Project Engineer - Eletrification Job Listing at Kelly Services in Oshkosh, WI (Job ID US3522666_BH9686314)

Description

Every day, Kelly Services connects professionals with opportunities to advance their careers. We currently have an exciting contract opportunity with one of our leading clients!

Title: Project Engineer - Electrification
Location: Oshkosh, WI
Duration: 12 months +        


Overview

• The Project Engineer – Electrification leads and manages the engineering team.
• Responsible for driving continuous improvement efforts across different engineering disciplines.
• Responsible for making critical decisions that have a large impact on projects and engineering initiatives.
• Develops and fosters Engineers to think innovatively, hold accountability, and process improvement daily.
• Performs high level, engineering analysis, design or re-design, validation and troubleshooting of complex electrical/electronic systems for high voltage systems on heavy duty vehicles.
• Provides integration and execution support for vehicle control and embedded systems development.

Responsibilities

• Manage an engineering team consisting of Engineers, Designers, and Technicians.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of their engineering team.
• Provide coaching and development for their team through regular performance feedback, technical and professional training opportunities, and creation of individual development plans for team members.
• Prepare and control department budget, forecast operating costs of department, and direct preparation of budget requests.
• May have some level of P&L responsibility; Understand market share and P&L for their product line - business acumen.
• Collaborate and build relationships with internal and external customers, across segments and functions.
• Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, leadership, and external customers.
• Responsible for completion of a project or part of a project of moderate complexity on time.
• May be responsible for overall project schedule and budget and managing multiple priorities.
• Performs more complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to company and general industry engineering standards and processes.
• Responsible for preparation and delivery of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
• Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally.
• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers working on common projects.
• Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc.
• Provide technical electrical expertise for prototype, pilot or production builds, including resolution of problems in manufacturing.
• Select and/or design complex electrical components for function, cost, reliability, and manufacturability.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering w/electrical background
• Working knowledge and comfort working on electrical systems up to 1,000 Volts
• Experience designing high voltage electrical powertrain architectures
• Experience with specification development, integration, verification and validation test plans of electro-mechanical systems, power electronics, electrical machines, and high voltage energy storage
• Familiarity with programming languages and controls software
• Automotive High Voltage Training/Certification(s)
• Power Electronics and Machines integration design experience
• Energy Storage system integration design experience
• Open to rail/locomotive, mining or automation industries

Preferred Qualifications

• Electrification related formal training, such as Electrification Engineering Graduate Certificate or Powertrain Electrification Capstone
• Experience designing hybrid or battery electrical vehicle electrical systems
• Familiarity with Controller Area Network (CAN)/SAE J1939 protocol

Additional Information

• Open to remote candidates, but onsite/local candidate highly preferred
• Some travel may be required quarterly: approximately 3-5 days per trip. Includes trip locally to other company facilities but may include Murfreesboro, TN or Spartanburg, SC
• Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not available for this opportunity. OPT or H1B Visa is not being accepted at this time.

Important information: This position is recruited for by a remote Kelly office, not your local Kelly branch. Please contact Taryn Carbone (taryn.carbone@kellyengineering.com) for immediate consideration.

 

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we're here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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