Electrical Designer; Hardware

Job Title: Electrical Designer

Location: Cambridge, ON | On-site

Job Type: Full-time

Compensation: $37.00 - $53.00 / hr

Benefits: RRSP, health/dental/vision package, reimbursement for tuition and professional dues, paid vacation, personal days, and sick days

Get to Know Us:

Eclipse Automation delivers cutting-edge custom automated manufacturing solutions across multiple industries. We combine advanced automation expertise with digital innovation to create smart, efficient, and sustainable manufacturing systems. Our global network includes facilities in Canada, the United States and Hungary ensuring regional expertise and global strength.

The Position:

Reporting to the Electrical Engineering Manager, the Electrical Designer will contribute to concept review, designing to current electrical and safety standards and maintaining customer specifications using Eclipse templates while delivering the Eclipse Vision and the Eclipse Entrepreneurial Culture.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Design and develop common electrical designs as per customer and project requirements based on standard Eclipse methods
• Provide electrical assistance during the various stages of integration
• Select, test and integrate hardware and software components such as robots, analog devices, motion controllers, sensors, vision systems and lasers
• Perform engineering calculations such as short-circuit current rating or panel heat loss/cooling
• Work with other members of the Controls Engineering department and other groups to continuously improve methods of design, with the goals being enhanced safety, enhanced functionality, and reduced cost
• Work with customers, project managers, designers, toolmakers, and electricians to solve problems in order to provide the customer with a complete, functional automation system
• Advise customer on solving technical problems

Travel:

• Expectation of travel to vendor/supplier locations is less than 5% of time, however may be exceeded in exceptional circumstances to meet project needs

What We’re Looking For:

Education:

• A post-secondary engineering degree, diploma or equivalent, specializing in mechanical, electrical, systems or computer engineering.

Experience:

• Experience with EPLAN is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of various electrical machinery standards such as NFPA 70/79, CSAZ
  22.1 would be an asset
• Knowledge of various safety standards such as EN ISO 13849 OR EN 62061 would be an asset
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• A self-starter with the ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Experience in an automation environment will be considered an asset