Systems Design Technician

Systems Design Technician

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Responsibilities

• Individual responsible for Bill of Material creation and panel layouts for system hardware.
• Finalize system schematics, assignment of wire numbers, selection of wire type/gauge.
• Support engineering in the design of control, drives and automation systems working in a project team environment.
• Perform detailed hardware layouts and create manufacturing release packages.
• Provide updates to project manager/leader on status of activities.
• Performance to schedule and performance to budget for self and other less-experienced engineers.
• May participate in project meetings, production handover, and continuous improvement projects.
• Oversee the completion of work packages completed by other technicians and review and confirm accuracy through internal audits.
• Be the mediator between the lead engineer and the manufacturing, and communicates any project issues to the project managers.
• Determine which hardware’s configuration will be used in the project, sending it to the client for its approval beforehand.
• Create the Engineering Change Notices, mitigating issues that will be performed in the hardware equipment used on the project.
• Coordinate with other departments as necessary to satisfy project requirements.
• Work with Engineering and Assembly/Test activities within the facility and remotely.
• Supports an environment conducive to successful team interaction.
• May lead contractors on project assignments.
• Responsible for meeting project schedule, engineering hour’s budget, and customer satisfaction targets.
• Must be commercially aware of the impact to the business performing the technician function to the benefit of the company and customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 year or Associates Degree in Engineering/Technology discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in control systems engineering related to variable speed drives and industrial automation systems.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in electrical design, with emphasis in schematics and panel layout generation.
• Ability to design utilizing ACAD electrical.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be available and willing to work overtime in order to meet customer project commitments.
• Must perform duties in the office, that is co-located in the manufacturing plant, as part of a project team.
• Expected to support group projects going through manufacturing.
• Must be able to work in a project driven environment where constructive feedback from others is encouraged.
• Previous experience in a Manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience using programmable controllers, numerical controls, computers or motor controls and drives in industrial automation control systems.
• 3D CAD knowledge: Creo, Solidworks, etc.