Electrical Engineer

PIA Automation; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PIA Automation in Evansville, IN is seeking an Electrical Designer/Engineer to develop complex control systems and architecture from scratch, generating schematics and overseeing the electrical layout and safety of automation projects.

You will refine designs, build and configure EPLAN templates, and collaborate with engineers, technicians, and customers to deliver compliant, cost-effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 1–2 years of design experience with electrical power distribution systems, lighting, optics and vision systems (DVT, Keyence).
• Proficient in EPLAN and AutoCAD, especially panel layouts, electrical schematics and circuit schedules.
• Fundamental understanding and implementation of NEC, NFPA and ISO machine design and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Modify and refine designs to conform to customer specifications, production limitations or changes in design trends.
• Support the establishment of EPLAN standards and templates according to PIAUSA needs with integration with other PIA sites.
• Build EPLAN database and configure parts to work with PIAUSA templates.
• Assist other engineers with technical EPLAN issues.
• Confer with engineering, technicians, or customers to establish and evaluate changes to the design.
• Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval and discuss modifications.
• Evaluate feasibility of design ideas based on safety, function, cost, and production considerations.
• Research publications and competitors to generate design concepts.
• Create prints from the assembly.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic reading

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EPLAN

AutoCAD

Job description

The Electrical Designer / Engineer develops complex control systems and architecture from scratch and generates schematics. The designer / engineer is responsible for the specifications and implementation of all electrical components and the overall electrical layout, safety, and design of complex automation systems.

• Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform to customer specifications, production limitations or changes in design trends.
• Support the establishment of EPLAN standards and templates according to PIAUSA needs with considerations of integration with other PIA sites
• Build EPLAN database and configure parts and components to work with PIAUSA standard templates
• Assist other engineers with technical EPLAN related issues
• Confer with engineering, technicians, or with customers to establish and evaluate changes to the design.
• Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval and discuss need for modification.
• Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods and market characteristics.
• Read publications, attend showings and study competing products, design styles and motifs, to obtain perspective and generate design concepts.
• Research production specifications, costs, production material and manufacturing methods and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements.
• Create prints from the assembly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• One - Two years of design experience with electrical power distributions systems, lighting, optics and vision systems (DVT, Keyence)
• Proficient in Eplan and AutoCAD, especially panel layouts, electrical schematics and circuit schedules
• Must possess a fundamental understanding and implementation of NEC, NFPA and ISO machine design and safety standards