Electrical Design Engineer

Murata Machinery USA Inc offers an on-site Electrical Design Engineer role in Charlotte, NC. You will design electrical systems in collaboration with mechanical, electrical, and project management professionals, applying current engineering practices and North American standards while adapting global technologies for North American customer sites. The position supports Muratec system quality and reliability and provides opportunities to contribute to safety and performance across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical designs and drawings from preliminary concepts, sketches, calculations, and specifications while applying sound engineering practices.
• Maintain electrical schematics and supporting drawings using EPLAN and AutoCAD Electrical, coordinating with other departments, project engineers, and fabrication groups during and after the build cycle, and update drawings as needed.
• Ensure design integrity meets functional requirements such as rate capacity, strength, reliability, and service life using standard engineering tools and prototype testing when necessary.
• Apply knowledge of North American codes and standards to assess designs and provide technical recommendations, potentially modifying global designs for local acceptance.
• Integrate safety concepts into the equipment design, addressing human and machine safety considerations.
• Create and maintain safety validation documentation, including SISTEMA files.
• Lead quality checks of completed designs and equipment and provide technical guidance to other engineers to ensure performance and conformance to customer specifications.
• Develop engineering department guidelines, templates, and training materials; lead EPLAN drawing and template development.
• Collaborate with the Systems Planning team to produce project estimates detailing material costs and design hours; maintain department estimating tools.
• Maintain device and system drawing packages and conformance documentation.
• Manage budget and schedule commitments within the design cycle.
• Oversee the research phase of purchasing electrical parts; justify product choices to the Project Manager and issue purchase orders for electrical components.
• Participate in project kick-off meetings to capture specifications, timelines, and provide hours and material cost estimates.
• Schedule and chair design reviews, capturing minutes as required throughout the design cycle.
• Attend project update meetings to monitor budgets and timelines and participate in post mortem discussions for continuous improvement.
• Assist in identifying electrical issues on the shop floor or customer sites, coordinate investigations, root cause analysis, and design improvements.
• Support the Engineering Supervisor in pursuing quality and reliability goals and researching new electrical devices and methods.
• Respond to inquiries from staff, departments, and customers with technical electrical design support.
• Develop design documentation including operating, setup, repair, and maintenance manuals, procedures, spare parts lists, and recommendations.
• Ensure OHSA health and safety policies are followed during work on site and at the Grimsby, Canada location.

Requirements

• Minimum ten years of experience as an Electrical Engineer in an industrial, engineering, or automation environment.
• Experience with EPLAN and AutoCAD Electrical is required.

Technologies

• EPLAN
• AutoCAD Electrical
• SISTEMA
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Outlook
• ERP software

Language skills

Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; speak effectively before groups of customers or employees. The role requires communicating with group company members who have varying degrees of fluency in English.

Mathematical skills

Ability to convert and perform engineering calculations in all units of measure with appropriate precision, compute equipment process rate analyses, determine critical ratios, and convey findings through simple graphs or visualizations.

Reasoning ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Capable of interpreting a wide range of technical instructions and navigating multiple variables.

Other skills and abilities

• Strong ability to develop electrical designs for complex automated systems from basic concepts using engineering principles.
• Knowledge of electrical systems including 400/480 VAC 3-phase, controls, I/O, servo control, safety circuits, and pneumatics.
• Familiarity with modular cabling technologies, cable tray systems, and electrical installations.
• Electrical wiring experience and familiarity with mechanical systems are assets.
• Expertise in safety system design and assessing safety circuits to comply with standards and achieve required Performance Level.
• Knowledge of basic robotic operations and interfacing with mechanical and software components.
• Understanding of material handling equipment and conveying systems.
• Ability to collaborate with third party vendors to integrate equipment modules into a unified system.
• High accuracy and attention to detail; ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with staff, customers, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, Outlook, and ERP software; ability to learn additional software as needed.

Travel

Up to 20 percent travel is required. A valid driver’s license and a good driving record are required. Must be eligible to obtain a passport for international travel.

Physical demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Work environment

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The role involves on-site work in Charlotte, NC and may include travel and site visits as described.