Electrical Designers are needed for a premier engineering consulting and systems integration firm with multiple locations. Work on a wide range of projects in a large variety of industries from automotive to healthcare to food and beverage.
Locations:
Chicago, Denver, Boston, Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, St. Louis, Washington D.C.
Why work here?
- Hit the ground running on projects on week one!
- Project responsibilities and interactions with clients to solve real-world problems!
- Fun culture with offices locations in premium areas!
- Be surrounded by super-smart humans!
- Competitive compensation and bonuses!
- Full benefits, 401k matching, and Profit-sharing!
Responsibilities
- Specify automation and electrical components to meet customer specifications, application requirements, and industrial standards.
- Create custom control panel layouts and bills of materials.
- Design wiring diagrams, schematic diagrams, and one-line power distribution drawings.
- Perform IO checkout and validation.
- Perform enclosure FLA and heat dissipation calculations.
- Create and maintain AutoCAD Electrical templates, blocks, and symbols library.
- Organize and maintain project drawings and technical information.
- Work with project managers and operations managersto schedule and prioritize tasks.
- Traveling to customer sites as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, or related field
- Minimum 6 years experience
- U.S. citizen or national
Required Skills
- AutoCAD Electrical
- Ability to design to UL and IEC requirements, including certification
- Familiarity and ability to design to NEC
- Working knowledge of PLCs, IO Modules, VFDs, Motors, and other standard automation equipment.
- Working knowledge of industrial communication networks
- Ability to size power components, including breakers, fuses, VFDs, Disconnects, etc.
- Ability to determine and layout power distribution
- Ability to create PDF drawings utilizing cross-reference clicking
- Ability to size panels and calculate heating/cooling requirements
- Ability to create BOM from high-level requirements
- Generate Loop Drawings
- Generate one-line drawings
- Microsoft Excel
Nice to Have Skills
- Experience programming or configuring PLCs, HMIs, or SCADA systems
- Familiarity with safety PLC wiring
- Familiarity with PL and SIL electrical design requirements
- Ability to read and understand P&ID drawings
- Familiarity with industrial communication network design
- Familiarity with National Instruments or DAQ equipment
- Understanding of noise mitigation and signal integrity considerations for panel design
- Knowledge of high voltage and high-power component design (both AC and DC)
- Familiarity with quality control standards such as ISO9001 and AS9100
- Understanding of FOD (foreign object debris) protection procedures, ESD protection standards, other important safety, and quality control best practices
- Ability to do basic mechanical CAD
- Ability to do software testing
- Familiarity with PCB design and able to develop simple PCB schematic