Electrical Design Engineer – CAD, BOM & Production Support

Columbus McKinnon; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus McKinnon is seeking an Electrical Designer to organize documents, create drawings, and requisition parts ensuring timely and accurate manufacturing of products. You will prepare complex designs, generate bills of materials, and resolve engineering issues across fabrication, assembly, and service in a safety-conscious, Lean environment.

The role requires CAD Electrical experience, strong technical skills, and the ability to train others while supporting design standards and continuous

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Associate degree, or Technical school coursework preferred.
• 1+ year(s) experience with electrical systems or manufacturing experience.
• 1+ year(s) experience working with CAD Electrical preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare moderately complex to complex designs including layouts, drawings and designs for the Material Handling products customer specifications, sales quotes and customer’s purchase orders, ensuring the most cost effective and accurate results.
• Create drawings from written and verbal specifications.
• Complete project responsibilities within scope, budget, and schedule.
• Create bills of materials that include control enclosure, components, and wire.
• Resolve any engineering issues as they arise in fabrication, assembly, and service.
• Observe safety procedures and meet electrical codes.
• Perform the second check of control order designs and approve the drawings before final release by the supervisor.
• Act as a technical resource to production, customers, purchasing, sales/application engineering and vendors to address and resolve issues, inquiries and problems regarding control orders.
• May be required to create and maintain CAD libraries for components used in the design process.
• Assist in training electrical designers in the most cost effective methods and procedures that meet quality standards while reducing costs.
• Assist with implementing procedures and design standards.
• Assist in the review and on-going, continuous improvement of design system standards.
• Participate on cross-functional teams to ensure the continuous, on-going improvement of processes, methods, productivity and quality, while reducing costs.
• Maintain technical competency and remain current in technology and changes in the industry.
• Complete special projects as assigned.

Skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Associate degree or technical coursework

Tools

CAD Electrical

MS Office

Job description

Columbus McKinnon is seeking an Electrical Designer to organize documents, create drawings, and requisition parts ensuring timely and accurate manufacturing of products. You will prepare complex designs, generate bills of materials, and resolve engineering issues across fabrication, assembly, and service in a safety-conscious, Lean environment.

The role requires CAD Electrical experience, strong technical skills, and the ability to train others while supporting design standards and continuous