Do you want to work for a global company that creates remarkable experiences through people, products, and food? If you want to be part of a rewarding People First culture that values relationships, trust, and taking the long view, then this is the place for you. Henny Penny was named the 2021 Dayton Business of the Year for many good reasons. Read on to learn more!
The Electrical Engineer II plays a key role in designing a wide range of commercial cooking equipment. The engineer has the opportunity to be involved with implementing and supporting new products, product improvements, product enhancements, customization, and solving customer-related problems. In addition, the engineer will design extensions to current product lines to meet the needs of a diverse customer base and find creative solutions to application problems that occur on our mature and new products.
What We Offer
- An opportunity to work for a company that is 100% employee-owned. As an employee-owner, you will be enrolled in our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) program following one year of service. This is a qualified retirement plan that is separate from your 401k and consists only of Henny Penny shares that will be paid out when you retire (or when you leave the company, but we hope you’ll stay!)
- Annual company performance bonus in addition to base salary
- Flexibility to work from home 2 days per week
- Defined career paths so you’ll always know what’s next and what steps can get where you want to go
- Professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and unlimited free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
- A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, PTO, and paid holidays
- Onsite wellness clinic offering preventive care services such as wellness screenings, annual physicals, and related lab work at no cost to employee-owners
- Activities including department outings, holiday parties, and our annual company-wide Thanksgiving Dinner
What You’ll Be Doing
- Work on moderately complex, less clearly defined projects.
- Conduct and participate in periodic reviews of work output.
- Apply knowledge to identify problems that are not immediately apparent and then take action.
- Prepare detailed technical requirements and specifications to meet product requirements.
- Estimate time to complete tasks.
- Verify the specifications and prototypes by designing and assisting with test cases.
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members on system-level decisions.
- Respond to internal/external inquiries about the technical aspects of our products.
- Improve skills and product knowledge by getting training and continued education.
- Implement internal process improvements and facilitates change management.
- Complete tasks that support the overall schedule and clearly communicate status.
- Assist in the development of user/tech manuals as needed.
- Follow best practices and all regulatory procedures for ISO, UL, CE, and others as required.
- Maintain an organized and clean lab/project environment.
- Take additional responsibility for designing and implementing system specifications and formal representations of solutions used to create, modify, test, debug, deploy, and maintain system hardware and electronics.
- Troubleshoot, analyze, and revise existing systems and components.
- Prepare documentation for development, validation, release, and maintenance of the system.
- Perform advanced bench/lab tests and diagnoses of electrical systems and assists with protocols.
- Consistently models the Company Values and Expected Behaviors.
- Completes other duties as assigned.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering
- 3+ years engineering experience
- Collaborative style and a passion for learning, laughing and achieving
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail
- Excellent capabilities with test equipment (DMM, oscilloscope, power meter)
- Competent with designing systems that include digital, analog, and high voltage components
- Competent with communication protocols (SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet)
- Familiar with wireless technologies (Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth)
- Intermediate experience with schematic capture and board layout (4-6 layers)
- Hands-on experience with board bring-up, troubleshooting, and performance evaluation
- Basic experience with creating and documenting test plans
- Ability to work with suppliers (rapid prototyping, FAEs, CMs, testing)
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements for board/equipment approval
- Advanced experience working with test equipment (DMM, oscilloscope, power meter)
- Hands-on experience with test fixtures and production testing
- Experience designing for EMI/EMC compliance and troubleshooting related issues
About Us
We’re known in our industry for making the best commercial food equipment in the world. Every day, millions of people eat in restaurants operating Henny Penny equipment. We’re a behind-the-scenes engine in the world’s most demanding kitchens, including long-term partners like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, KFC, and Wendy’s. We’re 1,000+ employee-owners who thrive by living a People First mission: to support employees in becoming the best version of themselves both personally and professionally.
We recently completed the largest expansion in our history with the addition of 150,000 square feet on our Eaton campus. This expansion drives development of the world’s most reliable, easy-to-use equipment with an innovative new space for global research and development. We have several collaborative spaces for our project teams, a dedicated electrical engineering lab for our hardware and software engineers, a full model shop for rapid prototyping, and a brand-new test lab that has 300 feet of hood space to test new equipment on our product roadmap. On top of that, we have a new state-of-the-art kitchen for our food science group to meet with our customers, understand what they need, and then dial in our equipment to help them make legendary menu items.
Henny Penny is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), marital status, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
