Electrical Drafter/Designer

Description

Why this role:

At ABEC, you won’t just be drafting schematics- it’s designing the electrical backbone of cutting -edge biopharmaceutical manufacturing.  You could design the same old control panels… OR you could help power the systems behind life-saving medicines.  

At ABEC, your work doesn’t sit on a shelf or in a file- it runs the tech that drives the future of biotech!

What you’ll do:

• Turn concepts into real, working electrical systems
• Create schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams that will actually get built in our buildings
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and project teams
• Support builds, startups, and continuous improvement
• See your designs go from concept to shop floor to real-world use

What You Bring:

• Experience in electrical design (industrial controls)
• Experience with PLCs, instrumentation, motor controls
• AutoCAD Electrical (Inventor or EPLAN a plus!)
• Strong attention to detail and teamwork

Why ABEC:

• High growth, high impact industry
• Work on complex, meaningful systems
• Learning.  Growth.  Team collaboration.

Bottom Line:

If you like designing things that matter and want to see your work in action, join ABEC and design the future of biopharma!

Benefits include:

• Paid holidays and vacation time 
• Medical, dental and vision insurance (benefits start day 1)
• Company paid life insurance
• Generous 401K plan (40% match)
• College tuition benefit program
• Employee Referral Program 

Position Summary:

Electrical Designer/Drafters work under the direction of the Electrical Design Team Leader and utilize independent judgment to perform the day-to-day project duties of designing, developing and releasing detailed electrical schematics, control panel assembly drawings and the related bills-of-material. The Electrical Designer/Drafter responsibilities involve utilizing AutoCAD software and Syteline materials management software to generate electrical design documentation for equipment manufactured for the pilot and commercial scale biopharmaceutical industry. This position requires a good understanding of electrical control circuit design for PLC’s, process-related instrumentation and motor controls, along with documentation requirements for pharmaceutical industry equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Design the installation and wiring of process instrumentation and control devices using documents such as I/O list, P&ID, customer specifications and applicable codes and standards.
• Design of PLC and DCS control loops.
• Design of motor controls and variable frequency drive circuits.
• Design layout and wiring of PLC, DCS, VFD and motor control panels.
• Design layout and wiring of digital networks and connections.
• Familiarity with engineering documentation systems.
• Electrical Installation verification.
• Interfacing with Engineers and other design disciplines to provide an integrated system design.
• Construct wiring schematics.
• Generate assembly designs for power distribution panels, control panels and remote I/O panels. Design is achieved using documents such as schematics, customer specs, and applicable codes and standards.
• Create and maintain bill of materials within the ERP system for each assembly drawing created.
• Make conduit schedule based on schematics and system layout.
• Conduct electrical design review meeting with larger engineering team.
• Interface with project management and project engineers during the design, execution and startup phase of projects.
• Provide assistance to manufacturing as required.
• Support and assist customer field service requirements.
• Will play an active role in identifying and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunity.
• Execute other tasks as assigned.
• Ability to travel when required.

Requirements

• Two (2) year technical degree or equivalent certification in Computer Aided Design and Drafting.
• Two (2) or more years of electrical design experience with Industrial control systems preferred.
• Two (2) or more years of electrical design experience with process control loops, motor controls and instrument connections preferred.
• PLC/DCS hardware experience, preferably Rockwell, Siemens and Delta V.
• AutoCAD Electrical basics.
• Autodesk Inventor basics.
• Detail oriented with a solid understanding of drafting standards and design fundamentals.
• Strong attention to design detail, in regard to specifications, codes and other regulatory standards.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications; including Word and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Must work well both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.