Electrical Engineer - Flexible Hours & Home Office 2x/wk

Hug Engineering AG; Elsau; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hug Engineering AG is seeking a mid-experienced Electrical Engineer to design and document electrical systems and control cabinets, with heavy use of EPLAN Electric P8 and EPLAN eBuild. You will contribute to both new portfolio development and project-specific configurations, ensuring compliance with international standards and customer requirements.

Responsibilities include selecting components, creating wiring diagrams, and developing modular, scalable designs.

Qualifications

• About 5 years’ experience in electrical design for control cabinets and industrial machinery.
• Hands-on experience with CAE tools, in particular EPLAN Electric P8 (schematics, macros, device management).
• Understanding of structured, modular, and standardized design approach.
• Familiarity with Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, LVD 2014/35/EU, EMC 2014/30/EU, EN/IEC 60204-1, EN IEC 61439, NFPA 79.
• Structured working methodology; capable of interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Good written and spoken English and German.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% of working time.

Responsibilities

• Select electrical components and perform cabinet layout, heat dissipation, and cable routing optimizations.
• Generate manufacturing-ready documentation for control cabinets: schematics, wiring diagrams, terminal plans, and BOMs.
• Develop standardized, modular electrical designs for product families.
• Create modular electrical architectures for portfolio products.
• Ensure electrical design complies with applicable standards.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software/PLC, and production teams for development and optimization.
• Collaborate with project managers for project-specific adaptations.

Skills

Electrical design

EPLAN Electric P8

Modular design

CAe tools

English

German

Education

HF/Engineering degree

Tools

EPLAN eBuild

Job description

We are looking for a mid-experienced Electrical Engineer (f/m/d) to design and document electrical systems and control cabinets. The role involves working extensively with EPLAN Electric P8 and EPLAN eBuild, participating in both the development of new portfolio solutions and of project specific configurations, ensuring that compliance with applicable international standards, safety regulations, and customer-specific requirements.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Select electrical components (electronics, PLC components, safety devices, power supplies, circuit protection components), perform cabinet layout, heat dissipation considerations, and cable routing optimizations
• Generate manufacturing-ready documentation for control cabinet assembly and wiring, design electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, terminal plans, and electrical BOMs; define wiring standards, labeling, and identification system
• Develop standardized and rule-based electrical design
• Create modular electrical architectures for product families
• Ensure machine electrical design complies with the relevant standards
• Collaborate with mechanical engineering, software/PLC engineering, and production teams for the development of new products and the design optimization of current portfolio product
• Collaborate with application engineers and project managers for the development of project specific adaptations and definition of “out-of-portfolio” solutions

YOUR PROFILE

• Successfully completed education as Elektrotechniker HF, Electrical Engineer, oder Automation Engineer (FH BSc/MSc) or equivalent
• Around 5 years experience in electrical design for control cabinets and industrial machinery
• Hands-on experience with CAE tools, in particular EPLAN Electric P8 (schematics, macros, device management)
• Understanding of structured, modular, and standardized design approach
• Familiarity with the following regulations and standards:

Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC

Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU

EMC Directive 2014/30/EU

EN/IEC 60204-1 – Safety of machinery/Electrical equipment of machines

EN IEC 61439 – Low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies

NFPA 79 – Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery

• Structured working methodology and structured approach to tasks
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams and promote cooperation at the interface with other engineering disciplines
• Willingness to take over responsibility in the context of technical development
• Good written and spoken English and German
• Availability for travelling up to 10% of the working time

"Nice to have"

• Previous experience in marine projects and marine certification (IACS tests, type approval of marine products)
• Previous experience with EPLAN eBuild (Templates and/or Design)

YOUR CHANCES

• Direct transfer of responsibility for a wide range of topics and the freedom to drive these forward
• New work environment (e.g., flexible working hours, home office (2 days/week for full-time employees), good public transport connections and free parking, 40 hours/week)