Electrical Design & Drafting Engineer

A.I.R Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Global mining focus

Growth opportunities

Supportive team environment

Full-time permanent role

Junior and Senior roles available

Job summary

A.I.R Recruitment's client, a global leader in industrial manufacturing, seeks an Electrical Design & Drafting Engineer to join its mining division in Sydney. You will deliver electrical, control and instrumentation designs meeting client specs and statutory requirements.

The role covers developing cable and instrument schedules, creating layouts and schematics, ensuring EC&I interfaces with mechanical, process and civil disciplines, and coordinating with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Essential: Qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Essential: Ability to use EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, General AutoCAD for design work and drawing update.
• Essential: Produce PLC control panel schematics and power distribution drawings.
• Essential: Design and/or maintenance experience with electrical installations in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical design and drafting work in compliance with design solutions, standards and regulations, budget, schedule and client specifications.
• Develop electrical and instrumentation cable and instrument schedules, layout drawings, wiring schematics, instrument, equipment and IO lists.
• Ensure EC&I system design takes into consideration all interfaces with other disciplines - mechanical, process and civil.
• Liaise and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders in relation to technical, budget and scheduling requirements.
• Maintain quality levels throughout the work with particular reference to drawings and associated technical documentation.
• Maintain project files up-to-date with relevant information.
• Ensure that scope changes are identified, submitted to client and approved.

Skills

Electrical design

Independent work

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EPLAN

AutoCAD Electrical

AutoCAD

Job description

Our client is a global leader in manufacturing solutions across sectors including power generation, oil and gas, waste water, metals, mining, infrastructure and transport. Due to growth we are seeking an Electrical Design & Drafting Engineer to join their team and support their mining division.

Responsibilities

• Electrical engineering and design services to projects within required technical and quality standards, ensuring deadlines and budgets are achieved.
• Design of electrical, control and instrumentation solutions according to client specifications, statutory requirements and company quality standards.
• Support teams with mine tendering proposals by interpreting specifications, providing preliminary designs and assisting in costing.

The role:

• Carry out electrical design and drafting work in compliance with design solutions, standards and regulations, budget, schedule, scope and client specifications.
• Develop of electrical and instrumentation cable and instrument schedules, layout drawings, wiring schematics, instrument, equipment and IO lists, etc.
• Ensure EC&I system design takes into consideration all interfaces with other disciplines - mechanical, process and civil.
• Liaise and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders in relation to technical, budget and scheduling requirements.
• Maintain quality levels throughout the work with particular reference to drawings and associated technical documentation.
• Maintain project files up-to date with relevant information
• Ensure that scope changes are identified, submitted to client and approved.

Essential

• Qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Ability to use E-Plan, AutoCAD Electrical, General AutoCAD for design work and drawing update including:
  • Creating and configuring new EPLAN projects in accordance with company standards.
  • Developing and maintaining EPLAN project templates, master data and symbol libraries.
  • Configuring and maintaining device databases, parts management databases, and manufacturer component libraries.
  • Produce PLC control panel schematics and power distribution drawings.
  • Produce automated reports including:
    • Bill of Materials (BOM)
    • Cable schedule
    • I/O list
    • Termination schedule
• Design and/or maintenance experience with electrical installations in Australia
• Ability to define scope of electrical work/product
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Working ability of AutoCAD (Panel general arrangement, trenching layout, control system architecture, etc.)
• PLC programming, SCADA configuration
• Electrical design for Hazardous area, especially on Coal mines.
• Experience working with ventilation system equipment
• Experience on Solidworks Electrical software
• Experience with designing and drafting of Low Voltage Switchboards single line diagrams and schematics.

Offer

• $120k-$160k + super (neg)
• Junior and Senior roles available
• Full-time permanent role
• Hybrid work arrangement (flexibility to work from home and office)
• Global company with mining focus
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity for growth and development

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