Motor Control Design Engineer

Sulzer • Santa Ana, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Design Engineer is responsible for the design, construction, maintenance, and repair of plant buildings and machinery. This role ensures that engineering solutions meet operational, safety, and environmental standards while supporting continuous improvement in plant infrastructure and equipment. This job profile is intended for experienced professionals who apply practical knowledge of a job area and work independently with general supervision. This position operates within the Order Related Engineering (ORE) department and is responsible for designing Sales Order specific motor control electrical schematics and entering the associated bill of material (BOM) into the ERP system. This position closely works with Project Engineer to support the submittal package and provide electrical expertise to the customers. Upon approval of the submittal package, this position is accountable for generating part numbers in the ERP system and releasing the finalized package to production. Furthermore, this position provides electrical engineering expertise to Tendering and Operations by reviewing project specifications and offering recommendations.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in electrical design with 5+ years of experience in motor control design.
• CAD Experience in electrical schematic design
• ERP System Experience
• Ability to use technology and analysis tools (Excel, Outlook, web, databases).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with 2+ years of experience in motor control design.
• AutoCAD Electrical and Vault
• Knowledge of NEC Code

Responsibilities

• Review project scope and specifications.
• Collaborate with Mechanical Engineer to organize hand-off meetings as necessary to ensure alignment and clarity.
• Design motor control electrical schematics to support production sales orders by reading and understanding specifications, quotes, purchase orders, or company scope worksheets.
• Enter parts and create assemblies of the motor control designs in the ERP system for procurement and production electrical assembly.
• Support Project Engineer with motor control design documentation required for sales order submittal packages.
• Check sales order specific electrical schematics (Drawings and BOM) created by other team members in ORE.
• Provides electrical review of specifications for Tendering, as assigned by ORE Manager.
• Provides electrical review and support to other departments, as assigned by ORE Manager.
• Provide electrical support to field service technicians during installation and acceptance of products.
• Perform additional duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• 15 days of paid time off
• 12 company-paid holidays
• 401k plan with a 6% match
• Comprehensive health plan including medical, dental, vision, Life, short-term & long-term disability
• Health savings account matching
• Motivating wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid paternal leave
• Gym reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree