Electrical Design Engineer

Overview

Blue Print Automation (BPA) is a global leader in end-of-line packaging automation, specializing in flexible and hard-to-handle consumer goods packages. The company designs, develops, and manufactures advanced solutions in vision-guided robotics, secondary packaging, and turnkey packaging systems that manage lines from processing through palletizing. With thousands of installations in over 60 countries and multiple manufacturing sites in the USA, Europe, and China, BPA supports customers worldwide through a strong sales and service network.

BPA’s teams partner closely with customers to engineer tailored systems that drive high productivity and reliability across markets such as bakery, confectionery, dairy, dry food, fresh produce, frozen, ice cream, personal care, pet food, pharmaceutical, protein, and snacks. Innovation, quality, and long-term customer relationships are central to the company’s culture and success.

This is a full-time, on-site Electrical Design Engineer role based in Longmont, CO. The Electrical Design Engineer will design and develop electrical systems for automated packaging equipment, including creating electrical schematics, panel layouts, and cable routing in accordance with industry standards and safety regulations. The role includes selecting components, specifying power distribution and control hardware, and collaborating with mechanical, software, and project engineering teams to ensure integrated, reliable machine performance.

Responsibilities also involve supporting factory acceptance testing, troubleshooting electrical issues during assembly and commissioning, and providing technical documentation and updates for production and service teams. The engineer will interact with customers and internal stakeholders to clarify requirements, implement design changes, and help optimize system performance and maintainability.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Develop and design schematics for both standard and new machines in a timely manner to meet Blue Print and customer specifications and quality.
• Ensure those designs are in alignment with industry standards and specifications; ensure variances from those standards are acknowledged by stakeholders.
• Perform various required analysis of designs, such as heat load, and SCCR calculations.
• Plans, organizes, and meets project commitments (includes completing schematics and bill of materials).
• Create and modify Parts, Jobs, and BOMs in Kinetics (ERP), setup jobs in CADLink, and perform other department related tasks using Kinetics or other company systems.
• Interacts daily with other members of the design department and provides assistance to assembly workers in the manufacturing department.
• Takes on design improvement duties, such as value engineering, common task automation, component research, staying informed of industry trends, and involvement with cross-departmental R&D efforts.
• Develops professional customer relations both in the office and out in the field.
• Maintains a safe working environment that is within the safety standards.
• Periodic travel up to 25% may be required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 3 years of industry experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of UL, NEC and NFPA 79 required.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Intermediate proficiency in Windows, Word, Excel.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Electrical required.
• Detailed knowledge of electrical components and their function is required.