IEM, the titan of custom electrical distribution and power quality equipment in North America, stands as the pinnacle of innovation and service excellence. With a global reach, IEM crafts bespoke solutions to power the dynamic needs of thriving industries worldwide. Join us in this thrilling journey with a company that is not just growing but thriving, boasting a booking backlog that stretches over three years.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for the design of low and medium voltage power systems and acts as the primary technical interface for the equipment they are assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform design, troubleshooting and commissioning job functions as needed to support IEM’s products and to achieve customer goals
• Create drawing packages for the manufacturing of custom switchgear and switchboards to applicable industry standards
• Support production during the product construction and testing by answering any technical inquiries.
• Work with mechanical designers to layout out and create rough front views/plan views of switchgear and switchboards.
• Select components and create detailed bills of materials for our products
• Write sequence of operation documents to define automatic system functionality
• Engineers are expected to take a project from the design conception stage through the manufacturing process and further to project completion
• Perform design job functions as needed to support IEM’s products and to achieve customer goals
• Support sales and the project management team in answering customer questions as it relates to the design.
• Often works on larger projects that range from ($300k to $40 million)
• Complete short field assignments where design consultation is required (generally less than 3 days at a time and not to exceed 10% of total time)

COMPETENCIES:

• Advanced understanding of electrical engineering principles and theories as they apply to power industry and switchgear.
• Experienced in utilizing AutoCAD for electrical design.
• Advanced understanding of mechanical layout and considerations.
• Project/Task management and the ability to carry out a plan that moves a task to completion.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to interact directly with customers, sales, other technical resources and management.
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks.
• Ability to lead small teams of people to achieve a larger task.
• Willing to work with less experienced engineers for mentoring and training
• Ability to interact directly with customers, sales, other technical resources and management.
• Technical writing skills.
• Organization skills.
• Pride in Workmanship.
• Time management.
• Attention to detail and thoroughness.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Four year degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a related field .
• Previous field service experience, knowledge and understanding is a big plus.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.)
• Significant experience with Autocad drafting software.
• Industrial automation experience is a big plus.