Electrical Research & Development Engineer
Grainger helps 2 million businesses and institutions save time and money as a global distributor, by providing customers with the right products to keep their facilities up and running—a Fortune 500 company and perennial member of Fortune magazine's Most Admired Companies.
Grainger’s Innovation Team uses emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things, to disrupt current industrial practices. Our goal is to make companies safer, more reliable, and more efficient. We want to build out the next generation of Industrial MRO products to sustain leadership in our field. As part of this high-performing team, you'll see your contributions readily implemented on products within user environments as you develop both Grainger’s brand and your own engineering skills.
R&D Position Description – Full-time Summer Internship Position:
Our R&D Engineers will design and build functional prototypes that will be tested with users, to demonstrate their practicality both internally and at customer facilities. These prototypes will help collect and digitize surrounding data in order to give customers valuable feedback through real-time analysis and necessary visualizations to accurately reflect their system performance. All prototypes go through a process of continuous iteration until they are proven to be technically feasible, a viable business solution, and ready for commercialization.
Tasks
Work with industrial equipment such as motors and tools to monitor and track certain, critical parameters
Work with various Grainger business units and suppliers to create products which meet different business needs
Engage with customers and install products at customer sites
Utilize customer feedback and human centered design principles to build and improve products
Work with Software and Mechanical Engineers to collaborate on products and systems
Help computer engineers and software developers integrate data collected on the hardware end into a customer-friendly visual platform
Choose appropriate controllers and sensors for real-life applications that use various machinery, in order to effectively analyze their operating conditions
Work with different wireless technologies to build communication networks for devices using Bluetooth (LE), ZigBees, Wi-Fi, 6LoWPAN, RFID, LTE, mesh networks, etc.
Build cutting-edge remote sensing and monitoring systems with integrated machine learning and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication
Understand different failure conditions to build metrics and ecosystem around it to mitigate the issues automatically
Requirements:
The R&D Electrical Engineer should demonstrate strong expertise in using and developing embedded systems for data acquisition, signal processing, and device control/automation. This would be fulfilled by utilizing appropriate sensors in order for the information collected to be effectively analyzed, displayed, and made intuitive for our customers. The Electrical Engineer should also be able to implement algorithms for the data acquired to help users predict events and make critical decisions.
Active enrollment in Master’s or PhD program in Electrical Engineering
Experience with PCB design fabrication using CAD software (Eagle, Altium, etc)
Hands on lab experience including soldering, testing equipment, prototyping, etc
Project Experience using microcontrollers (AVR, ARM, PIC, MSP430, etc)
Programming experience in C and C++ (additional knowledge in Javascript is a plus)
Strong background in signal processing
Electronic circuit design including with sensors, transducers and actuators
Experience with wireless sensor networks and wireless communication protocols
Fluent in English with effective oral and written communication skills
Previous project experience with IoT and embedded systems preferred
This position will work in Grainger’s Innovation Lab at the UIUC Research Park
To apply, please email resume and any other relevant documents to Mandi.Shelmadine@Grainger.com as well as apply online to the Grainger link: http://tinyurl.com/InnovationIntern
Grainger is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
