Electrical Design Engineer - AUTOCAD Electrical

PowerSecure • $70K — $95K *
Durham, NC 27713In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 2-5+ years of relevant electrical design experience
  • Ability to read and interpret construction, control, and product drawings
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills
  • Detail-oriented with a can-do attitude
  • Proficient in AutoCAD Electrical and MS Office
  • Knowledgeable in UL, NEC, and NFPA standards
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
  • Live within commutable distance to the office in Durham.

Responsibilities

  • Review construction drawings and address concerns with teams
  • Engage in project meetings with stakeholders across departments
  • Monitor lead times and notify relevant personnel of potential issues
  • Create and verify Bill of Materials, collaborating with SCADA and Systems teams
  • Verify drawing packages before submittal and release
  • Design electrical circuits ensuring compliance with standards
  • Develop comprehensive documentation for installation of equipment
  • Identify cost-reduction opportunities in manufacturing and operation
  • Prepare engineering drawings from various specifications.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Competitive pay with matching 401(k) plan
  • Vacation, company holidays, and Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Flexible spending accounts and Health savings account
  • Wellness incentive programs
  • Employee referral program
  • Tuition reimbursement
Full Job Description
The Electrical Design Engineer provides the electrical/controls design on product improvements for electrical/controls infrastructure of our manufactured product lines as well as coordinate site wide drawings as applicable per site/project. These design activities are to provide assurance that our equipment/sites/projects are being built and/or applied per engineering documents, manufacturing and other required standards, such as UL and NEC. The main goal is the safety, quality, functionality, and overall conformity of our products. This position's work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project.

Minimum Qualifications: (Education, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills):
  • 2-5+ years of related experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as construction drawings, singlelines, product manuals, control drawings, work instructions, written directions,and markups to electrical/control drawings.
  • Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills with a desire for continuous improvement.
  • Detail-oriented and accurate and a positive can-do attitude.
  • Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, including collaborating with other teams.
  • Occasionally required to inspect products in-progress in manufacturing.
  • Proficient with 2-D [AutoDesk] AutoCAD Electrical or equivalent software.
  • Proficient with MS Office applications.
  • Knowledgeable of UL, NEC, and NFPA 79 standards.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa sponsorship.
  • Candidate must currently live within commutable distance to our office in Durham. We will not relocate or review candidates that need relocation.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Confirm and review construction drawings and bring concerns to EPC and/or Operations team in a timely fashion to mitigate any potential delays.
  • Coordinate and communicate with other engineering groups, sales, marketing, and operations. Be an active participant in project meetings including handoff, release review, and design meetings as required with the necessary stakeholders.
  • If made aware of long lead material, notify appropriate personnel.
  • Create and verify the BoM (Bill of Materials). Coordinate with the SCADA team to ensure appropriate communication components are ordered. Coordinate with the Systems team to ensure appropriate communication components are ordered. Design is responsible for setting up Vault structure (folders, items, ECOs) and coordinating with manufacturing support.
  • Review and verify drawing packages prior to submittal and release.
  • Design electrical circuits for LV, MV, and DC applications ensuring compliance with common design standard.
  • Review powered electrical components and drawings, including fire alarm
    drawings and panel schedules.
  • Utilize [AutoDesk] AutoCAD Electrical, Inventor, Vault and IFS.
  • Work on the electrical/control systems defined in the construction
    documentation or product specifications for the following.
    • Controllers, PLC, Woodward, HMIs, Switches, Industrial PCs, etc.
    • House Power. Transformer, Panel Board, distribution and conduit,
      receptacles, lights and switches, HVAC, and switchgear heaters.
      Interface with switchgear controls, Engine block heaters, alternator
      strip heaters, Gas Train electrical needs, etc.
    • DC Systems. Station Battery, Racks, consoles, chargers, DC panel
      Boards and distribution details.
    • Special electrical/control needs such as Comms, gas leak detection,
      ventilation, fire detection and alarm interface to controls.
    • Develop document set; including BOM, schematics, wire/conduit
      schedules, and other drawing details that will ensure the safe and
      efficient installation of this equipment.
  • Identify and execute processes that reduce the overall cost to manufacture,
    install and operate our products.
  • Ensure schedules and milestone dates are achieved via the Master Production
    Schedule.
  • Prepare engineering drawings from sketches, verbal descriptions, specifications, and technical information.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:
  • Occasionally assist in moving materials and equipment that weigh ~40 lbs.
  • Occasionally visit manufacturing floor and utilize proper PPE
  • Prolonged sitting with computer usage.

Join Our Power Team!

We invest in high-value and cost-effective benefits for our employees. Our benefits package includes:
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage
  • Competitive pay and a matching 401 (k) plan
  • Vacation, Company Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO- personal and sick days)
  • Flexible spending accounts/Health savings account
  • Wellness Incentive Programs
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement

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