Electrical Design Engineer

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 Engineer will support our low and medium voltage product engineering, automation and service efforts for repeatable orders.

Essential Functions

• Create drawing packages for the manufacture of custom switchgear and switchboards to applicable industry standards.
• Support production during the product construction and testing.
• Work with mechanical designers to lay out and create rough front views/plan views of switchgear and switchboards.
• Select components and create detailed bills of materials for our products.
• May entail programming assignments for automation components, protective relays, digital meters, communication devices, etc.
• Coordinate between multiple locations of manufacture to provide direction to build consistent equipment between facilities.
• Coordinate with sales and project management teams for changes to repeatable designs.
• Work with operations teams for adding modularity to production processes for increased efficiency as it relates to repeatable orders.
• Some travel required to customer sites, IEM manufacturing plants, and customer meetings. Travel not to exceed 25%.

Competencies

• Understanding of basic electrical engineering principles as they apply to power industry
• Project/Task management and the ability to carry out a plan that moves a task to completion.
• Technical writing skills
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Organization skills
• Pride in Workmanship
• Time management
• Attention to detail and thoroughness
• Basic understanding of mechanical layout and considerations
• Ability to interact directly with sales, other technical resources and management.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Autocad drafting software