[ref. e1281304] Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer

The Electrical Design Engineer role will be responsible for the efficient electrical design of our Isolator equipment to client requirements. This exlusive client is a leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical isolator equipment and is based in Cork.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design the electrical wiring layout and panels for process instrumentation and control devices using documents such as P&ID, Instrument Schedule and customer specifications
• Design of PLC control Loops, Motor controls and variable frequency drive circuits
• Design pneumatic circuits for process control and instrumentation
• Create and design the required design document such as Electrical Schematics, Electrical drawings and Instrument Schedule (IS) and provide input into other documents as required
• Construct wiring schematics Generate assembly designs for power distribution panels, control panels and remote I/O panels. Design is achieved using documents such as schematics, customer specs, and applicable codes and standards
• Support existing equipment with after-sales support
• Typical tasks will include the management of specifications, design, purchasing of equipment, interpreting electrical schematics, overseeing the Build of projects within budget, allocated time, and corporate guidelines, commissioning, and handover.
• Interfacing with Engineers and other design disciplines to provide an integrated system design
• Work with sales team to help deliver competitive solutions to the industry as directed by the Manager
• Responsible to help maintain a safe, healthy, ethically and environmentally responsible workplace and business
• Responsible for Automation Variation Change Requests (VCR) with clients where scope deviates from /"as sold/" specification.
• Management of procurement of long lead time items for projects with the procurement team to meet project timelines.
• Conduct electrical design review meeting with larger engineering team
• Interface with project management and project engineers during the design, execution and start-up phase of projects

JOB DESCRIPTION

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 2-3 years of previous Electrical Design Engineering experience with industrial control systems,process control loops, motor controls and instrument connections
• Competent working with technical and electrical drawings and specifications, and have previously demonstrated the ability to build strong working relationships both within their team and working across multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong project management skills are a distinct advantage for this position with proven problem[1]solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills through English
• Multitask ability to work with several projects at a time
• Experience of Good Documentation Practices (GDP) as used within the Life Sciences industry

EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIRED:

• Degree or equivalent certification in Electrical Engineering
• Experience in AutoCAD and See Electrical CAD systems
• PLC/DCS hardware experience, preferably Weidmuller, Siemens and Allan Bradley Knowledge of Atex Guidelines an advantage
• Knowledge of communications protocols and networking a distinct advantage such as Profinet, Ethernet IP, ModBus, Profibus
• Knowledge of regional regulatory standards such as CE and NRTL Panels standards, and ATEX (EU) and HazLoc (US) certification