Chief Specialist - Tools and Controls (EE24029)

Job #
EE24029
Job Title
Chief Specialist – Tools and Controls
Office Location
Roanoke, VA preferred
Business/Department
Technology
Sales Territory, if applicable
N/A
General Role Description
Provide technical leadership for the research and development of tools and controls technologies with time horizons up to 2 years.
Role Accountabilities
-   Design, develop, and manage R&D project and investment activities to ensure integrity of design and accomplishment of design goals
-   Research and assess the Company’s tools and controls products and systems performance and competitive position and recommend appropriate R&D projects and investments to senior management
-   Monitor and investigate emerging tools and controls technology and recommend appropriate R&D projects and investments to senior management
-   Develop and maintain relationships with university professors directing tools and controls technology research programs to identify and recommend new technologies with positive impact on the business
-   Direct the work of engineers assigned to tools and controls technology projects for which the Chief Specialist is accountable
-   Provide technical consulting, coaching and training of tools and controls technologies to company and subsidiary engineering team members, as directed by management, to transfer knowledge and ensure successful project execution
-   Establish and maintain effective working relationship with parent company to secure approval for requested R&D projects and to obtain advance information about new tools and controls products
-   Investigate tools and controls product failures and recommend corrective actions, as requested
-   Present tools and controls technology to management, employees, clients and others at technical meetings, conferences and via technical articles in trade or professional society publications
-   Prepare detailed user guides and related documentation for new tools or controls products or product features
-   Travel to client or supplier site as needed to ensure development activity meets design goals
General Employee Accountabilities
-    Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
-    Give manager best advice
-    Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
-    Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
-    Exemplify Company Core Values:  Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
-    Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
-    Recommend viable improvements proactively
-    Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes
Minimum Qualifications
-   Bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering or equivalent via education and/or work experience
-   15 years’ experience in tools and controls product and system development
-   Proficiency in MS Office, software design and programming, Object Oriented modeling, software life cycle management, test design, user interaction design, CAD/CAE
-   Demonstrated knowledge of local area network communication technology commonly used with motor drives and level 1 systems
-   Demonstrated knowledge of engineering and product configuration tools commonly used with motor drives and level 1 systems
-   Demonstrated knowledge of controls commonly used in motor drives and controls commonly used in level 1 industrial systems
-   Demonstrated presentation skills
-   Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
-   Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
-   Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
-   Availability to travel domestically, approximately 15%, and internationally, approximately 10%, often with limited notice
Preferred Qualifications
-   Master of science degree in electrical, systems, or computer engineering
-   12 years’ experience in tools and controls product and system development
-   Demonstrated successful working relationships with foreign parent or subsidiary companies
-   Demonstrated knowledge and experience with TMEIC family of motor drive controls, level 1 controls, engineering tools, and product configuration tools
-   Proficiency in MS Visual Studio-based software development, especially VB6 and C#; relational database design; Subversion; test automation development, especially HP QTP/UFT; AutoCAD Electrical or similar CAE use and automation
-   Demonstrated experience with field and lab-based usability research methodologies and familiarity with Windows user experience guidelines
-   Demonstrated knowledge of software development on non-PC form factors, such as tablet and mobile
-   Demonstrated success leading teams, coaching, and directing the work of others
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