Electrical Engineer (for Automation/Material Handling Systems)

Title: Electrical Engineer (for Automation/Material Handling Systems)

Location: REMOTE + 25% Travel

Ideal Start Date: End of July

Duration: 6 months + probable extension

Work Schedule: 40 hr/week and OT available during on site activities

Background or Drug Screen required: Yes

Project Details:

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for designing complex automation and material handling systems for distribution, fulfillment, and warehouse applications across KPI projects.

This role serves as the technical authority for Electrical Engineering, ensuring scalable, compliant and high-quality solutions which integrate seamlessly with upstream and downstream MHE systems (conveyors, AS/RS, robotics, sortation, and associated industrial automation technologies), including Mechanical and Controls interfaces. The Electrical Engineer drives crossfunctional alignment, mentors engineers, establishes standards and best practices, and ensures predictable, efficient execution throughout the project lifecycle.

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Project Technical Ownership
2. Develop overall system design using IEC/US standards, customer specifications and KPI guidelines.
3. Utilize Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical and other KPI custom tools to complete drawings for control panels, power distribution single lines, conveyor layouts, and other electrical drawings as required.
4. Calculate power requirements and ratings for single line diagrams and control panels.
5. Develop and release bill of materials for panels and field devices.
6. Support remote teams reviewing panel or layout drawings to aid manufacturing and installation functions.
7. Troubleshoot electrical circuits, Ethernet networks, and basic plc logic.
8. Test, Commission, and Quality Assurance of complex controls solutions in customer facilities.
9. Integration & Cross-Discipline Collaboration
10. Team Leadership & Mentoring

11.Documentation & Compliance

Musts:

1. B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent engineering qualifications.
2. 3+ years of relevant work experience.
3. Knowledge of NEC and NFPA and UL508A
4. Experience using AutoCAD-Electrical (ACAD-E) to create, read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics is required.

5.Experience scripting in AutoCAD-Electrical

1. Strong communication and documentation skills.
2. Ability to lead technical conversations with customers and cross-functional teams.
3. Capable of managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
4. Comfortable mentoring and guiding engineers.