Electrical Hardware Designer

Job Title: Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

Job Type: Full-time – In the office or Customer site.

About Us

Nagel Precision is recognized as the industry’s gold standard in Honing and Superfinishing. We are located in a modern ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 certified 180,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

With over 2,900 employees globally and manufacturing facilities in Europe, North America, South America and Asia.

Position Overview

The Electrical Hardware Design Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of electrical hardware systems for Nagel machinery and equipment.

This position develops electrical schematics, control panel designs, electrical component specifications, and machine wiring documentation utilizing industrial control platforms such as Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and Beckhoff.

The Electrical Hardware Design Engineer works closely with Controls Software Engineering, Fluid Power Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Service to ensure that electrical designs meet machine functionality, customer specifications, safety requirements, and manufacturing standards.

A key objective of this position is to develop reliable and standardized electrical designs, promote the reuse of engineering solutions, improve design efficiency, and support the implementation of common electrical architectures across Nagel’s equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Electrical Hardware Design and Development

• Develop electrical schematics and hardware designs for custom industrial machinery and automation systems.
• Design electrical control panels, machine electrical systems, operator stations, and associated hardware.
• Develop electrical circuit diagrams, wiring diagrams, terminal plans, and connection documentation.
• Select and specify electrical components, including PLC hardware, power supplies, circuit protection, safety devices, relays, contractors, drives, sensors, and other industrial automation components.
• Develop and maintain electrical bills of material (BOMs) and component specifications.
• Design electrical systems utilizing Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and Beckhoff control platforms.
• Ensure proper integration of PLC hardware, distributed I/O, communication networks, drives, and machine peripherals.
• Develop electrical designs that meet applicable electrical codes, safety standards, and customer requirements.
• Review customer electrical specifications and identify technical requirements and potential design challenges.
• Support electrical design modifications and troubleshooting of existing Nagel machinery.

Standards and Standardization / Project Support / Continuous Improvement

• Develop and maintain standardized electrical design practices and engineering documentation.
• Standardize electrical components, control panel layouts, wiring practices, and engineering documentation.
• Develop reusable electrical design templates, schematics, and engineering solutions.
• Work with Controls Software Engineering to ensure consistency between electrical hardware and PLC software architectures.
• Identify opportunities to simplify electrical designs, reduce engineering hours, and improve machine reliability.
• Work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Power Engineering, Controls Software Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Service.
• Coordinate electrical hardware requirements and interfaces with other engineering disciplines.
• Provide technical support to electrical assemblers and machine builders during machine construction.
• Support machine commissioning, troubleshooting, and customer acceptance activities when required.
• Review electrical designs and resolve technical issues identified during manufacturing, assembly, and commissioning.
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