Great Plains Ventures, Inc. · 22 hours ago
Electrical Product Engineer
Great Plains Industries, Inc., Wichita, KS, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expGreat Plains Ventures, Inc. is focused on the design and development of electrical control systems and instrumentation. The Electrical Product Engineer will be responsible for research, design, and technical support of electrical hardware and embedded firmware for new products, collaborating closely with various engineering teams to optimize product performance and manufacturability.
CommercialIndustrialManufacturing
Responsibilities
Collaborates with Engineering team, Process Engineering team, Product Manager, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service, to help guide the next generation product roadmap
Works in close collaboration with Electrical Engineering Team, Mechanical Engineering Team, and Production Engineering Team from design concept inception to optimize the design for better performance, higher quality, lower cost, and simplified manufacturability
As part of the engineering design team, this position develops products based on a defined product roadmap
Develop system architecture, hardware and software specifications, schedules, cost estimates, test strategies, prototypes, schematics, and printed circuit board designs aligned with business objectives
Applies the principles and techniques of electrical engineering using analysis tools related to the design, development, and implementation of hardware and software for products
Implements the design of ultra-low power microcontroller based digital systems, low noise/high gain analog circuits, LCD interfaces, and wireless communication for future IoT compatibility
Generate low level firmware drivers and higher-level firmware application code in C programming language
Participates in hardware and software design reviews and product validation to increase design confidence and reduce product cycle time
Will use measurement theory, statistics, and excel spreadsheets to analyze prototype performance
Coordinates with engineering lab personnel to perform performance and optimization analysis on prototypes while ensuring 100% feature verification testing in all available product configurations
Supports regression testing of new application-level software releases and bug fixes
Troubleshoot circuit design or firmware related problems during development and with products transitioning to production
Support the creation of calibration, configuration, and functional test standards in collaboration with production process engineers
Support development of circuit board and sub-assembly test fixtures including writing specifications and/or creating the test fixtures as needed for use in the GPI factory and at our contract manufacturer’s facility
Work in close collaboration with Operations and Process Engineering to ensure manufacturing assembly effectiveness and to support all changes that may affect production
It is the responsibility of all GPI employees to comply with all Safety requirements of the position and the facility
Follow the policies outlined in the Employee handbook and the posted Work Rules for GPI and behave in an ethical manner
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
Minimum of 7 years of electrical design experience including schematic capture and PCB layout
Well versed with standard electronics lab equipment: Power Supplies, DVM, O-scope, and Logic Analyzer
Strong background in firmware code development and debugging using In Circuit Emulators (ICE)
MS Office Products with strong experience in Excel
Teamwork – Strong understanding of team dynamics and fosters teamwork
Driven – This individual should be a self-motivated, self-starter with a dedicated work ethic and an emphasis on setting and meeting expectations and product schedules with little direction
Organized - Excellent oral and written communication skills
Mentor – Will help junior engineers learn the skills (hardware and software design techniques) they need to advance the experience level of the entire engineering team
Preferred
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Working knowledge of antenna theory and ultrasonic transducer design theory
Proficient with Texas Instruments MSP430 processors and Code Composer Studio
Proficient with SAML2x microcontrollers and Microchip Studio IDE
10 years of writing embedded firmware for microcontrollers in C
Schematic capture and PCB layout experience using Altium Designer software
Familiarity with UL, IECEX, ATEX, and NSF compliance standards
Experience with 3rd party compliance testing (FCC, CE) and debugging EMI/EMC issues at the test lab
Experience with IoT theory and product design integration
Company
Great Plains Ventures, Inc.
Great Plains Ventures has investments in a diverse portfolio of manufacturing, commercial real estate, and hospitality organizations.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageRecent News
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2025-07-10
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