Electrical Designer

GP Reeves Inc.•Holland Charter Township, MI

4d•$60,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The role of the Electrical Designer is to design and create control systems for dispensing equipment. The duties include designing the system electrically for the control panel, selecting proper hardware for the system, completing all pertinent documentation, and adhering to a given budget of expenses and hours.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent technical experience or degree.
3+ years experience with PLC's, HMI, Robot, AutoCAD, Motion Control, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, and/or Vision Systems
Skilled in using associated PC software including Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word, etc.).
Proficient in electrical CAD to create control device layout schematics and control panels drawings.
Solid program/electrical testing ability is required.
Understanding of panel design including back panel layouts, power consumption and hardware sizing is required.
Critical thinking, judgement and decision making skills.
Ethical conduct.
Must be able to effectively present information to management and clients.
Time management skills.
Ability to work successfully in a team environment.
Ability to effectively respond to common inquiries and complaints from customers.

Responsibilities

Conduct the electrical design and documentation.
Design of control panels, creating panel layout drawings for quoting and/or constructing purposes.
Perform project management functions (budget, schedule, procurement) for the controls portion of the projects. Assist Project Manager with overall project schedule and strictly adhere to all milestone dates.
Write Descriptions of Operation / Functional Specification for projects utilizing PLC controls.
Ensure that equipment is designed customer and/or GP Reeves build specifications using standard techniques and approaches.
Handle support calls.
Ability to communicate with internal groups of different disciplines as well as external customers and suppliers.
Overtime may be necessary based on customer orders including weekdays, weekends, and/or holidays.
Participate in all company functions and meetings.
Other duties as assigned.