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Electrical Design Engineer

Sterling Engineering, Inc.

  • New Berlin, WI
  • 30+ days ago
  • $90,000–$110,000 Per Year

Highlights

You’ll work on projects from electrical design through testing and commissioning, with exposure to motor controls, drives, transformers, power distribution, and custom control panels. Perform electrical calculations including wire sizing, transformer sizing, drive selection, braking resistors, contactors, overload protection, and other power distribution components.

Numbers & Facts

LocationNew Berlin, WI
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$90,000–$110,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1969
Websitehttp://www.sterling-engineering.com

Description

Sterling Engineering is partnering with an industry-leading manufacturer to hire an Electrical Design Engineer in New Berlin, WI. This is a hands-on engineering opportunity focused on designing electrical systems and control panels for large custom industrial equipment.
You’ll work on projects from electrical design through testing and commissioning, with exposure to motor controls, drives, transformers, power distribution, and custom control panels. This is a great opportunity for an electrical engineer who enjoys seeing their designs move from drawings to actual equipment on the manufacturing floor.

Location: New Berlin, WI 53151

Salary: $90,000–$110,000

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, paid holidays, and additional company-sponsored benefits.

What You’ll Do
  • Design electrical systems for custom industrial equipment from concept through completion
  • Create and modify electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, panel layouts, interconnect drawings, and conduit drawings
  • Design electrical control panels and custom enclosures for industrial equipment
  • Perform electrical calculations including wire sizing, transformer sizing, drive selection, braking resistors, contactors, overload protection, and other power distribution components
  • Select electrical components including motors, drives, transformers, breakers, contactors, and related control hardware
  • Apply NEC requirements and applicable electrical design standards throughout the design process
  • Partner with Project Managers, manufacturing, purchasing, service, and other engineering teams to keep projects moving
  • Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), troubleshooting, and equipment validation
  • Assist with Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), equipment startup, and commissioning as needed
  • Troubleshoot electrical design and equipment issues alongside engineering and field service teams
  • Recommend design improvements to enhance equipment performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost
What We’re Looking For
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related field
  • 3+ years of electrical design experience within industrial equipment, machinery, automation, manufacturing, or a related environment
  • Experience creating and interpreting electrical schematics and electrical drawings
  • Hands-on experience with electrical control panel design
  • Experience with motor controls, drives, transformers, and industrial power distribution
  • Ability to perform electrical design calculations including wire sizing, component sizing, and electrical protection
  • Working knowledge of NEC requirements
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to collaborate with manufacturing and other engineering teams
  • Ability to travel approximately 15%
Preferred Experience
These are helpful, but you do not need to check every box to be considered:
  • UL508A knowledge or experience
  • AutoCAD Electrical
  • Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) or Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)
  • Equipment commissioning or startup experience
  • Heavy industrial equipment or custom machinery design
  • PLC or HMI experience with Rockwell or Siemens
  • Experience working directly with manufacturing or field service teams

About Company

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

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