Automation Electro-Mechanical Designer / Integrator 2

Monarch Quantum•San Diego, CA

3d•$85,000 - $125,000

About The Position

Join our fast-paced and passionate team as an Automation Electro-Mechanical Designer / Integrator 2. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for a self-starter who thrives in a fluid startup environment. You'll have the opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies, work closely with leadership, and develop and implement engineering practices that support our mission and growth. You will help design and build automated capital equipment and assembly machines. This role owns the electrical, controls, power, and electro-mechanical integration design for those machines. You'll help move machine design off ad hoc, single-person effort and onto documented standards: clean schematics under revision control, organized power distribution, managed cabling, defined safety specifications, and electrical drawings that assemble correctly the first time. You will work across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines, so breadth matters more than deep specialization in any single area. This is a self-directed position. You are expected to define scope, set standards, and drive projects from concept through build and commissioning.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Automation/Controls Engineering, or an associate degree / technical diploma
3+ years designing capital equipment or automated assembly machines.
Strong electrical design skills: reading and producing schematics, wiring diagrams, power distribution, and control-panel layouts.
Proficiency in Altium

Nice To Haves

Experience with SolidWorks Electrical and/or Visio for schematic capture.
Familiarity with laser safety standards (for example ANSI Z136, IEC 60825) and machine/motion safety standards (for example ISO 13849, NFPA 79, and OSHA lockout/tagout).
Experience selecting cable carriers / energy chains for moving-axis applications.
Experience integrating COTS automation components such as motion controllers, servo and stepper drives, and PLCs.
Startup Mindset: You're creative, flexible, and eager to wear multiple hats. You're passionate about building systems from the ground up and comfortable with ambiguity and change.

Responsibilities

System electrical schematics and documentation: Own the creation, improvement, and maintenance of system-level electrical schematics and wiring diagrams using software tools such as Visio and Altium. Improve the quality, clarity, and consistency of existing high-level electrical diagrams.
Power distribution: Architect centralized AC and DC power distribution for machines built from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components. Scope includes control-panel layout, DC power-supply consolidation, circuit protection, terminal blocks, and grounding. Replace point-to-point 120 V wall-outlet wiring with organized distribution that simplifies machine wiring and reduces assembly time.
Cable management: Design and implement cable management solutions for automated machinery, including cable carrier (energy chain) selection, harness length specification, strain relief, and routing. Address both static routing and moving-axis applications.
Machine safety: Develop and maintain machine safety specifications and documentation, including laser safety compliance and motion safety design. Specify and document interlocks, emergency stops, guarding, and related safety systems.
Project management: Plan and drive projects independently from concept through build and commissioning. Coordinate across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines and manage schedules, vendors, and bills of material.