and manage risks, learn quickly and adapt.
Desire to grow professionally while being able to work with others in order to achieve team and company goals.
Printed circuit board layout design is a plus

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Analog and digital circuit analysis and design.
Worst-case and failure mode analysis

EQUIPMENT/TOOLS 
PC, Protection and control functional test equipment (example Omicron), lab equipment as required.

Hubbell Incorporated

 

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and