About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

The Engineering Manager – Electrical leads and manages the engineering team. Responsible for driving continuous improvement efforts across different engineering disciplines. Responsible for making critical decisions that have a large impact on projects and engineering initiatives. Develops and fosters Engineers to think innovatively, hold accountability, and process improvement on a daily basis. Provides technical leadership within the electrical engineering department/platform. Performs complex engineering analysis, design or re-design, validation and troubleshooting of electrical/electronic systems for heavy duty vehicles. Provides integration and execution expertise for vehicle control and embedded systems development.

YOUR IMPACT:  

• Manage an engineering team consisting of Engineers, Designers, and Technicians.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of their engineering team.
• Team of direct reports may include people leaders.
• Provide coaching and development for their team through regular performance feedback, technical and professional training opportunities and creation of individual development plans for team members.
• Prepare and control department budget, forecast operating costs of department, and direct preparation of budget requests.
• Has some level of P&L responsibility.
• Understands market share and P&L for their product line - business acumen.
• Collaborate and build relationships with internal and external customers, across segments and functions.
• Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers.
• Responsible for completion of a complex project on time.
• Will be responsible for overall project schedule and budget.
• Responsible for managing multiple priorities.
• Collaborate as needed with other engineering business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally.
• May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations.
• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers working on a common project.
• Perform and check complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.
• Responsible for the preparation and delivery of complex plans designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
• Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc.
• Perform complex electrical engineering analysis of customer requirements, including design of new and modified systems, ensuring current products remain competitive as well as supporting new products.
• Interface with customers/suppliers to resolve complex technical issues to provide the business with innovative, industry leading solutions.
• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level Engineers.
• Perform and check complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.
• Responsible for the preparation and delivery of complex electrical plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
• Research, create, and update standard engineering methods and procedures, best practices etc.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance is required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with eight (8) or more years of related experience.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Design experience with programming languages and controls software.
• Design experience with Controller Area Network (CAN)/SAE J1939 and/or Vehicle Networking.
• Electrical troubleshooting/root cause/corrective action experience.
• Wire Harness design expertise and process improvement experience.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
• External Contacts:  Limited external contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.
• Communication Skills:  Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations: Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.
• Decision-Making:  Significant responsibility for decisions and final results, affecting more than one function or a function with multiple unites. Substantial analysis is required and many factors must be weighted before a decision can be reached. 
• Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving:  Work requires the ability to plan and perform work in light of new or constantly changing problems, work from broad instruction, and deal with complex factors not easily evaluated.  Decisions require considerable judgment, initiative and ingenuity in areas there is little precedent.
• Supervisory/Managerial:  General instructing, scheduling, and reviewing the work of others performing the same or directly related work. Acts as “lead worker”.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25llbs.
• Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports), Writing.
• Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.
• Work Schedule:  Routine shift hours. Infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.
• Demands/Deadlines: High volume and variable work demands and deadlines impose strain on routine basis or considerable stress intermittently; OR regular direct contacts with distressed individuals within the immediate work environment; and/or exposure to demands and pressures from persons other than immediate supervisor.

#LI-KM1

Pay Range:

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [email protected].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.