Hardware Engineer I

Generac

The Role

Overview

Design, develop, test, and troubleshoot electrical hardware and PCBA for power generator tools.

Key Responsibilities

  • product development
  • test specification
  • pc testing
  • circuit design
  • design review
  • simulation tools

Tasks

-Provide product development support, specific to controls in the Industrial, Commercial, Residential and/or Retail generator or Power Tool product area, supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs), Interfacing with internal company personnel, provide technical support for assigned projects. -Occasional travel to other Generac facilities and customer site visits as necessary. -Conducts and evaluates test specification including testing hardware and interfacing firmware. -Assist in creating, designing and developing test specifications for new systems and system components. -Create PC based testing tools. -Specifies components and circuit designs, tests, and integrates individual circuits to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness in meeting requirements, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety. -Participate in design reviews. -Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs). -Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize basic designs for manufacturability. -Utilizes simulation tools. -Take part in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Test Activities (DTA). -Help troubleshoot design.

Requirements

  • embedded
  • product design
  • circuit design
  • analog
  • digital
  • electrical engineering

What You Bring

-Experience in embedded designs -Experience in new product design and development -Experience in analog and digital circuit design -Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or directly related Engineering degree

The Company

About Generac

-It began by engineering affordable home standby generators and built its first engine tailored for generator use. -Its portfolio spans portable units, residential standby systems, large commercial/industrial generators, light towers, power washers, battery storage, and smart-home energy devices. -Typical projects include outfitting homes for outage resilience, powering construction sites with mobile generators, and deploying microgrid and natural gas generator solutions for commercial clients. -Innovations include the PWRcell home energy storage line, integration of EV charging and remote monitoring via Mobile Link and Concerto software platforms.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Buildings

Residential

Commercial

Water Resources

Heavy Civil

Marine

Transport

Utilities

Solar

Wind

Nuclear

Government

Energy Storage

Energy Management

Grid Services

Distributed Energy Resources

Backup Power Systems

Smart Energy Solutions

Power Generation Equipment

Prime Power Systems

Load Control

Virtual Power Plants

Hardware Engineer I at Generac in Waukesha, WI