Electrical Switchboard & Switchgear Designer

Job Responsibilities

• Engineer and design UL891 Low Voltage Switchboards to customer specifications, develop detailed electrical designs for switchgear components, ensuring compliance with industry standards, safety regulations, and customer specifications.
• Create drawings, elevations, and 3D model and optimize electrical schematics, considering power distribution, protection, and control requirements.
• Make design decisions regarding enclosures, buss, circuit breakers, and component placement.
• Specify and select electrical components such as circuit breakers, relays, and transformers based on performance criteria and project requirements.
• Maintain knowledge of the UL891 standards, circuit breakers, power generation/distribution systems, switchgear, low voltage equipment/insulation systems, generator paralleling, automatic source transfer, motor control, and PLC/HMI/SCADA programming.
• Ensure designs comply with NEC, ANSI, UL, and other relevant standards.
• Create and maintain accurate records of design changes and updates, quality control for drawings, one-lines, component layouts, wiring diagrams, BOMs, project submittals, construction drawings, and As-Builts.
• Provide engineering and technical support to manufacturing, testing, and product support.
• Stay informed about industry standards, regulations, and certifications related to switchgear electrical design

Support and Collaboration:

• Provide support to optimize manufacturing and industrial engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers to enhance design and production processes.

Quality and Compliance:

• Conduct Engineering Review meetings to ensure client specifications are met.
• Create and manage engineering change requests to update and improve procedures.
• Ensure all designs adhere to quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze and resolve design engineering issues to enhance productivity and reduce costs.
• Monitor and report on design manufacturability metrics to identify improvement areas.

Technical Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong knowledge of industrial mechanical engineering in the electrical distribution industry, specifically UL891 Low Voltage Switchboards
• Experience in the electrical distribution industry, specifically with designing UL891 Low Voltage switchgear/switchboards/panelboards/industrial control.
• Proficient understanding of manufacturing equipment.
• Experience in implementing lean manufacturing principles.
• Ability to interpret and create technical drawings and specifications.

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of quality control principles and adherence to quality standards.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Effective teamwork and collaboration with cross-functional teams, including operations, production, and engineering.
• Flexibility and openness to feedback, with the ability to adjust to changing priorities and team dynamics.
• Willingness to support team members in achieving common objectives.
• Autodesk Inventor preferred or Solidworks.