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Job Description:

Summary: Responsible for the development of new and modified electrical diagrams and the creation of new electrical and controls systems designs for prototypes and new HVAC products, determining the specifications for each component. Collaborate with electrical and mechanical designers to ensure that product designs integrate seamlessly with other systems. Provide design guidance and oversight to electrical designers, enabling them to release optimized designs.

Responsibilities:

• Develops new or modifies current electrical diagrams and creates new electrical and controls system designs for prototypes and determines the specifications for each component.
• Collaborates with electrical and mechanical designers and engineers to ensure that the electrical system designs integrate seamlessly with other systems.
• Provides design guidance and oversight to assigned electrical designers for specific projects enabling them to release optimized designs.
• Evaluates and troubleshoots electrical/controls products to ensure they are functioning properly and are safe for use.
• Coordinates with engineering and others to deviate/approve part shortages and to build test fixtures and prototypes.
• Creates cost estimates for the electrical/controls products including cost of material, labor, and equipment.
• Reads schematics for designs and makes change recommendations.
• Establishes procedures for testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment.
• Works with engineering and operations to implement engineering change notices (ECN).
• Provides support to production team during prototypes and initial production to facilitate seamless product and feature releases.
• Develop a bill of materials and translation documents related to new or changed designs.
• Prepares As-Built documentation, and reviews related technical literature.
• Stays up to date with local and national electrical codes and regulations to ensure that designs meet safety standards including, but not limited to UL, CE, NEC, IBC, and NFPA
• Maintains and builds professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, or participating in professional societies.
• Travel, when necessary, for field issues or product development at other AAON plants.
• Designs complex power systems for custom air handling equipment serving critical infrastructure.
• Provides design guidance and oversight to electrical designers on panel component design.
• Collaborates with controls programming team to ensure electrical system matches controls logic.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology and minimum of 2 years' industry experience.
• 2 years or more experience for EE II.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrates strong electrical and controls systems engineering and design skills.
• Ability to lead projects, including conceptual designs, make design recommendations, and mentor junior Design Engineers.
• Creativity and innovation to implement new ideas and technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates strong multi-tasking capabilities and organizational skills.
• Understands safety standards including but not limited to UL, CE, NEC, IBC, and NFPA.
• Demonstrates strong multi-tasking capabilities and organizational skills.
• Work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Essential Mental Functions:

• Communicates effectively in written and spoken form.
• Possesses excellent interpersonal relationship skills.
• Exhibits good decision making and analytical problem solving abilities.
• Demonstrates strong multi-tasking capabilities and organizational skills.
• Works effectively in a team environment.
• Works effectively in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.

Essential Physical Functions:

• Lift up to 50lbs.
• Sit or stand for up to 95 percent of work hours.
• Periodic visits to the manufacturing facility with seasonal hot and cold temperatures, dust, and some chemical fume exposure.

Disclaimer:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at a time with or without notice. This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. The company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.

Benefits and Compensation Summary:

We take care of our people. We offer competitive compensation and robust benefits to all full-time team members, including:

• Tuition reimbursement

• Paid time-off

• Paid holidays

• Healthcare insurance & Health Savings Accounts

• Profit sharing or Annual Incentive Plan Bonus

• Premium 401(k) plan

Pay Range:

$77,789.00 - $105,244.00