Summary:
Our client creates custom-engineered electrical power distribution equipment and they are looking to add an Electrical Design Engineer to their team. The person in this role will be responsible for Develop electrical approval drawings inclusive of single lines, three lines, control schematics and bill of materials for assigned projects.
Responsibilities:
- Update approval packages as required based on design review and customer input.
- Prepare and release electrical manufacturing drawings inclusive of wiring diagrams, interconnection diagrams and bill of materials to production and purchasing.
- Ensure drawings are released and parts are ordered in time to support the production build schedule.
- Address manufacturing component mounting assembly and wiring activities as needed.
- Provide technical support to sales and company distributors in support of the company’s quality customer service effort.
- Align and actively contribute to the company’s quality improvement initiatives.
- Stay abreast of technical product developments through literature review and industry developments.
- Design single phase, three phase and DC protection and control circuits.
- Accurately select protection, metering, and control components such as circuit breakers and protection devices based on the required application.
- Understanding of the requirements for proper breaker selection and cable sizing based on application.
- Application of power distribution and/or control schemes for electrical equipment and systems such as switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, electrical control panels, and power distribution circuits.
- Create electrical schematics, control wiring plans, interconnection diagrams, and cable schedules from control schematics and power feed diagrams.
- Understanding of relay logic and PLCs a plus.
- Understanding and application of NEC, ANSI, and UL standards to electrical design.
- Familiarity with utility specifications such as EUSERC, COMED, WE-Energies and PSE&G a plus.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution with three to five years’ experience in electrical manufacturing / electrical construction, OR
- Two years associate degree in electrical engineering technology with five to seven years’ experience electrical manufacturing / electrical construction.
- High-level of competency in AutoCAD (knowledge of AutoCAD electrical or similar software a plus).
- Manage multiple jobs and competing requirements by confidently making critical decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to use reasoning and logic to develop creative and practical solutions and apply past proven solutions to solve new problems.
- Work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively within peer, production, and sales engineering teams.
- Read technical drawings, project specifications, and clearly communicate technical information to others
