Senior Design Engineer

SJE Career • Lee, NH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Design Engineer supports SJE’s engineered brands and works from the company’s Lee, New Hampshire location. The role designs and engineers custom electrical control panels and automation systems for industrial, municipal water, and wastewater applications throughout New England. It develops electrical schematics, panel layouts, and control system designs in accordance with customer specifications, industry standards, and SJE engineering practices.

Working with customers and internal sales, production, and quality assurance teams, the engineer provides technical expertise throughout design, manufacturing, and project execution. The role designs and integrates PLC, HMI, SCADA, instrumentation, relay logic, and industrial networking systems; prepares engineering documentation; supports panel testing, troubleshooting, and programming; and identifies opportunities to improve designs, reduce costs, and increase manufacturing efficiency. It also coordinates assigned projects to meet technical requirements, schedules, and objectives.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Previous experience designing electrical control systems and industrial control panels.
• Experience with electrical control panel design, including circuit design, component selection, equipment sizing, panel layouts, and wiring schematics.
• Experience with PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems, including control system design, integration, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to interpret engineering specifications, electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, and customer requirements.
• Experience with electrical drafting and design software such as AutoCAD, EPLAN, Microsoft Visio, or similar applications.
• Knowledge of industrial instrumentation, relay logic, and networking systems.
• Ability to apply UL, NEC, and NFPA requirements to industrial control panel design and manufacturing.
• Experience developing bills of materials, technical submittals, bid documentation, and operation and maintenance manuals.
• Strong computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, manage multiple engineering projects, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and meet project deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with PLC and SCADA system design and integration.

Responsibilities

• Design custom electrical control panels and automation systems for industrial, municipal water, and wastewater applications.
• Develop electrical schematics, panel layouts, and control system designs in accordance with customer specifications, industry standards, and SJE engineering practices.
• Design and integrate PLC, HMI, SCADA, instrumentation, relay logic, and industrial networking systems.
• Prepare engineering documentation, bills of materials, bid packages, submittals, and operation and maintenance manuals.
• Support panel testing, troubleshooting, programming, assembly, quality assurance testing, and technical problem resolution.
• Identify opportunities to improve product designs, reduce costs, and increase manufacturing efficiency.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to customers, production personnel, and sales teams.
• Coordinate assigned projects with internal teams and customers to meet technical requirements, schedules, and project objectives.

Benefits

• Up to 120 hours of paid time off in the first year.
• Eight paid holidays.
• Health insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Dental and vision programs.
• Other benefit options.

What This Job Offers

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