Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Role: Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Sacramento CA (Hybrid)

Contract

Note: Candidate needs to start the project immediately.

Lead Electrical Design Engineer Control Pane

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

Design and Development:

• Develop new or update loop diagrams and interconnect diagrams for electrical power and process control systems for industrial automation and electrical systems ensuring compliance with industry standards and client specifications.
• Design complex electrical controls and communication equipment and systems to provide automation for water/wastewater industry projects.
• Develop detailed engineering documentation including single-line and three-line diagrams panel elevations general arrangements and wiring schematics.
• Ensure accurate representation of control loops including signal types
• Define cable routing wire numbering terminal assignments and connection details
• Prepare and maintain bill of materials (BOM) cable schedules and wiring lists.
• Ensure feedback from identified stakeholders are incorporated accurately into artifacts such as manufacturing drawings bill of material and submittal documentation. Adhere to stringent timelines.
• Perform quality checks on electrical drawings before submission

Project Collaboration:

• Provide technical leadership to offshore leadership
• Be the voice of customer to the offshore team and vice versa
• Work closely with onsite engineers electricians and project managers to ensure wiring designs match field conditions
• Participate in onsite inspections and meetings to discuss wiring modifications and documentation updates
• Coordinate with the customers engineering team to understand system requirements and implement changes as needed.
• Help in working with customer IT teams to establish access to engineering artifacts and resolve any other issues in the course of the project for offshore team
• Help in establishing templates and part libraries for self and offshore team
• Coordinate with process and instrumentation engineers to verify loop configurations.
• Collaborate with panel designers to ensure proper terminations
• Participate in peer reviews for drawings prepared by cohorts
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality and efficiency.

Skills:

• Experience in leading multi-location teams
• Ability to prepare and maintain technical artifacts such as but not limited to drawing templates work instructions etc.
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution systems and control panel components
• Hands-on experience in developing electrical schematics for the following and not limited to:
• Variable frequency drives
• Motor control systems
• Battery backup systems
• PLCs
• Electrical switchgear
• High proficiency in design software such as AutoCAD Electrical and SolidWorks Electrical
• Knowledge of PDM systems such as Autodesk Vault and Solidworks PDM
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of the following industry standards such as but not limited to:
• EC NEC IEEE or NFPA 79
• Knowledge of best practices in electrical design and safety

Qualification:

• Bavhelors degree in electrical engineering
• 4-5 years of experience in electrical engineering focusing on control panel design and development.