Industrial Electrical Designer - CAD & Control Systems

Columbus McKinnon Corporation; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus McKinnon Corporation in Menomonee Falls, WI is seeking an Electrical Designer to prepare complex designs, create drawings from specifications, and generate bills of materials for Material Handling products, ensuring cost-effective and accurate results in line with customer orders.

You will collaborate with production, purchasing, sales and engineering, resolve engineering issues, maintain CAD standards, and contribute to process improvements while upholding safety and industry codes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 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 or equivalent system.

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.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Organizational skills

Electrical systems knowledge

Electrical engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Associate degree or Technical school coursework

High School Diploma

Tools

CAD Electrical

Job description

Columbus McKinnon Corporation in Menomonee Falls, WI is seeking an Electrical Designer to prepare complex designs, create drawings from specifications, and generate bills of materials for Material Handling products, ensuring cost-effective and accurate results in line with customer orders.

You will collaborate with production, purchasing, sales and engineering, resolve engineering issues, maintain CAD standards, and contribute to process improvements while upholding safety and industry codes.