Electrical Design Engineer

Role: Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Menlo Park, CA

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About The AES Group:
The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that have the greatest positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Understands automation and electrical components to meet customer specifications, application requirements, and industrial standards.
• Designs custom control panels, bill of materials, wiring diagrams, schematic diagrams, and one-line power distribution drawings.
• Conducts IO checkout and validation.
• Performs enclosure FLA and heat dissipation calculations.
• Creates and maintains AutoCAD Electrical templates, blocks, and symbols library.
• Researches components and identifies electrical requirements from data sheets/manuals.

Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship now or in the future.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field/equivalent relevant experience (3.4 GPA minimum).
• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Familiar with electrical symbols, understanding electrical schematics, and designing power & control circuits.
• Experience with electrical design software (preferably AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD, EPlan or SolidWorks Electrical).
• Working knowledge of standard automation instrumentation (PLCs, IO Modules, VFDs, Motors, etc.) and industrial communication networks.
• Ability to size, identify and select electrical components (breakers, fuses, VFDs, disconnects, etc.) per project specifications.
• Familiar with North American electrical code and standards (NFPA 79, UL 508A, NEC) with the ability to apply them to electrical project specifications with some supervision.
• Ability to manage projects from specification to quality control with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of panel design from DC to 480V systems.