Founding Electrical Design Engineer

Austin, TX (On-Site) | $120K–$160K equity

Blitzpanel is automating the complete engineer-to-build pipeline for UL508A control panels, from schematics to wire routing. Customers include solar farms, robotics startups, and Tesla. The engineering side of this business needs an owner, and that is what this role is.

What You'll Own

You are the design function. Every panel that ships goes through you first.

• Electrical design of industrial control panels to UL508A standards: schematics, layouts, and BOMs
• Translate customer specs and single-lines into complete, code-compliant, buildable design packages
• Build macros and templates to improve engineering throughput as volume scales
• Work directly with customers when design questions come up. No layers between you and the work.
• EPLAN is our primary tool.
• Own the quoting process: review incoming specs, scope projects, and estimate engineering hours and BOM costs

What We Need

• Hands-on experience designing industrial control panels that have passed UL508A listing inspection
• Proficiency in EPLAN or another database-driven ECAD platform. AutoCAD Electrical is a strong secondary.
• The ability to take a set of customer requirements and produce a complete, buildable design package independently
• Comfort with 480VAC power distribution and low-voltage control circuits

Nice to Have

• Experience with UL698A (hazardous locations)
• Familiarity with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, ABB, Eaton, or other common industrial components
• Background at a panel shop, systems integrator, or OEM

What We Are Not Looking For

• A specific degree. If you can do the work, we do not care how you learned it.
• Someone who needs a large team around them to function. We are small and moving fast.

Why Join Now

This is a founding engineering role. The person who takes this seat will have shaped how Blitzpanel designs and delivers panels by the time we are ten times our current size.

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