Electrical Designer I

Fives Intralogistics; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fives Gidding & Lewis is seeking a full-time Electrical Designer in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. You will work on electrical design for machinery, collaborating with mechanical engineers and control vendors.

Responsibilities include producing drawings, ensuring conformance to NFPA 79, UL 508A, IEC 60204-1, and developing electrical standards documentation within PLM and SAP environments.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree required.
• 3-5 years related experience required.
• ISO 9001 and 14001 knowledge preferred.
• Ability to work in a timely manner and accurately.
• Understanding of networked/ I/O fieldbuses.
• Understanding of commercial cabling systems and configuration.
• Interpretation of electrical standards – NFPA 79, UL 508A, IEC 60204-1.
• 2D CAD design skills with AutoCAD; EPLAN P8 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Meet engineering project or machine release schedules and complete designs, details, parts lists, and other relative information on schedule.
• Contributes to enhancing company product performance and reliability.
• Provide accurate drawings according to Giddings & Lewis and industry engineering standards.
• Responsible for the complete electrical design encompassing collaboration with mechanical engineers, electrical schematic development, power cabinet design and layout, component selection, and machine cable routing.
• Assists in the design and development of CNC hardware applications, integrating third-party CNC hardware and control concepts while utilizing third-party software programs.
• Effective collaboration with control vendors on new product development, control packing and machine integration.
• Provides design and engineering assistance to various internal teams, including Mechanical Engineering, Test Engineering, Training, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Sales, and Technical Service.
• Develops specifications and documentation for electrical designs, facilitating clear communication and training within the design engineering group.
• Maintains current knowledge of new control methods, designs, industry standards, and electrical codes.
• Improves overall company and engineering efficiency and effectiveness by participation in special assignments and projects.

Skills

3-5 years related experience

NFPA 79 knowledge

UL 508A knowledge

IEC 60204-1 knowledge

2D CAD design

Education

Associates Degree

Tools

EPLAN P8

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Job description

Introduction

Fives Gidding & Lewis is actively seeking a Full-time employee to join us as a Electrical Designer in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. At Fives, we are all driven by a common calling, to prove that industry can do it! We work together daily to make industry an answer to all of the major technological, environmental, social and economic challenges of our time. How do we do that? For over 200 years, we’ve invented and designed the solutions and technologies that substantially and sustainably improve everyone’s daily life. Fives stands as a renowned machine tool manufacturer rooted in Northern Kentucky, boasting a widespread presence with manufacturing and service facilities strategically located in Wisconsin, California, and Kentucky. Our forward-thinking and dynamic team specializes in the production of precision machines for metal cutting and composites. Moreover, we offer comprehensive aftermarket support. We support a diverse global clientele, spanning industries such as space exploration, aerospace, oil and gas, energy, heavy machinery, defense, and automotive sectors.

Job Content

It is with you, that industry can do it ! We are currently seeking a [position], who has the same desire to prove that industry can do it! At Fives we all have a part to play in achieving our common purpose. Your role will be to:

• Meet engineering project or machine release schedules completing designs, details, parts lists, and other relative information on schedule.
• Contributes to enhancing company product performance and reliability.
• Provide accurate drawings according to Giddings & Lewis and industry engineering standards.
• Responsible for the complete electrical design encompassing collaboration with mechanical engineers, electrical schematic development, power cabinet design and layout, component selection, and machine cable routing.
• Assists in the design and development of CNC hardware applications, integrating third-party CNC hardware and control concepts while utilizing third-party software programs.
• Effective collaboration with control vendors on new product development, control packing and machine integration.
• Provides design and engineering assistance to various internal teams, including Mechanical Engineering, Test Engineering, Training, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Sales, and Technical Service.
• Develops specifications and documentation for electrical designs, facilitating clear communication and training within the design engineering group.
• Maintains current knowledge of new control methods, designs, industry standards, and electrical codes.
• Improves overall company and engineering efficiency and effectiveness by participation in special assignments and projects.
• Becomes knowledgeable and proficient in the use of company and industry standards.
• Becomes knowledgeable and proficient in the use of PLM(Agile) and ERP (SAP) systems.

Requirements

• Associates Degree
• 3-5 Years related experience
• ISO 9001 and 14001
• Ability to work in a timely manner and accurately
• Ability to understand networked/ I?O fieldbuses
• Ability to understand commercial cabling systems and configuration
• Ability to interpret and understand electrical standards – NFPA 79, UL 508A, IEC 60204-1
• EPLAN P8 or equivalent design skills with adherence to Engineering standards, guidelines, and practices is a plus.
• 2D CAD design skills with AutoCAD with adherence to Engineering standards, guidelines, and practices is a plus.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word skills.