JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary Activities/Responsibilites:

• Conceives, creates, devises, and supervises the design of systems, products, parts, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies.
• Initiates and evaluates new product ideas and technical concepts to determine feasibility with respect to technological availability, life cycle, and cost.
• Apply advanced engineering theory in the development and test of products.
• Uses mathematics, statistics, dynamics and other engineering disciplines for calculations and evaluation of alternatives for current product design and their functionality in product and concept designs.
• Performs analysis as required to insure meeting product performance, reliability and durability requirements.
• Lead and perform product tests and evaluations to validate performance, feasibility or to determine if engineering standards are met.
• Develop comprehensive project plan(s) for medium-to-large projects.
• Coordinates project progress by monitoring performance of designers, drafters, and other personnel.
• Summarize research and development work in a report and specification, and makes recommendations on findings.
• Troubleshoot product systems as required and works directly with technicians and assemblers to resolve issues.
• Provides guidance and technical assistance to other engineers and instructs on design principles for both Engineer II and Engineer I level engineers and serves as a technical consultant to others in the business.

Secondary Activities/Responsibilities

• Flexibility to perform other duties and assignments as required.
• Develops layout concepts, parameters and designs for new and existing product re-designs.
• Communicates with vendors where engineering is required to develop specifications for components and processes.
• Often requires travel to the field, other facilities, and/or trade shows.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Knowledge of basic principles, theories, and concepts
• Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other fields.
• Sufficiently understands customer requirements and delivers results that meet these needs.
• Extensive expertise as a technical “generalist” or “specialist”. May be highly skilled in one field or have a general understanding of several.
• Possesses strong verbal and written communications skills

EDUCATION REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree required (BSME or BSAE).

Benefits of Employment:

In addition to excellent career growth opportunities, Federal Signal Corporation offers a wide array of benefits including: annual bonus potential, insurance (life, medical, dental, vision), paid holidays, paid vacation, 401(k) with matching contributions and tuition reimbursement. We provide our employees with a smoke-free, drug-free workplace.

About Us:

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) provides products and services to protect people and our plant. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Oak Brook, IL, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems.

For more information on Federal Signal, visit: www.federalsignal.com. The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category, characteristic, or trait under applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation in the application process, call Human Resources at 630-954-2000. All other applications must be submitted online. Vactor Mfg. Inc. is a leading manufacturer of municipal combination catch basin/sewer cleaning vacuum trucks and industrial vacuum loaders that clean up industrial waste or recover and recycle valuable raw materials. Vactor is located in Streator, IL and is a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation.

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)