Senior Controls Designer

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain electrical panel layouts and control panel designs for Battery Systems, UPS, and EMS products
• Create and revise electrical schematics using AutoCAD Electrical
• Generate and maintain BOMs directly from schematics, ensuring accuracy between design and procurement data
• Collaborate with electrical, controls, and mechanical engineers to incorporate design changes and resolve interferences
• Support drawing standardization, symbol libraries, and title block/template consistency across projects
• Participate in design reviews and incorporate feedback from engineering and manufacturing
• Coordinate with suppliers and manufacturing on panel build questions and drawing clarifications
• Maintain revision control and documentation standards across schematic packages
• Core Qualifications
• 7 plus years of control panel design experience, carrying complete drawing packages from concept through released production revision
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN P8, including symbol libraries, project templates, and device tagging schemes
• PLC and I/O hardware design: I/O lists, module and rack selection, I/O allocation, 24VDC power budgeting, fusing and distribution, analog signal conditioning, shielding and grounding
• Network interface drawings: Ethernet and Modbus TCP topology, fiber and copper runs, managed switch and port assignments, IP address schedules, panel to panel communications
• Wiring detail: terminal block schedules, wire numbering conventions, cable and conduit schedules, interconnect and field wiring diagrams
• Component database management: part numbering, manufacturer and vendor data, obsolescence tracking, revision history
• Applied familiarity with NEC (NFPA 70) for panel, feeder, and overcurrent protection decisions, conductor sizing, and enclosure choices
• Practical UL 508A knowledge: SCCR determination and documentation, listed and recognized component selection, spacing and clearance, wire bending space, field wiring terminal markings
• Emergency stop and safety circuit design: dual channel monitored wiring, safety relay selection, NFPA 79 and ISO 13849 awareness, monitored contactors, reset logic