Electrical Build Specialist

Join a manufacturing leader with over 50 years of excellence, where every role contributes to building reliable transportation solutions that people depend on everyday across the United States and Canada. At ENC, we prioritize safety, quality, innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth - creating vehicles our teams can take pride in.

Founded in 1975, ENC (ElDorado National - California) is a leading U.S. transportation manufacturer specializing in design, engineering, and end-to-end production of heavy-duty buses, shuttles, and cargo vehicles through a custom-build, mixed-model assembly process. Each vehicle is produced in our purpose-built facility in Riverside, California supporting public agencies and private transportation providers nationwide. We offer one of the industry's widest portfolios of power options, including 100% battery-electric, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, and clean diesel.

ENC is committed to revitalizing American manufacturing through innovation, customer focus, and the delivery of high-quality vehicles that keep communities connected, supported, and moving forward.

Electrical Build Specialist

Location:
Riverside

Pay Range: $27.00 - $33.00/hr

Schedule:
Onsite from 6am - 2:30pm

Position Summary:
Responsible for assembling, installing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and sustaining electrical systems within automated battery pack assembly equipment and advanced manufacturing platforms. This role supports low-voltage and high-voltage systems, PLC-controlled machinery, industrial automation networks, and safety circuits in accordance with engineering specifications, company standards, and safety requirements.
This position operates within a hybrid R&D and Production environment and serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned work center(s). Following line launch and stabilization, this role provides escalation-level support to production and may participate in future domestic or international technology transfers and new equipment deployments.

Key Responsibilities:
Electrical Installation & Commissioning

• Read and interpret electrical schematics, panel layouts, PLC I/O drawings, and engineering documentation.
• Install and integrate wiring harnesses, sensors, actuators, relays, safety circuits, and control modules.
• Perform routing, terminating, labeling, and verification of wiring using approved methods.
• Support commissioning activities including validation of PLC logic, HMI functionality, communication networks, and safety interlocks.
• Assist in Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ).

Troubleshooting & Escalation Support

• Diagnose electrical faults, alarms, interlock failures, communication issues, and automation system abnormalities.
• Conduct functional testing and verification using digital multimeters and diagnostic tools.
• Perform root cause analysis and support corrective action implementation.
• Provide second-level technical support to production operators and maintenance teams.

Work Center SME Ownership

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned work center(s).
• Maintain deep understanding of system sequence of operation, control logic, alarms, and recovery procedures.
• Support documentation accuracy and technical clarification for operations and engineering teams.

Production Line Coverage & Operator Support

• Maintain full operator-level proficiency on assigned equipment.
• Operate production equipment as needed during staffing shortages, ramp-up phases, abnormal conditions, or training periods.
• Ensure safe startup, shutdown, and operational execution in accordance with approved procedures.
• Provide real-time technical oversight while operating equipment when necessary.

Operator Training & Knowledge Transfer

• Train newly hired operators to an operational proficiency level.
• Teach safe troubleshooting methods and proper recovery procedures.
• Support development of structured training materials and competency verification.

Documentation & Standardization

• Develop and maintain controlled documentation, including startup/operation/shutdown procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions, troubleshooting guides, preventive maintenance instructions,…