We are actively seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the design and development of electrical systems for custom analytical and process equipment. This is a hands-on-adjacent engineering role focused on electrical design, control panel layouts, wiring diagrams, BOM creation, documentation, compliance, and manufacturing support.
The right person will have experience designing electrical systems in an industrial, manufacturing, automation, instrumentation, or custom equipment environment. This is not a pure PLC programming role, but familiarity with PLC hardware, controls components, instrumentation, and industrial electrical standards will be valuable.
This role offers the opportunity to support technical, project-based systems from design through build, testing, and final delivery. The work is varied, collaborative, and well-suited for someone who enjoys creating practical, buildable electrical designs that directly support manufacturing.
What You’ll Do
- Design electrical systems, control panels, wiring diagrams, and instrumentation layouts for custom analytical/process systems.
- Create and maintain electrical schematics, panel layouts, BOMs, wiring diagrams, and related engineering documentation.
- Select appropriate electrical components, including power supplies, relays, terminal blocks, breakers, sensors, instrumentation, PLC hardware, VFDs, and other control panel components.
- Ensure electrical designs align with internal standards, customer requirements, and applicable industry standards, including UL508A, NEC, and CE.
- Collaborate with mechanical engineering, controls engineering, project management, procurement, manufacturing, and assembly teams to support successful project execution.
- Support manufacturing and electrical assembly by answering design questions, resolving drawing discrepancies, reviewing redlines, and implementing revisions.
- Work with procurement and manufacturing to address component availability, substitutions, BOM accuracy, and design-for-manufacturing improvements.
- Support FAT preparation, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation updates when electrical design or system integration issues arise.
- Identify opportunities to improve design consistency, reduce rework, streamline builds, lower cost, and improve manufacturability.
- Provide technical input for quotes, proposals, standard product configurations, and customer-specific design requirements as needed.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field preferred.
- 3+ years of electrical design experience in an industrial, manufacturing, automation, instrumentation, process equipment, semiconductor equipment, OEM machinery, or custom equipment environment.
- Experience creating electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, control panel layouts, and BOMs.
- Strong CAD experience, ideally with AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, SolidWorks Electrical, or similar electrical design software.
- Working knowledge of UL508A, NEC, CE, or related industrial electrical/control panel standards.
- Experience with control panel design, industrial controls, instrumentation wiring, PLC hardware, I/O, VFDs, sensors, relays, terminal blocks, and power distribution.
- Ability to work with ERP, BOM, or product documentation systems.
- Comfortable supporting manufacturing, assembly, testing, troubleshooting, redlines, and engineering revisions.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, controls, project, and quality teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a custom equipment environment.
Helpful Experience
- Experience designing electrical systems for custom machinery, process equipment, gas analysis systems, industrial automation, semiconductor equipment, analytical instrumentation, or control panels.
- Prior experience in a UL panel shop or with UL508A-compliant control panel design.
- Experience supporting FAT, system startup, commissioning, or manufacturing troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with PLC hardware and controls architecture, even if PLC programming is not your primary focus.
- Experience improving design standards, BOM accuracy, panel layouts, wiring practices, or manufacturability.
Why This Opportunity?
- You’ll work on technical, project-based systems rather than repetitive product work.
- You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, controls, manufacturing, assembly, and project teams.
- You’ll have a direct impact on how systems are designed, built, tested, and improved.
- You’ll join a growing technical manufacturing environment where process improvements, design ideas, and practical engineering input are valued.
Schedule
Monday–Friday, daytime schedule.
Fully onsite in Newton, NJ
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Candidates with experience in electrical design, control panel design, industrial controls, instrumentation, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, BOM creation, UL508A, NEC, CE, manufacturing support, or custom equipment design are encouraged to apply.
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Electrical Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer, Electrical Controls Engineer, Controls Hardware Engineer, Electrical Hardware Engineer, Electrical Systems Engineer, Industrial Electrical Engineer, Control Panel Design Engineer, Electrical Designer, Electrical CAD Designer, Automation Electrical Engineer, Machine Electrical Design Engineer, Instrumentation Electrical Engineer, Panel Design Engineer
Electrical design, electrical systems design, industrial controls, control panel design, control panels, panel layout, panel wiring, control cabinet, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, electrical drawings, electrical CAD, AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, SolidWorks Electrical, CAD, BOM creation, bill of materials, ERP systems, documentation control, revision control, redlines, engineering change orders, ECOs
UL508A, UL 508A, NEC, CE, industrial electrical standards, control panel standards, electrical compliance, component selection, power distribution, power supplies, relays, terminal blocks, breakers, fuses, sensors, instrumentation, PLC hardware, PLC I/O, I/O wiring, VFDs, 24VDC controls, 120VAC circuits, signal wiring, low-voltage controls, industrial wiring
Manufacturing support, assembly support, design for manufacturing, DFM, FAT, factory acceptance testing, system testing, troubleshooting, startup support, commissioning support, custom equipment, OEM machinery, automation equipment, process equipment, analytical instrumentation, gas analyzers, process analyzers, semiconductor equipment, industrial gas systems, high-mix low-volume manufacturing, custom machinery, project-based manufacturing
Pay: $55,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have reliable transportation and are you able to work fully onsite in Newton, NJ, Monday through Friday?
- How many years of experience do you have designing electrical systems, control panels, or industrial electrical equipment?
A) 0–1 years
B) 1–2 years
C) 3–5 years
D) 5–7 years
E) 7+ years
- Which of the following have you personally created in a professional setting?
A) Electrical schematics
B) Wiring diagrams
C) Control panel layouts
D) Panel/enclosure layouts
E) Electrical BOMs / bills of materials
F) Electrical drawings or design packages
G) Redlines / drawing revisions
H) I have reviewed or worked from these documents, but have not personally created them
I) None of the above
- Which electrical design/CAD tools have you used?
A) AutoCAD Electrical
B) EPLAN
C) SolidWorks Electrical
D) DraftSight
E) AutoCAD
F) Other electrical CAD software
G) No electrical CAD experience
- What experience do you have with UL508A, NEC, CE, or industrial control panel standards? (if no experience, leave blank or state "N/A")
- Have you designed or worked with any of the following control panel components?
A) PLC hardware / I/O
B) VFDs
C) Terminal blocks
D) Relays
E) Power supplies
F) Breakers / fuses
G) Sensors
H) Instrumentation
I) 24VDC controls
J) 120VAC circuits
K) Signal wiring
L) None of the above
- What are your annual salary or hourly wage expectations?
Work Location: In person
