Electrical Designer

FALL CREEK FARM & NURSERY; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

FALL CREEK FARM & NURSERY in Menomonee Falls, WI is seeking an Electrical Designer to organize order documents, create drawings, and requisition parts for timely, accurate manufacturing of products in line with company policies.

The role involves preparing complex designs for Material Handling products, generating BOMs, solving engineering issues in fabrication and service, and supporting production, purchasing, and sales teams with CAD drawings and technical guidance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering preferred; AS/technical coursework accepted.
• 1+ year experience with electrical systems or manufacturing.
• 1+ year experience with CAD Electrical preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare moderately to complex designs for Material Handling products.
• Create drawings from written and verbal specifications.
• Produce bills of materials including enclosure, components, and wire.
• Resolve engineering issues in fabrication, assembly, and service.
• Support production, purchasing, sales/application engineering and vendors.
• May create and maintain CAD libraries for components.
• Assist in training electrical designers and design standards.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Attention to detail

Team player

Organizational skills

Multi-project management

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Associate degree or technical coursework

Tools

CAD Electrical

Microsoft Office

Job description

Career Opportunities: Electrical Designer (3267)

Requisition ID3267-Posted -Menomonee Falls WI

The Electrical Designer organizes the documents and details from each order, creates drawings, and requisitions parts to ensure the timely and accurate manufacturing of product, in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and 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.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities

• A team player that seeks input from others and contributes to the team effort to achieve a common goal.
• Attention to detail. Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all areas involved.
• Ability to build relationships both internally and externally to support customer needs.
• Practice good housekeeping and appropriate measures to increase efficiency in a lean manufacturing environment as well as prevent negative impacts on the equipment.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and approach tasks with a sense of urgency.
• Knowledge of CAD and Microsoft Software.
• Possess strong technical skills and the ability to be flexible and prioritize multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience with Industrial Controls and/or Material Handling products, simulation and systems are preferred.

Required 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.