We are seeking a Product Engineer (electrical Engineer), in this role you will be responsible for designing, documenting, and providing support to manufacturing, all standard configured catalog products, options, and customer specific orders. Also responsible for product cost and assuring that the design intent and customer specifications are transferred into a quality, manufactured product that meets corporate objectives and the customer’s demand rate. Additional duties include managing project with the ability to delegate tasks, determine project flow, define critical paths, and resolve issues that may impede achieving project deadlines.
Qualifications include:
- BSEE, BSEET, or BSME engineering degree with three plus years of experience in the electrical/electronic engineering discipline. Excellent understanding of drive theory with the ability to design and interface customer specific I/O logic requests.
- Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical industry codes and how they relate to drive and motion technology.
- Ability to plan, organize, set priorities, and resolve issues expeditiously to meet the customer demand rate.
- Excellent computer skills with a fundamental understanding of Microsoft suite of programs.
- Ability to create engineering schematics and assembly drawings using the business CAD software package.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with associates at all levels of the organization.
- Basic project management skills with ability to create project schedules determine project flow and define critical paths.
Some key advantages of working at Yaskawa include: career opportunities in diverse areas, a highly competitive benefit package, including a generous 401(K) plan, profit sharing, corporate wide bonus plan and educational assistance program offering up to $10,000 a year for graduate courses. Additional information regarding the benefit package can be found at the following link.
https://www.yaskawa.com/about-us/careers/benefits
If the Product Engineer role sounds like a fit for your background and career goals, we would love to hear from you!
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Skills Required
- BSEE, BSEET, or BSME engineering degree
- Three or more years of experience in electrical or electronic engineering
- Excellent understanding of drive theory
- Ability to design and interface customer-specific I/O logic requests
- Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical industry codes related to drive and motion technology
- Ability to plan, organize, set priorities, and resolve issues quickly
- Excellent computer skills and fundamental understanding of Microsoft programs
- Ability to create engineering schematics and assembly drawings using CAD software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Basic project management skills, including creating schedules, determining project flow, and defining critical paths
What We Do
Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives & Motion Division manufactures industrial control and automation products. It offers industrial AC drives, commercial HVAC drives, spindle drives and motors, servo systems and motion controllers, medium voltage switches, breakers, contactors, and low voltage industrial control products. The company’s products are used in air handler, blanking/shearing press, cartoner, clean room fan, compressor, conveyor, cooling tower fan, decanter centrifuge, engine dynamometer, extruder, grinder, injection molding, labeler, lathe, linear flying shear, machine tool, metalforming, mixer, pump, rotary knife, rotary placer, rotary table indexer, screw feeder, synch-belt, vibration feeder, water condenser chiller, and winding applications. It serves automotive, building automation, chemical/petrochemical, converting, food and beverage, machine tool, material handling, metal forming, packaging, pharmaceutical, plastics and rubber, and textile industries. Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives and Motion Division began operations in 1967 and is headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois. Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives and Motion Division operates as a subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric Corporation.
