What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Design Engineer position at ChaTeck Incorporated?
Role: Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Menlo Park, CA
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Responsibilities
- Understands automation and electrical components to meet customer specifications, application requirements, and industrial standards.
- Designs custom control panels, bill of materials, wiring diagrams, schematic diagrams, and one-line power distribution drawings.
- Conducts IO checkout and validation.
- Performs enclosure FLA and heat dissipation calculations.
- Creates and maintains AutoCAD Electrical templates, blocks, and symbols library.
- Researches components and identifies electrical requirements from data sheets/manuals.
Requirements
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship now or in the future.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field/equivalent relevant experience (3.4 GPA minimum).
- 3 years of relevant experience.
- Familiar with electrical symbols, understanding electrical schematics, and designing power & control circuits.
- Experience with electrical design software (preferably AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD, EPlan or SolidWorks Electrical).
- Working knowledge of standard automation instrumentation (PLCs, IO Modules, VFDs, Motors, etc.) and industrial communication networks.
- Ability to size, identify and select electrical components (breakers, fuses, VFDs, disconnects, etc.) per project specifications.
- Familiar with North American electrical code and standards (NFPA 79, UL 508A, NEC) with the ability to apply them to electrical project specifications with some supervision.
- Ability to manage projects from specification to quality control with minimal supervision.
- Knowledge of panel design from DC to 480V systems.