Electrical Designer

ABEC; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier in biopharmaceutical manufacturing is seeking an Electrical Designer to join their team in Bethlehem. The role involves designing and developing detailed electrical schematics and control panel assembly drawings while utilizing Eplan and AutoCAD software. Candidates should have a technical degree and at least two years of electrical design experience, including knowledge of PLCs and process controls. The company values attention to detail and good organizational skills, offering a collaborative working environment.

Qualifications

• Must have at least two years of electrical design experience.
• Experience with PLC/DCS hardware preferred.
• Detail-oriented and strong communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Design and wiring of process instrumentation and control devices.
• Construct wiring schematics and generate assembly designs.
• Conduct electrical design reviews and interface with project teams.

Skills

Electrical design experience

Control circuits for PLCs

Eplan software

AutoCAD software

Syteline materials management software

Education

Two years technical degree in Computer Aided Design and Drafting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Eplan P8

AutoCAD Electrical

ERP/SAP

Job description

Company Background

ABEC has been a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry for over 50 years. ABEC’s value is based on combining long experience with the ability to engineer, design, manufacture, commission, qualify, and service the entire bioprocess to reduce overall cost, shorten time to market, and maximise productivity. ABEC’s products include process and equipment engineering/consulting services, comprehensive site services, bioreactors and fermenters, filtration and chromatography systems, prep and hold systems, and cleaning/sterilisation systems.

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 PLCs, 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