Engineering & Logistics Manager - BESS
WEG

Barre, Vermont

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About WEG Electric Corp.

The WEG Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) division is based in Barre, VT with offices, laboratory and testing capabilities within our Vermont facility. The Barre VT BESS team includes commercial, engineering, and operational personnel. The BESS division is part of WEG Electric Corp, which is headquartered in Duluth, GA and includes nine facilities around the country. WEG products and Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) services include electric generators, wind turbines, solar, hydropower, battery energy storage, controls, transformers, and drives. WEG Electric Corp is a subsidiary of WEG S.A., which has over 30,000 employees globally and over $4 billion in annual revenue. WEG S.A. was founded in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil in 1961, and is a global solutions provider of industrial electrical technologies.

About the role:

WEG Electric Corp. has a great opportunity for a Engineering & Logistics Manager - BESS to join our team in Barre, VT. This role will manage R&D, project management and engineering department, supporting product development and design, coordinating and supporting engineering activities and coordinating project management team to project completion.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Promote the collaboration between engineering and commercial department
  • Make sure the department has resources, people and tools to perform as expected
  • Manage project management team, coordinating their activities, making sure we are on schedule, observing project budget, supporting on site activities, interacting with customer whenever necessary, supporting material creation, procurement, billing, make sure are meeting project specification and observing project contract requirements
  • Manage R&D department, coordinating their activities, making sure we are on schedule, supporting product development from scratch (create solutions).
  • Support development of sub-suppliers and sub-contracts, helping development of standards designs and products, reducing our cost and making us more competitive
  • Assist Engineering group with activities such as create schematics, bills of materials, detail drawings, and engineering changes.
  • Provide guidance and support to manufacturing and other areas, regarding product requirements (drive collaboration).
  • Development and revision of standards and internal procedures.
  • Ensure product design meets requirements, quality exceptions and timelines (think customer).
  • Ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing conform to functional specifications and customer requirements.
  • Support and help coordinating system operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment and systems in field installations.
  • May specialize in specific area of discipline, such as electrical energy generation, transmission, and distribution systems; products, such as batteries, transformers, control devices, and relays; or area of work, such as manufacturing, applications, or installation.
  • Coordinating and eventually releasing critical materials for purchasing.
  • Supervise sub-contractors activities in order to make sure they are meeting project requirements
  • Supporting development of system concept and one-line diagrams
  • Develop tools to help engineering and commercial team to size and select equipment included in our scope of supply
  • May use computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
  • Provide support to our engineering team, making sure they are following the best practices to design our projects.
  • Coordinate interaction with sub-suppliers seeking the best and optimum solutions for our packages, observing project budget / costs.
  • Coordinate and eventually provide site support during installation, startup and commissioning
  • Be the link between engineering and sales team, allowing WEG to submit technical offers that will meet project specifications.
  • Develop tools to allow commercial team to submit technical quotations.
  • Stay up to date with Battery technologies, supporting commercial team and recommending best solutions to be used in our projects.
  • Create a matrix of responsibility making sure all the parties involved in the project, including customers, suppliers and sub-contractors clearly understand their responsibility and scope of supply.
  • Maintaining financial model Excel sheet making sure it is using updated information to provide accurate reports.
  • Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.

Knowledge / training:
  • Experience with system integration.
  • Knowledge of power generation systems.
  • Knowledge with batteries and associated equipment.
  • Knowledge of applicable US standards is expected, including but not limited to NEC, NFPA, UL9540/A, UL1741.
  • Knowledge of power systems, transformers, low and medium voltage switchgears and panels, power converters, PLCs, HVAC systems, and containerized solutions (power houses).
  • Knowledge of battery energy storage is a plus.
  • MS Office.
  • AutoCAD or SolidWorks experience is preferred.
  • Excel intermediate (using charts, graphs, fonts, borders, shading, formulas, tables, pivot etc).
  • SAP experience is desirable.

Experience:
  • 10+ years of relevant experience.

We offer a pleasant work environment, competitive compensation and full benefits package. To Apply: All candidates must submit an updated resume and complete our application in order to be considered for this position.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran, or other protected status.


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