Mechanical Project Design Engineer

Electrical Project Design Engineer

Bellefontaine, Ohio Flexible start time, CapEx approved for 2025 and 2026, career growth, diverse position, site project engineering expert and work with a team of tenured engineers! Make your daily hours, start work at 6, 7 or 8 - our client will be flexible Capital expenditures are approved into 2025 and 2026 and will keep you busy and focused

Seeking career growth? You can advance with the company without moving to another site! Be in a diverse role, spending up to 20% of your time on design and up to 15% of your time on the manufacturing floor

YOU could be the electrical project expert at the plant Join a collaborative team of engineers with an average tenure of 12 years with the company This position could be for you! Ready to take the next step?

We will make this process easy for you! We are working exclusively and directly with the company to fill this position!

Manufacturer is seeking an Electrical Project Design Engineer to work in their project engineering team. The Electrical Project Design Enginee r will report to the Engineering Lead and will be the site expert for all electrical projects at the site.

Daily responsibilities will include :

• Maintain and improve the electrical safety program, including arc flash
• Oversee and optimize facility power distribution
• Research and identify electrical issues in the plant and propose electrical solutions
• Assist with development and maintaining systems to monitor plant power usage
• Oversee engineering projects and preventative maintenance initiatives
• Support other engineers with electrical needs for new manufacturing cells and lines
• Establish continuous improvement directives related to power distribution
• Complete detailed data analysis
• Research and coordinate cost justification for new projects and present to upper management for approval
• Monitor and implement energy savings projects
• Oversee up to 4-6 projects at one time with varying budgets and timelines
• Communicate with internal and external partners on the status of project timelines, including coordinating and leading teams
• Utilize 2D CAD for electrical panel and power distribution design
• Drive the vision for the plant's future sustainability plan
• Other engineering tasks as assigned

Candidates should be interested in leading teams to meet electrical project initiatives. Up to 20% of this job is spent on design of control panels and power distribution throughout the plant.

This position involves heavy data acquisition and analysis. Candidates should be able to manage their own projects with minimal supervision, be able to build rapport on the manufacturing floor and enjoy working within a team of engineers.

This position requires candidates to be on the manufacturing floor up to 15% of their day, potentially more during project work.

Individuals should have excellent floor communication skills and be able to effectively communicate with front line associates.

Medical benefits are available the first of the month after 30 days of employment. Holidays, vacation, relocation assistance, 401K and annual bonus potential! This position does require candidates to work over holiday shutdowns and some weekends to complete projects.

REQUIREMENTS for the Electrical Project Design Engineer :

1. Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a technical field; Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technologies highly preferred

2. At least two years of similar electrical project design engineering experience at a manufacturing site 3. Experience troubleshooting PLCs

4. Project management skills, including management of timelines and budgets 5. Electrical design of control panels

6. Electrical design of power distribution 7. Working knowledge of arc flash 8. AutoCAD

9. Microsoft Office, specifically Excel

Skills preferred but NOT required :

1. Automotive manufacturing work experience

2. Capital equipment projects

3. Exposure to Lean and / or Six Sigma methodologies

4. Strong data analysis skills

Why work for this organization :

New capital equipment projects

Diverse business mix (Honda, Toyota, Ford and other OEMs)

Supply truck, car, van and EV markets

Competitive benefits package and bonus program up to 9%

Strong project work

Opportunity for advancement, corporate opportunities without having to relocate This engineering group has a history of growing talent

Candidates are preferred to be local to the Bellefontaine, Ohio area. There is a competitive relocation program available for regional candidates with all of the required core functions of the job.

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