Senior Electrical Engineer, Quality
GILLIG
San Jose, California
senior
electrical
electrical engineer
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engineering
test
mechanical
analysis
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November 24, 2022
GILLIG
San Jose, California
FULL_TIME
GILLIG LLC is the largest and most dependable manufacturer of Heavy-Duty Transit Buses in North America. Our customers are in all 50 states, and include cities, counties, transit districts, universities and major private fleet operators. This position is located at our beautiful headquarters in Livermore, CA.
GILLIG offers an excellent compensation and benefits package including 100% company-paid premiums for medical, dental and vision for employees and their families. Other benefits include a unique 401k profit-sharing plan and pension.
Job Summary
GILLIG is seeking a highly motivated Senior Electro-mechanical Engineer specializing in trouble-shooting to effectively lead root cause analysis and identify improvements for NPI development projects like the zero emission transit bus programs. In this role, you will have high visibility within the broader GILLIG organization while working within a dynamic, fast paced manufacturing environment. As a key contributor as a Senior Electro-mechanical Engineer, you'll come with a strong desire to be hands-on when determining if an issue is design, assembly, or supplier quality related. You will be led directly by the Director of Quality Engineering.
Key Responsibilities
About Us
After 130 years, GILLIG holds strong to its family values and focus on its employees and customers. Our motivated and dedicated employees have a passion for quality and customer satisfaction. We are committed to building buses that connect communities, eliminate congestion, and contribute to a greener environment. Our Company pride is exemplified by the thoughtful design and quality craftsmanship present in every GILLIG bus. GILLIG's steadfast focus on quality and unwavering commitment to exceptional customer service sets us apart from our competition.
In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, GILLIG has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented and productive work environment consistent with the standards in which the company operates. Drug abuse poses a threat to the health and safety of GILLIG employees and to the security of the company's equipment and facilities. For these reasons, GILLIG is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace. All applicants must pass a drug test before beginning work.
GILLIG is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer.
GILLIG offers an excellent compensation and benefits package including 100% company-paid premiums for medical, dental and vision for employees and their families. Other benefits include a unique 401k profit-sharing plan and pension.
Job Summary
GILLIG is seeking a highly motivated Senior Electro-mechanical Engineer specializing in trouble-shooting to effectively lead root cause analysis and identify improvements for NPI development projects like the zero emission transit bus programs. In this role, you will have high visibility within the broader GILLIG organization while working within a dynamic, fast paced manufacturing environment. As a key contributor as a Senior Electro-mechanical Engineer, you'll come with a strong desire to be hands-on when determining if an issue is design, assembly, or supplier quality related. You will be led directly by the Director of Quality Engineering.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with design engineering to assure quality is designed in at concept and design reviews
- Triage data and create Paretos to help set priorities for the team
- Visit customers to understand issues, then present new process improvements to each customer
- Proactively develop processes with manufacturing engineering to prevent issues making it to the Field
- Create test rigs to perform reliability testing and determine root cause
- Function test both mechanical and electrical features on the bus to verify specification is met
- Function test RMA components to confirm failure and assess root cause
- Assist engineering in trouble-shooting issues and development projects
- Responsible for Issue Management, tracking failure modes, addressing root cause, and verifying closure of issues from assigned owners
- Lead root cause investigations related to supplier material non-conformances
- Responsible for NPI electrical assemblies and electrical subsystems hardware
- Drive issue resolution from root cause analysis to countermeasure implementation on electromechanical components and use analytical tools and techniques
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
- 7 years' of experience with Electrical Engineering responsibilities in a manufacturing environment
- Able to effectively lead quality engineers in technical projects and issues
- Knowledge and experience in circuit design, assembly, harnesses, electrical test, APQP/PPAP, as well as applying quality tools such as 8D, Root-cause analysis, etc.
- Demonstrated experience with electrical test equipment: power supplies, multimeter, oscilloscopes, and similar equipment
- Knowledge of analog, digital, and mixed signal circuit design and analysis
- Design and develop equipment and machinery that use both electrical and mechanical technology
- Comprehensive experience with hand tools, basic power tools, soldering, and instrumentation
- Proficient at reading schematics and troubleshooting
- Ability to understand complex problems and collaborate with others to provide effective solutions
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
- Regularly required to sit, stand and walk and occasionally kneel or squat
- Up to 20% domestic travel required visiting customers, assisting suppliers' trouble-shooting components at customers, or supplier component validation
- Earlier schedule starting at 5:00am to align with production
About Us
After 130 years, GILLIG holds strong to its family values and focus on its employees and customers. Our motivated and dedicated employees have a passion for quality and customer satisfaction. We are committed to building buses that connect communities, eliminate congestion, and contribute to a greener environment. Our Company pride is exemplified by the thoughtful design and quality craftsmanship present in every GILLIG bus. GILLIG's steadfast focus on quality and unwavering commitment to exceptional customer service sets us apart from our competition.
In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, GILLIG has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented and productive work environment consistent with the standards in which the company operates. Drug abuse poses a threat to the health and safety of GILLIG employees and to the security of the company's equipment and facilities. For these reasons, GILLIG is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace. All applicants must pass a drug test before beginning work.
GILLIG is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer.
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