What are the responsibilities and job description for the Panel Designer position at Prime Controls?
About Prime
Introducing Prime Controls, L.P.
Established in 2004, Prime Controls, L.P. is a family-owned Systems Integration and I&C Construction firm dedicated to meeting clients’ industrial automation and control requirements. As a Main Automation Contractor, we offer comprehensive solutions, supported by our size, expertise , and extensive experience. With a professional team of 1000 employees, Prime Controls serves customers nationwide from our Dallas, Texas headquarters and offices throughout the United States. Our mission is to deliver the highest quality professional services while prioritizing our employees’ well-being and fostering an exceptional workplace environment.
Overview
What You Will Do
As a Panel Drafter, you will play a crucial role assisting most aspects of panel design projects by producing panel drawing documentation for production and customers.
A Typical Day at Prime Controls
The Basic
What We Offer:
Full-time employees enjoy a great benefits package including, but not limited to:
Physical requirements and work environment expectations vary by position. Generally, roles at Prime Controls may involve moderate noise, occasional exposure to outdoor weather conditions, and, depending on the role, work at heights or around airborne particles and electrical components. Physical activities may include standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, as well as the use of hands, arms, and voice communication. Some roles may require lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements may include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
EEO
Prime Controls is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disabled employer.
As a federal contractor, Prime Controls is required to participate in the federal government’s E-Verify program, which confirms employment authorization of all newly hired employees and most existing employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. For new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification on or before the first day of work. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.
Introducing Prime Controls, L.P.
Established in 2004, Prime Controls, L.P. is a family-owned Systems Integration and I&C Construction firm dedicated to meeting clients’ industrial automation and control requirements. As a Main Automation Contractor, we offer comprehensive solutions, supported by our size, expertise , and extensive experience. With a professional team of 1000 employees, Prime Controls serves customers nationwide from our Dallas, Texas headquarters and offices throughout the United States. Our mission is to deliver the highest quality professional services while prioritizing our employees’ well-being and fostering an exceptional workplace environment.
Overview
What You Will Do
As a Panel Drafter, you will play a crucial role assisting most aspects of panel design projects by producing panel drawing documentation for production and customers.
A Typical Day at Prime Controls
- Reads and interprets customer diagrams and documentation and communicates with project team to understand objectives and preferences.
- Confer with engineering staff, manufacturing staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
- Provides guidance and assistance to other designers and drafters.
- Provides guidance and assistance to production on all aspects of the panel design.
- Selects Parts and interpret vendor cut sheets to determine functionality of components.
- Uses AutoCAD/AutoCAD Electrical to create and update CAD drawings.
- Develops panel layout and detail drawings.
- Develops PLC module and electrical drawings.
- Performs panel power and heat calculations.
- Performs updates to panel layout and detail drawings based on markups in accordance with company and customer standards.
- Performs updates to PLC module and electrical drawings based on markups in accordance with company and customer standards.
- Performs self and peer review checks of panel drawings.
The Basic
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Experience using AutoCad
- Proficiency with MS Office Applications (Word, Excel)
- Must be capable of reading customer architectural and mechanical plans
- Must have working knowledge of drafting fundamentals including orthographic views, standard dimensioning practices, scaling plus English and metric units of measure
- Must be capable of reading and understanding customer requirements in the form of quotations and specifications
What We Offer:
Full-time employees enjoy a great benefits package including, but not limited to:
- Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Account(s)
- Generous PTO
- Numerous culture events
- ESOP
- 401k matching and more!
Physical requirements and work environment expectations vary by position. Generally, roles at Prime Controls may involve moderate noise, occasional exposure to outdoor weather conditions, and, depending on the role, work at heights or around airborne particles and electrical components. Physical activities may include standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, as well as the use of hands, arms, and voice communication. Some roles may require lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements may include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
EEO
Prime Controls is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disabled employer.
As a federal contractor, Prime Controls is required to participate in the federal government’s E-Verify program, which confirms employment authorization of all newly hired employees and most existing employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. For new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification on or before the first day of work. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.