Electrical Designer

Saur Americas•Knoxville, TN

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Working as an Electrical Designer at Aqua-Chem, the successful candidate will work under the direction of senior Engineering Designers, Engineers and/or Engineering Manager. They will design and assemble the control panels of the installations. Schedule: FT, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm Location: On-site; Knoxville, TN Pay Range: Dependent on Experience Benefits: Group Medical, Dental Vision, 401(k) Match, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, and Paid Sick Time. +Employer Paid Benefits: STD, LTD, Life AD&D

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Basic shop math and measurement skills
Basic reading and interpretation of blueprints/drawings
Able to work overtime as required.
Associate's degree in Electrical Design or Industrial Automation, preferred
Previous engineering experience related to product design, manufacturing engineering or related experience required.
3-5 years of job-oriented experience in the field, preferably in the process industry
Practical insight into electrical installations.
Experience with Microsoft Office products

Nice To Haves

Experience with Eplan P8 and/or AutoCAD, preferred

Responsibilities

Design
Making calculations regarding components and systems to be applied.
In consultation with the project team and Sales, discuss and analyze the customer and project specifications and translate them into an electrical design.
Testing and checking the electrical design for specifications, manufacturability, and standardization principles.
Develop the electrical design in detail in control principles, diagrams and arrangement drawings for production and electrical field work.
Construction
Assess pre-calculations, plan and draw up cost estimates based on order.
Elaboration of the electrotechnical designs in material lists and drawings for production.
Analyzing hardware problems, drafting and implementing improvement proposal.
Support
Support with material specifications, article control and assessment of the instrumentation for the purchasing process
Supervising the colleagues in the assembly of the control panels and assembly of cabling.
Drawing up regulations and instructions for maintenance and operation.
Advising on spare parts to be applied.
Management
Managing the technical file of the company-specific panels.
Managing a library related to the E&I hardware standards.
Projects
Coordinate with project team members on budget, planning, technical solutions, components, construction, assembly and hardware testing requirements.
Recording agreements with regard to the electrical design.
Identifying opportunities and risks (e.g. for additional work).
Other
Provide input for the application of new technologies and developments.
Performing all occurring activities that can reasonably be required.
Communication
Exchanging information with fellow engineers to clarify customer and project specifications.
Communicating about and exchanging technical information with internal and external (international) colleagues, customers and suppliers.
Objective
Recording the technical machine information.
Responsibility
Within the schedule have available a tested electrical design that meets the specifications.
Timely availability of the electrical design and associated material lists for production.
Compliance with safety, health and safety, environmental and quality regulations of the employer, relation, and client / customer.
Independently execute projects within the established budgets, specifications, standards and deadlines.
Make project additional calculations for Project Managers up to a maximum amount in accordance with the authority matrix.