Electrical Design Engineer

This is a hands-on engineering role with approximately 70% office-based design work and 30% Panel shop and Testing support, ensuring designs transition successfully from design to production.

• Lead the electrical design and development of low-voltage and medium-voltage switch gear, switchboards, and power distribution equipment, from initial customer requirements through manufacturing release and project completion.
• Develop and review electrical system documentation, including single-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, control schematics, wiring diagrams, interconnection drawings, and other electrical design documentation required for manufacturing and customer approval.
• Select and specify major electrical components, including circuit breakers, protective devices, bus systems, metering, transformers, control power equipment, and related components, based on project requirements and applicable electrical standards.
• Ensure equipment designs comply with applicable industry standards and codes, including UL 891, NFPA 70 (NEC), and applicable IEEE C37 standards, as required by the product and application.
• Determine appropriate equipment voltage ratings, continuous-current ratings, interrupting ratings, and short-circuit withstand ratings based on system requirements and available fault-current information.
• Develop and review grounding and bonding requirements for switch gear and switchboard assemblies in accordance with applicable NEC, UL, IEEE, and customer requirements.
• Develop electrical protection strategies and coordinate the application of circuit breakers, protective relays, trip units, fuses, and other protective devices to provide appropriate system protection and coordination.
• Design and review control and interlock schemes, including electrical and mechanical interlocks, permissives, trip circuits, emergency power-off (EPO), alarms, status indication, and other control functions.
• Engineer and integrate automatic and manual transfer schemes, including transfer switches and breaker-based transfer systems, where required by the application.
• Develop and review auxiliary power systems, including AC and DC control power, control power transformers, battery systems, panel boards, receptacles, lighting, heaters, and other auxiliary electrical loads incorporated into equipment designs.
• Coordinate electrical interfaces with PLC/control systems, building management systems (Client), generator controls, UPS systems, HVAC equipment, fire alarm systems, and other external systems as required by the project.
• Review customer specifications, drawings, and technical requirements to identify design requirements, exceptions, potential conflicts, and compliance concerns before equipment is released for manufacturing.
• Provide technical leadership during customer drawing reviews, design reviews, and engineering discussions, and communicate technical solutions clearly to customers, project managers, vendors, and internal teams.
• Create, review, and maintain accurate Bills of Materials (BOMs), ensuring electrical components and quantities are consistent with approved drawings, engineering requirements, and manufacturing needs.
• Work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Production, and Quality to resolve technical issues and ensure projects are successfully transitioned from engineering into manufacturing.
• Provide engineering support to manufacturing by resolving design questions, component substitutions, wiring issues, assembly concerns, and nonconformances encountered during production.
• Evaluate alternate components and manufacturers when necessary due to availability, lead time, cost, obsolescence, or customer requirements, while maintaining electrical…