Electrical Controls Design Engineer

Primary Job Functions:

• Create schematics and cable harness drawings using AutoCAD Electrical
• Select power and instrumentation components to be used in the electrical system and create a bill of materials
• Create purchase requisitions for power and instrumentation components
• Design control systems including but not limited to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), thermocouples, pressure transducers, proportional valves and variable frequency drives
• Design DC power distribution systems (DC-DC converter selection experience, battery power experience, circuit breaker selection experience, wire sizing experience)
• Design AC power distribution systems (480V/277V and 208V/120V systems)
• Design Ethernet and serial networks.
• Write procedures describing how to operate and test controls equipment
• Troubleshoot and coordinate with the team in order to determine problems and implement solutions
• Consistently research, test, and analyze ideas for the system and provide process improvement ideas

Skills and Requirements:

• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical
• Experience drawing schematics showing analog I/O, digital I/O, power and network connections to controllers
• Experience drawing cable harness assembly drawings
• Experience with battery management systems
• Experience with Ethernet, RS232, RS485 and CAN bus networks
• Experience with power distribution system design
• Experience in selecting components that will be subjected to extreme conditions (high/low pressure, high/low temperature, corrosion, vibration, etc.)
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering preferred. Not required if experience is in excess of 10 years
• Experience with space rated systems is a plus