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*This role requires local residency in the Omaha metro area; only candidates located within the Omaha/Valley region will be considered*

A Brief Summary of This Position:

The primary responsibility of the Electrical Design Engineer is the design and development of new technology products as an integral part of the new product development team. The incumbent will be responsible for the design, development, and testing of new technology products including embedded control systems, embedded user interfaces (UI), or remote communication products as defined by the Product Management Team and the customer. The Electrical Design Engineer is responsible for supporting the development of "engineering best practice" procedures and design validation standards. The Electrical Design Engineer leads technical design review meetings and provides technical design inputs and direction when needed. To provide the end results required by this position, the incumbent follows design and development procedures and recommends updates to these procedures when needed and should continually acquire an increasing knowledge of existing assemblies, stay up to date on manufacturing capabilities, and develop an awareness of the field usage of the products.

Essential Functions:

Lead the new product development process for small projects

Maintain positive relationships with customers, field personnel and other Valmont departments to ensure the most efficient working environment

Provide detailed project documentation as defined by Product Development procedures

Maintain appropriate professional competencies to ensure innovative solutions are utilized on new designs

Follow established design and development procedures and recommend updates to improve efficiency and effectiveness

Provide technical design inputs for design reviews as needed

This role may require occasional overnight domestic or international travel up to 10%

This position reports to the Electrical Engineering Development Manager and has no direct reports

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate:

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 5+ years relevant experience

Hardware design experience for control panels with embedded control system, remote communications and high voltage power

Proficient troubleshooting capabilities for analog, digital, communications and power circuits

Extensive experience using PLM system preferably Windchill

Ability to read firmware application code for purposes of trouble shooting embedded systems

Knowledge of communication standards for TCP, USB, RS-232, RS-485 and Wi-Fi

Familiarity with Test Equipment such as emulators, oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum analyzer, RF communications monitor, Ethernet sniffer, and serial protocol analyzer

Basic understanding of electrical codes for UL, CE, NEC and IEC

Technical leadership of an electrical engineering project

Expected to provide input for design reviews of peers

Expert level experience writing hardware requirements for new products

Ability to accurately estimate effort required for design tasks

Expectation to support the service team and customers with troubleshooting technical issues

Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft tools including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams

Ability to resolve complex problems and large challenges

Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with internal customers and peers

Passion and integrity with the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

Master's Degree Electrical or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited school is preferred

5+ years of technology-based product development experience using the Agile project management methodology

Working knowledge of National Instruments hardware and LabView software

Experience in designing or working knowledge of irrigation machines

Working Environment and Physical Efforts:

Work is typically performed in a lab environment or office setting; however, incumbent may be required to work at times in a field environment. The work environment can be demanding at times with harsh weather conditions while working outdoors. While visiting the manufacturing areas of the plant, the use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is required at all times. The incumbent is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, as well as talk and listen on the phone and attend meetings. Travel is rare and represents up to 10% of the work schedule.

The Electrical Design Engineer is constantly using hands and fingers. Reaching hands and arms above shoulder height while working in the office may be needed. The employee is frequently required to move about the office or plant. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, visual color perception as well as depth perception. Due to the visual requirements of this position, employee must demonstrate acceptable vision. The determination of acceptable vision will be made by the Health Wellness Safety Services Department on an individual basis

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family's overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)

• 401k retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off

• Employer paid life insurance

• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave

• Work Life Support

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email EEOCompliance@Valmont.com.