Electrical Designer

ABEC; Fermoy; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

ABEC is seeking an Electrical Designer to join its team. You will design electrical schematics, control panels, and wiring for process instrumentation and motor controls in a biopharmaceutical production environment.

The role uses Eplan, Inventor, AutoCAD and Syteline for documentation and BOM management. You will collaborate with engineers and project teams, and occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Two years technical degree or equivalent CAD/Drafting certification.
• At least two years electrical design experience with industrial control systems.
• Experience with PLC/DCS hardware (Rockwell, Siemens, DeltaV).
• Proficiency with MS Office; ERP/Syteline experience is a plus.
• Detail oriented with drafting standards understanding.
• Good communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Design the installation and wiring of process instrumentation and control devices using I/O lists, P&ID, specs and codes.
• Design PLC and DCS control loops.
• Design motor controls and VFD circuits.
• Design wiring of PLC, DCS, VFD and motor control panels.
• Create wiring schematics and layout.
• Generate assembly designs for power distribution and control panels.
• Create and maintain BOMs in ERP/Syteline for each assembly.
• Interfacing with other engineers for integrated system design.
• Travel as required.

Skills

Industrial control experience

PLC/DCS hardware

Motor controls & VFD design

Drafting fundamentals

Communication skills

Education

CAD/Drafting degree

Tools

Eplan

Inventor

AutoCAD

Syteline

Job description

Position Summary

Electrical Designers work under the direction of the Electrical Design Team Leader and utilise independent judgment to perform the day-to‑day project duties of designing, developing and releasing detailed electrical schematics, control panel assembly drawings, conduit models and the related bills‑of‑material. The Electrical Designer's responsibilities involve utilising Eplan, Inventor, AutoCAD software and Syteline materials management software to generate electrical design documentation for equipment manufactured for the pilot and commercial scale biopharmaceutical industry. This position requires a good understanding of electrical control circuit design for PLC's, process‑related instrumentation and motor controls, along with documentation requirements for pharmaceutical industry equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design the installation and wiring of process instrumentation and control devices using documents such as I/O list, P&ID, customer specifications and applicable codes and standards.
• Design of PLC and DCS control loops.
• Design of motor controls and variable frequency drive circuits.
• Design layout and wiring of PLC, DCS, VFD and motor control panels.
• Design layout and wiring of digital networks and connections.
• Familiarity with engineering documentation systems.
• Electrical Installation verification.
• Interfacing with Engineers and other design disciplines to provide an integrated system design.
• Construct wiring schematics.
• Generate assembly designs for power distribution panels, control panels and remote I/O panels. Design is achieved using documents such as schematics, customer specs, and applicable codes and standards.
• Create and maintain bill of materials within the ERP system for each assembly drawing created.
• Make conduit schedule based on schematics and system layout.
• Conduct electrical design review meeting with larger engineering team.
• Interface with project management and project engineers during the design, execution and start‑up phase of projects.
• Provide assistance to manufacturing as required.
• Support and assist customer field service requirements.
• Execute other tasks as assigned.
• Ability to travel when required.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years technical degree or equivalent certification in Computer Aided Design and Drafting.
• At least two (2) or more years of electrical design experience with Industrial control systems.
• At least two (2) or more years of electrical design experience with process control loops, motor controls and instrument connections.
• PLC/DCS hardware experience, preferably Rockwell, Siemens and Delta V.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications; including Word and Excel.
• Experience with ERP software for item and bill-of-material creation; Syteline preferred.
• Detail oriented with a solid understanding of drafting standards and design fundamentals.
• Strong attention to design detail, in regard to specifications, codes and other regulatory standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Must work well both independently and in a team‑oriented, collaborative environment.
• Will play an active role in identifying and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunity.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with ERP/SAP platform(s) is desired.
• Ability to read and understand P&ID's.
• Eplan P8 and ProPanel electrical basics.
• AutoCAD Electrical basics.
• Autodesk Inventor basics.
• Electrical panel assembly and wiring.
• Awareness of and prior experience with implementing Continuous Improvement (CI) a plus.
• Prior Lean/Six Sigma experience a plus.