Electrical Engineer at GTI Energy in Des Plaines, Illinois

Job Description:

GTI Energy is a leading technology development organization. Our trusted team works to scale impactful solutions that shape energy transitions by leveraging gases, liquids, infrastructure, and efficiency. We embrace systems thinking, innovation, and collaboration to develop, scale, and deploy the technologies needed for low-carbon, low-cost energy systems. Fostering a positive and respectful work culture that promotes growth, collaboration, and opportunity, our 18-acre headquarters is home to state-of-the-art labs and facilities where scientists, engineers, program managers, trainers, and other professionals take a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. We are proud of what we do because our work matters. GTI Energy is focused on solving global energy challenges in transitioning to a low-carbon economy. We have a proven track record in producing creative and important intellectual property and commercializing solutions to deliver safe, clean, and reliable energy. At GTI Energy, we deliver innovative solutions that transform lives, economies, and the environment. At GTI Energy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEI&A) is not only an important business priority, but it is also deeply rooted in our culture and values and something we celebrate every day. GTI Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We offer generous benefits, competitive salaries, enticing incentives, career advancement, and the opportunity to work in a professional R&D environment committed to purposeful work. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

General Summary

GTI Energy, the nation’s leading research, development, and training organization serving energy markets, has an opportunity for an Electrical Engineer within the Research & Engineering group. The qualified candidate will actively support cutting-edge R&D functions in collaboration with technical staff, focused on bringing technology solutions to gas and energy utility companies. The candidate must be able to apply engineering practices to the development and deployment of electronic technology while working both collaboratively within the overall project team and while working independently on sub-tasks.

 

Why GTI Energy?

GTI Energy offers generous benefits, competitive salaries, career advancement, and the opportunity to work in a professional R&D environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud of what we do because our work matters. GTI Energy is working toward solving global energy challenges in transitioning to a low-carbon economy. We have a proven track record in producing innovative ideas and commercializing solutions to deliver clean and reliable energy. At GTI Energy, we deliver innovative technology solutions for safe, efficient, and responsible energy.

So, what does that mean for you? You will work in a positive and respectful work culture that fosters growth, collaboration, and opportunity. You will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits, while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement of delivering clean energy to the world.

 

Work Location

The position will be based in the Chicagoland area at the GTI Energy Headquarters. We offer a hybrid/core work week, where employees are remote Mondays and Fridays, and required to be on-site Tuesday through Thursday.

 

Primary Responsibilities

This position is within a group of engineers and scientists that bring technology solutions to gas and energy markets. The candidate must be able to apply engineering practices to the development and deployment of electrical and electronic technology. The candidate must be able to work within the structure of an overall project team while being able to work independently on sub-tasks. Position responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Participate in developing requirements from customer needs discussions


• Research and identify components, hardware, software that match design specifications


• Assist in the construction and demonstration of technology proof of concept (PoC)


• Document work in written, graphical, and presentation formats


• Perform other duties as assigned

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Experience with cloud side IoT platform such as Losant, ThingsBoard, AWS, Azure


• Experience with design of electrical distribution systems and their components


• Familiarity with IoT communication protocols such as LoRa, LTE, MQTT


• Experience with analytical tools such as MATLAB, R, or Python


• Experience with rapid prototyping tools such as Node Red or Micropython

 

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Familiarity with National Instruments LabVIEW tools


• Experience with electrical design in the context of chemical process plants


• Knowledge of electrical area hazard classification systems


• Proficiency with laboratory bench instrumentation and prototype construction is a plus


• Embedded C/C++ firmware development experience with STM32 or other ARM families is a plus

 

Education and Experience

• B.S. or M.S. degree in electrical engineering


• 1+ year of prior engineering experience is preferred

 

EEO Statement

GTI Energy is committed to developing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment.  If you require any accommodation, please e-mail us at HumanResources@gti.energy and we’ll work with you to meet your accessibility needs. You must have legal authorization to work for GTI Energy on your date of hire with no further action required by GTI Energy. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and give consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or genetic information.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other 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 the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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