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Electrical Engineer

JOB SUMMARY
The Electrical Engineer is responsible for electrical system product support. The position will play a crucial role in maintaining product integrity, evaluating change opportunities, and integrating new component designs into existing systems while working to meet agreed upon cost and schedule commitments. Additionally, the role will provide product support for a variety of electronic elevator components and electrical systems. The candidate should be able to read, understand and create schematics and wiring diagrams, analyze complex problems to identify root cause and develop innovative solutions. Ability to work across disciplines with mechanical engineers, software engineers, manufacturing personnel, and field personnel is required.

Key Responsibilities
This position will be based out of the Florence, SC Location and will provide product support for a variety of existing elevator components and electrical systems.
Work with global and regional, multi-functional teams in support PLM engineering activities including needs analysis, functional allocation, Cost to benefit analysis, architecture development and evaluation, trade off analysis and risk assessment
Lead and perform Electrical Qualification Testing for EE projects/ Products
Prepare or support system level design failure mode and effects analyses for each end-to-end feature/product prior to development start and verify requirements and design with modeling, simulation, and test as required
The candidate should be able to read and understand schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical assembly drawings, building layouts to analyze complex problems and identify root cause issues and develop innovative solutions.
Ability to work across disciplines with mechanical engineers, software engineers, manufacturing personnel, and field personnel
Hands-on integration, validation, verification and troubleshooting of pre-production systems and workflows
Support current strategic plans, roadmaps, engineering tasks and testing for Electrical systems, services and features within the Otis product framework.
PCB updates.

Required Qualifications
Electrical / Electronic Engineering Bachelor’s degree
Working knowledge of power distribution, protection, and control systems
Experience with North America electrical codes and standards
Understanding of power components, distribution and protection, controls theory and application
Electrical engineering background knowledge with wiring diagrams, system analysis, motor, and control applications
Experience working with suppliers/3rd parties, with national, local code and enforcement agencies. i.e. UL, CSA, ASME, NFPA, TSSA, NEC

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with ECAD tools such as Cadence, PSpice, ViewLogic, AutoCAD, E3 Zuken
Experience working across disciplines with mechanical engineers, software engineers, manufacturing personnel, and field personnel
Knowledge in PCB design
Understanding of PCB assembly and other manufacturing processes
Experience with test and measurement equipment
Ability to take abstract ideas and formulate or support plans to create product requirements within existing eco-system constraints, timing pressures and customer expectations to identify a solution that achieves quality objectives
Hands-on lab experience with electrical architecture, embedded software designs and test equipment to support test, integration, and troubleshooting
Sound electrical engineering background (one or more of the following wiring diagrams, systems analysis)
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work individually and with and in cross functional teams in a matrix organization to meet customer commitment
Strong analytical and logical reasoning skills
Solid written and verbal communications skills
Elevator systems knowledge is a plus