Designer I - Electrical

Job Description

Job Summary:

The Designer I - Electrical role is primarily responsible for actively driving and managing the development of electrical control drawing packages for high-voltage switchgear and power-switching devices. Coordinating with sales, manufacturing, and quality teams as the key technical advisor and product advocate, the Designer must be able to identify and provide reliable solutions for all technical issues to ensure complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the engineering process. The Designer must be able to establish and maintain strong relationships throughout the engineering cycle.

Essential Responsibilities:

Consistently apply basic electrical drafting and design fundamentals and practices to

promptly produce high-quality wiring diagrams and schematics drawing sets pertaining to

control, motor, and heater circuits for high-voltage switchgear and power switching devices.

Adhere to ANSI, IEEE, ASTM, ASCE, AWS, CSA, and other organizational standards.

Retain expert level of product knowledge and its application.

Coordinate with sales, vendors, customers, and other Southern States divisions to ensure

order fulfillment is satisfactory.

Troubleshoot and resolve wiring and field installation difficulties that is consistent with

Southern States’ mission, values, and financial objectives, in a timely manner.

Issue formal documentation descriptively detailing engineering changes in accordance with

Southern States engineering standard practices and procedures

Produce ongoing status reports for active orders.

Maintain accurate records pertaining to target accounts, opportunities, quotes, projects,

contacts, and correspondences within company approved databases.

Identify customer needs and engineering opportunities for future growth.

Travel to project sites to aide in sales support, startup, integration, and training services as

required.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Education: Associates Degree in Applied Science with a concentration in Computer Aided

Drafting and Design (CADD), equivalent, or five years’ related experience

Demonstrated AutoCAD experience

Applied Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) experience

Fundamental electrical control and protection systems understanding

Proficient written and oral communication skills

Motivated with the ability to perform in a team environment

Punctual, business-casual attire, and well-groomed

Available to travel <10%

Preferred Qualifications:

SolidWorks Electrical experience

High-voltage switchgear electrical controls and protection systems experience

Working knowledge of basic electrical tools including multi-meters and basic electrical hand

tools

Project management experience is beneficial

Hands-on assembly, factory, or job site experience in controls wiring

Control cabinet and enclosure design experience is a plus

Visual Basics, Business Central, PowerPoint, and SharePoint applied knowledge

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