Electrical Engineer I, II, III or IV (Senior)

The Electrical Engineer (EE) researches, develops, designs and tests electrical components and systems for use in mining equipment. In addition to the technical aspects, the engineer also effectively communicates and collaborates with a wide variety of other positions in the performance of the job.  

Responsibilities

• Electrical Engineer 1:
• Assists engineers with researching electrical/electronic components & systems for use in production, or replacing obsolete field parts. 
• Works with Engineers and assists Designer/Drafters in developing the electrical design of products using drafting tools or Computer-Assisted Design (CAD) or other software. 
• Assists in maintaining and/or creating electrical schematics.
• Creates technical instructions for field modifications or testing requests. 
• Works with the production line assemblers to assure issue free assemblies. 
• Manipulates engineering BOM and data in the MRP system and EDM systems.
• Works independently and as a team member with other Engineers, Designers, and production personnel on ad hoc projects.  
• Researches, designs, installs, tests, analyzes, and maintains electrical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles under the direction of other engineers.  
• Interacts with vendors and internal customers to collaborate on projects and tasks. 
• Electrical Engineer 2:
• All duties of EE1, plus:
• Works with Engineers to review customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
• Confers with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information. 
• Investigate equipment failures and diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations that will efficiently resolve the issues. 
• Actively works with and understands electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, wire tables and technical manuals. Makes revision recommendations as required. 
• Researches, investigates and tests vendor products. 
• Provides input to designers/drafters in developing electrical design. 
• Develops and oversees installation, testing, and maintenance procedures to ensure adherence to specs. 
• Proposes technical mods to solve issues. 
• Creates and maintains electrical schematics using electrical CAD software, under the direction of manager or team lead. 
• Evaluates design change requests for validity and feasibility and manages designers in the execution of the requests. 
• Electrical Engineer 3:
• All duties of EE2, plus:
• Proactively sets work schedules & tracks performance.  
• Communicates effectively with other cross functional team members any changes in project status.  
• Maintains department work standards and work instructions. 
• Researches industry standards to stay abreast of latest applicable requirements. Performs GAP analysis on standards. 
• Compiles Work Breakdown Structures and manages tasks. 
• Leads DFMEA’s.
• Ensures release packages of department comply with quality and technical content standards.
• Be well versed in overall haul truck architecture and all system interactions. 
• Well versed and able to create and modify logic specifications for new and existing functions and features.
• Electrical Engineer 4 (Senior): 
• All duties of EE3, plus:
• Trains, mentors, and develops Engineers and other personnel on operating procedures, resolving system malfunctions, and provides technical information. 
• Reviews work output of other engineers to assure they meet design intent and system protocol standards. Assures technical documentation from team is clear and informative for internal customers and for easy future   understanding. 
• Researches and analyzes customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.  
• Reviews and approves design of electrical system components or direct modification of truck components to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications. 
• Proactively looks at strategic direction of the designs to assure that they all meet cost targets, industry standards, and are as efficient and reliable as possible. 
• Helps to make decisions that impact the direction of the department and align with company goals, assures that other employees in the department are meeting objectives.
• Proactively takes responsibility for managing all big picture project tasks and openly communicating results. 

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