Utility Development Engineer II

Duties and Responsibilities • Act as principal investigator or lead a group of engineers investigating problems, developing solutions, and preparing related recommendations and reports. Execute Research & Development projects including planning, timeline forecast, budget management, logistics coordination using the "Stage Gate" process. • Collaborate with different partners within and outside the corporation. For example, manufacturing plants, test laboratories, customers, vendors, consultants, contractors, etc. • Lead projects with autonomy and personal accountability in a very fast-paced, time and budget-constrained environment. • Manage multiple complex projects in parallel to timely completion. • Take initiative to recommend projects, product improvements, or cost reductions. • Represent the group in meetings and conferences; interact with customers to provide training seminars as well as resolve significant technical issues and develop related action plans. • Make formal technical presentations to customers and to industry forums and at conferences. • As required, be responsible for technical direction and minor administrative guidance of a small group of engineers and assistants. • Support manufacturing throughout the production cycle. This includes, but limited to, creating testing plans, design handover meetings and solving problems on manufacturing floor. The successful candidate must be: • Comfortable with leading edge research, product enhancement, and process improvement in a time-constrained market-driven research and development environment. • Creative and analytical problem solver. • Able to adhere to the task at hand and see difficult projects through even when facing setbacks. • A good project and people manager. He/she will participate in multiple projects with differing priorities, and roles. • Able to conquer the science necessary to develop a product while being able to plan, visualize project milestones, anticipate lead times, and take the necessary actions for a timely project completion. • An excellent communicator both verbal and written. • Self-motivated and results oriented. • Willing to do hands on work to produce product prototypes and perform required testing. • Willing to do some travel as required.Qualifications and Experience Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering - preferably Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or Industrial. • At least fifteen years engineering experience in wire and cable industry preferred. • Product development experience. • Experience with manufacturing processes. • Experience with the process of product certification, for example UL, CSA, and others. • Lean Six Sigma working knowledge is very desirable. • Skill and experience in statistical analysis. • Skills in SOLIDWORKS or other CAD software, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and simulations are preferred but not required.