R&D Engineer, Electrification

As pioneers and global leader, Hiab is ambitious to write forward our success story, inspiring and shaping our industry. The world in which we operate with our class-leading products, intelligent services and innovative digital solutions is constantly changing.

Purpose of the position
 
Together with the team develop innovative electrical crane solutions, with the focus on finding practical solutions that will perform (customer value, truck/crane environment etc), and are easy to manufacture and assemble. We believe you are a hands-on engineer that can build and test a full electrical system (Battery, inverters, sensors, motors…) and integration to our control system. This role will work dedicated to the electrification team and be a core part of the electrification projects as a team member (be part of kanban, scrum, group meetings, group offsite etc). Belongs to the electrification team’s organization, but works in the laboratory and utilizes lab resources in a good way.

Main tasks and responsibilities
 

• Work closely in the electrification team to find practical solutions both when it comes to testing and finding good product solutions to cranes
• Handle high voltage system (HW and FW), assembly and test of battery
• Secure Product (Crane) knowledge in the projects both when it comes to use/drive a crane and knowhow around technical solutions
• Execute the plans, tests and verifications for electrified cranes
• Lead the work with setting up test strategies for the different phases (when to test what, good test coverage, how to test, what to measure etc.)
• Connect and troubleshooting SW, FW, CAN-communication
• Plan, order, develop and build test and measurement systems and full crane tests
• Use the laboratory test equipment and build up new for its purpose
• Ensure that we use the rest of the lab knowledge, test facility, test system in a good way
• Document and share results, make it understandable, searchable, reusable.

What you’ll need to succeed
 

Education:

• Bachelor Engineering or higher experience

Working experience:

• Work with high voltage installation
• Good electrical experience from battery, electrical inverters, motors etc
• Highly experience from CAN
• Highly experience assembly, building machines/products

Competence and skills:

• Prototype manufacturing and testing
• Test system programming and development
• Crane application knowledge
• CAN-bus programming

Language skills:

• English (mandatory)
• Swedish (optional, admirable)

License/Certificate (in advance):

• Truck driving license, fork lift certs
• Overhead crane/loader crane certs

Place of Work and travels:

• Place of work: Hudiksvall
• Visits to other sites, upon project needs
• Estimated travel days: 2 times every month.

You will be part of
 

As part of a global organization, you will gain access to an extensive network and exciting development projects. At the same time, we value personal development and the close collaboration that characterizes our local operations. Cooperation, commitment, quality, and order are the guiding principles we work by. We are constantly working to maintain a pleasant and enjoyable work environment for our employees with opportunities to grow in your role and develop it further.
 

Interested to join?
 

If you are excited about this opportunity, please submit your application/CV in English.  We look forward to hearing from you! 

Hiab (Nasdaq Helsinki: HIAB) is a leading provider of smart and sustainable on road load-handling solutions, committed to delivering the best customer experience every day with the most engaged people and partners. Hiab's premium equipment includes HIAB, EFFER and ARGOS loader cranes, MOFFETT and PRINCETON truck mounted forklifts, LOGLIFT forestry cranes, JONSERED recycling cranes, MULTILIFT skiploaders and hooklifts, GALFAB roll-off cable hoists, ZEPRO, DEL and WALTCO tail lifts, and the service brand HIPERFORM, a comprehensive suite of smart solutions that help maximise the life-cycle value of Hiab’s equipment.  
As the industry pioneer, Hiab continues to make on road load-handling smarter, safer and more sustainable to build a better tomorrow. Globally, Hiab is represented on every continent through its extensive network of 3,000 own and partner sales and service locations, enabling delivery to over 100 countries. The company's continuing operations sales in 2024 totalled approximately EUR 1.6 billion and it employs over 4,000 people. www.hiabgroup.com