Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer

Vaco

$75,000.00 - $100,000.00 / yr

relocation assistance

United States, Georgia, Norcross

Jun 07, 2025

Vaco is working with a great longstanding client in the power industry to find an Electrical Design Engineer. This is a new position due to growth at our client which operates in the dynamic power generation industry.

Our client offers a competitive salary and benefits package, 3 weeks vacation to start with additional weeks accruing thereafter and a family friendly environment. Its also a super stable company, having been in business for more than 25 years and everyone is bonus eligible. Limited relocation assistance can be provided for the right candidate (US candidates only).

Requirements

Lead design reviews with the engineering team to ensure designs meet clientrequirements, applicable standards, and quality requirements

Creation and refinement of technical schematics and diagrams to capture design intent and document the key aspects necessary to accomplish the manufacturing goals of a project

Development of circuit designs based on customer input and operation requirements

Creation and maintenance of technical documents such as bill of materials, installation and maintenance manuals, functional test plans, dedication and qualification plans, design specifications, etc. for each project

Perform root cause, apparent cause and/or common cause analysis and testing activities, when required

Provide technical support to customers

Provide technical support to assemblers and integrators

Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, andother data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements ofdesigns or applications

Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications

Maintain schedules through interaction with project management, engineering, production personnel, and customers

Maintain ongoing project requirements and specifications for multiple projects

Interaction with vendors to resolve design issues

Provide all requirements necessary to procure items and services to purchasing

Assign shelf life to applicable components

Problem solve test failures, product and procedure related issues

Review test data and verify if the results met established acceptance criteria

Witness/audit activities at subcontractor/customer facilities when required

Create equivalency evaluations for components and assemblies

Support Sales in quoting process and find replacement components for obsoleteitems

Qualifications

BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering

3+ years of experience in electrical design engineering, specifically in areas of

design and risk mitigation, testing, and project management

Experience with failure analysis methodologies and implementation

Experience with Electrical Schematic software

Experience with NFPA-70 National Electric code NEC requirements

Power industry experience a plus

Experience in Circuit Board Design is preferred

Travel Required: 40%

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