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Electrical Designer I

Legal Entity:  Fives Gidding & Lewis, LLC
Country:  United States
State:  Wisconsin
City:  Fond du Lac
Job Family:  Engineering and Science
Job Type:  Fixed Term Position
Work Location:  On-site
Compensation:  $67,000 - $77,000

Accountability:

Electrical Designer 1 for metal cutting machine tool products. Under general supervision responsible for developing electrical designs including machine and control schematics, cable assembly charts, electrical assembly drawings and bills-of-material accurately, economically, on schedule and in accordance with Giddings & Lewis and industry standards. In addition, perform other duties as assigned by manager, provide technical support for the sales, manufacturing, and service of company products.

Scope and Responsibilities:

Essential duties include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Proactively attains a safe and healthy work environment for all employees.
  • Meet engineering project or machine release schedules completing designs, details, parts lists, and other relative information on schedule.
  • Contributes to enhancing company product performance and reliability.
  • Provide accurate drawings according to Giddings & Lewis and industry engineering standards.
  • Responsible for the complete electrical design encompassing collaboration with mechanical engineers, electrical schematic development, power cabinet design and layout, component selection, and machine cable routing.
  • Assists in the design and development of CNC hardware applications, integrating third-party CNC hardware and control concepts while utilizing third-party software programs.
  • Effective collaboration with control vendors on new product development, control packing and machine integration.
  • Provides design and engineering assistance to various internal teams, including Mechanical Engineering, Test Engineering, Training, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Sales, and Technical Service.
  • Develops specifications and documentation for electrical designs, facilitating clear communication and training within the design engineering group.
  • Maintains current knowledge of new control methods, designs, industry standards, and electrical codes.
  • Improves overall company and engineering efficiency and effectiveness by participation in special assignments and projects.
  • Becomes knowledgeable and proficient in the use of company and industry standards.
  • Becomes knowledgeable and proficient in the use of PLM(Agile) and ERP (SAP) systems.
  • ISO 9001 & 14001 awareness and compliance.

 Education/Certification:

  • Associate degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering Technology from a two-year college or university or equivalent in proven experience.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or have permanent residency status (green card).

Experience:

  • Associate degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering Technology or 3 – 5 years related experience.

Skills:

  • Strong engineering aptitude.
  • Ability to solve technical problems.
  • Ability to prioritize and adapt to changing priorities quickly and effectively.
  • Understand creation, structuring, & maintenance of schematic and bills of material.
  • Self-directed with excellent work ethic and strong time-management skills.
  • Ability to work in focused teams.
  • Ability to work in a timely manner and accurately.
  • Ability to share ideas and value of designs with other professionals.
  • Ability to understand complex power panel design, power distribution, short circuit rating, arc flash and grounding.
  • Ability to understand drive design integrating motors, drives and power supplies to meet specific requirements of multi-axis servo design applications.
  • Ability to understand networked I/O fieldbuses.
  • Ability to understand commercial cabling systems and configuration.
  • Ability to understand sensor interfaces and technology.
  • Ability to understand CNC applications.
  • Ability to interpret and understand electrical standards – NFPA 79, UL 508A, IEC 60204-1
  • EPLAN P8 or equivalent design skills with adherence to Engineering standards, guidelines, and practices is a plus.
  • 2D CAD design skills with AutoCAD with adherence to Engineering standards, guidelines, and practices is a plus.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word skills.