Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Sr. Electrical Engineer

Working Pattern: Full-Time

Working location: Mankato, MN

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

Position Summary

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will serve as the electrical architect for customer solutions, selecting appropriate design concepts and technologies within power generation. This position is responsible for developing customized electrical systems, schematics, wiring harnesses, and supporting control systems, while ensuring designs meet performance, quality, safety, cost, and production requirements. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to evaluate customer requirements and technical solutions, and provide technical support for production and field requests.

What you will be doing

• Lead the design and development of generator set control systems, wiring harnesses, electrical schematics, electronic engine systems, automatic voltage regulators, transformers, heaters, motor controls, protective devices, paralleling switchgear, and low- and medium-voltage switchgear.
• Evaluate vendor and customer proposals, assess technical feasibility and potential applications, and determine whether anticipated benefits justify associated costs.
• Create and maintain electrical design documentation, including schematics, as-built wiring documentation, CAD data, and other technical information required to support accurate and complete designs.
• Establish and maintain electrical design standards, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency, quality, and effective knowledge sharing across the engineering team.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with various departments to understand customer requirements, coordinate technical solutions, and support projects from initial concept through production.

Basic Requirements:

• Associate’s degree in Engineering or related field + 4 years of electrical engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, OR
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or related field + 2 years of electrical engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, OR
• Master’s degree in Engineering, or related field, OR
• JD/PhD in Engineering, or related field, OR

Preferred Requirements:

• Working knowledge of electrical power systems and fundamental electrical design principles.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, including line, ladder, and point-to-point diagrams.
• Experience interpreting customer specifications and translate technical requirements into effective design solutions.
• Experience with electrical design and control technologies, such as AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD LT, and programmable logic devices.
• Ability and willingness to travel 10% of the time to customer and manufacturing sites as needed.

Power Systems is the Rolls-Royce business which provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalization and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.

We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These technologically advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.  We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

Infinite Potential

Closing date:  November 30, 2026

10 Nov 2026; 00:11

Pay Range

Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.

$78,918 - $128,242-AnnuallyMankato, MN

Benefits

The Business Unit Power Systems of Rolls-Royce provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalization and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that are even cleaner and smarter and thus provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.
 

We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These clean and technologically-advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.