Panel Designer

Prime Controls•Lewisville, TX

About The Position

Introducing Prime Controls, L.P. Established in 2004, Prime Controls, L.P. is a family-owned Systems Integration and I&C Construction firm dedicated to meeting clients’ industrial automation and control requirements. As a Main Automation Contractor, we offer comprehensive solutions, supported by our size, expertise , and extensive experience. With a professional team of 1000+ employees, Prime Controls serves customers nationwide from our Dallas, Texas headquarters and offices throughout the United States. Our mission is to deliver the highest quality professional services while prioritizing our employees’ well-being and fostering an exceptional workplace environment. Overview What You Will Do As a Panel Drafter, you will play a crucial role assisting most aspects of panel design projects by producing panel drawing documentation for production and customers. A Typical Day at Prime Controls

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Experience using AutoCad (ePlan experience a bonus)
Proficiency with MS Office Applications (Word, Excel)
Must be capable of reading customer architectural and mechanical plans
Must have working knowledge of drafting fundamentals including orthographic views, standard dimensioning practices, scaling plus English and metric units of measure
Must be capable of reading and understanding customer requirements in the form of quotations and specifications

Nice To Haves

ePlan experience a bonus

Responsibilities

Reads and interprets customer diagrams and documentation and communicates with project team to understand objectives and preferences.
Confer with engineering staff, manufacturing staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
Provides guidance and assistance to other designers and drafters.
Provides guidance and assistance to production on all aspects of the panel design.
Selects Parts and interpret vendor cut sheets to determine functionality of components.
Uses AutoCAD/AutoCAD Electrical/ePlan to create and update control panel drawings.
Develops panel layout and detail drawings.
Develops PLC module and electrical drawings.
Performs panel power and heat calculations.
Performs updates to panel layout and detail drawings based on markups in accordance with company and customer standards.
Performs updates to PLC module and electrical drawings based on markups in accordance with company and customer standards.
Performs self and peer review checks of panel drawings.