Systems Engineer Engines

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The Systems Engineer - Engines is responsible for providing engineering input to the product development projects assigned to him/her including interfacing with the cross functional team consisting of engineering operations (industrial engineering production and material procurement) sourcing quality service and marketing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Specifies gives input to design validates and brings new products to market.
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; tests and integrates a variety of moderately complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the designs overall effectiveness cost (including cost/benefit analysis) reliability (risk analysis) and safety.
• Works with multiple engineering groups to design develop execute and evaluates overall system fitness-for-use testing product specifications and process validation plans for a variety of moderately complex products and/or components.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners contract manufacturers designers and product specialists to optimize moderately complex designs for manufacturability.
• Gives input into CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems modeling for new designs.
• Supporting product development plans (schedule product cost meeting design inputs)
• Acts as a resource to mentor and teach less experienced engineers.
• Travel to other Generac facilities as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 7 years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy on multiple projects
• Engine design/development experience with a focus on application engineering
• Experience in engine integration in an application
• Ability to work cross functionally to ensure all aspects of engine requirements are met
• Technical Skills to include knowledge of: fuel control intake cooling and exhaust systems
• Demonstrated written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to translate technical information to all audiences
• Applies engineering knowledge and experience to improve products services and processes
• Experience with machine design
• MS Excel MS Word Previous experience with SAP or equivalent ERP

Benefits: This position includes a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical dental and vision plans; life long-term disability flexible spending and health savings accounts accrued paid time off 8 paid Holidays opportunity for overtime and 401(k) retirement benefits.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionallylift upto 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.