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R&D - Electrical Engineer

Duracell
Full-time
On-site
Connecticut, United States
Description

One of the world’s most iconic brands, Duracell is the world’s #1 battery and personal power company with over $2.4 billion in annual sales. In 2016, we joined Berkshire Hathaway, a U.S. multi-national conglomerate of holding companies. Berkshire is led by Warren E. Buffet, one of the world’s most famous investors and business leaders. The company employs 365,000 people and ranks #3 in Fortune’s 500 Most Admired Companies. 

The role will have technical responsibility for the coordination and execution of Projects involving device testing, device characterization and technical support for device-based claims. 



Responsibilities

As an electrical/device specialist, this role response to:

  • Work with regional R&D team and commercial team to establish business strategies for regional/global initiatives (claim and demonstration)
  • Deliver device-based testing and data to identify Duracell product performance advantages 
  • Plan and setup consumer study to understand consumer relevant benefit to support regional claims
  • Utilize hands-on engineering skills to develop test methods, conduct tests and write technical reports
  • Examine needs on new equipment, calculate costs and help preparing budgets
  • Hardware development and troubleshooting
  • Other duties as assigned


Qualifications

Education

  • BS in Electrical Engineer, Computer Science or equivalent degree OR Relevant Associates Degree with minimum 3 years of work experience in electrical testing and/or programing 

Skills

  • Familiar with electrical test instruments such as: DC Power Supply, Multimeter, Oscilloscopes, Lux meter, NI cDAQ and DC Power Analyzer, MACCOR etc.
  • Basic knowledge on at least one of following programing: VB, C++, Java, Python etc.
  • Experience on electrical design and development such as PCB layout, circuit design/debugging
  • Intermediate level of using Microsoft Office tools
  • Problem solving, and organizational skill
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Project management experience is preferred
  • Experience in design, configure and deploy data acquisition and control systems will be a plus