Electrical Engineering Associate

Meiden America Switchgear Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

401k with match

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Meiden America Switchgear, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Engineering Associate to develop and maintain electrical design documentation for customer‑specific orders.

You will produce accurate schematics, review drawings, and generate BOMs, while supporting production teams. Ideal candidates hold a related Bachelor's degree and are proficient in AutoCAD Electrical or equivalent CAD tools, with knowledge of ERP systems and BOM management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
• Proficiency in electrical schematic and wiring diagram creation using CAD tools (AutoCAD Electrical or similar).
• Familiarity with ERP systems and BOM management.
• Solid understanding of electrical components, circuits, and control systems.
• Ability to manage high order volume with accuracy and urgency.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and panel layouts based on Customer Order Documents.
• Perform critical drawing reviews to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper revision control.
• Build and maintain Bill of Material (BOM) using ERP software, ensuring correct part data and routing.
• Support production by solving minor design problems, issuing and resolving ECR (change requests), and communicating issues and solutions to other departments
• Collaborate with engineering, production, procurement, and quality teams to maintain design integrity.

Skills

Electrical schematics

CAD tools

ERP systems

BOM management

Electrical components

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

ERP software

Job description

Pay Type: Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k with match, Paid time off, and Holiday pay and various voluntary benefits.

The Electrical Engineering Associate supports the Customer Order Engineering Group by developing, reviewing, and maintaining electrical design documentation for customer‑specific orders. The role focuses on producing accurate electrical schematics, performing drawing reviews, creating Bills of Material (BOMs), and assisting production teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and panel layouts based on Customer Order Documents.
• Perform critical drawing reviews to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper revision control.
• Build and maintain Bill of Material (BOM) using ERP software, ensuring correct part data and routing.
• Support production by solving minor design problems, issuing and resolving ECR (change requests), and communicating issues and solutions to other departments
• Collaborate with engineering, production, procurement, and quality teams to maintain design integrity.

Position Requirements (knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform satisfactorily in the position):

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
• Proficiency in electrical schematic and wiring diagram creation using CAD tools (AutoCAD Electrical or similar).
• Familiarity with ERP systems and BOM management.
• Solid understanding of electrical components, circuits, and control systems.
• Ability to manage high order volume with accuracy and urgency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Eagerness to learn
• Efficient organizer
• Motivated problem-solver
• Responsible team-player

Physical Demands:

• Standing under 1/3 of time.
• Walking 1/3 of time.
• Sitting 1/3 of time.
• Talking 1/3 of time.
• Keyboarding under 1/3 of time.
• Close, distance, and color vision under 2/3 of time.
• Working outdoors under 1/3 of time.
• Reading and interpreting instructions over 2/3 of time.
• English and grammar usage skills over 2/3 of time.
• Repetitive motion under 1/3 of time.

Meiden America Switchgear, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy or conditions related to pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.