Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
We are supporting a client specializing in high-quality enclosure and power solutions, seeking an Electrical Engineer I to design electrical systems used in the power generation industry. This role focuses on low-voltage AC power and control systems for diesel and gas-fueled generators, including design, component selection, testing support, and production troubleshooting. The position offers hands-on engineering experience, cross-functional collaboration, and long-term growth within a well-established organization.
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Location: Darien, WI 53114
Salary: $80,000–$100,000
Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, and additional employee perks.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and assist in testing electrical systems for diesel and gas-fueled generators, ensuring compliance with engineering standards, applicable codes, customer specifications, and cost constraints.
- Review and interpret customer specifications and sales agreements to ensure design compliance.
- Create and maintain schematics, panel layouts, interconnects, point-to-point wiring diagrams, and other design files using AutoCAD Electrical.
- Design main low-voltage AC power systems below 600V.
- Evaluate and select electrical and electronic components for control systems.
- Design control systems supporting heating, filtration, and pumping applications.
- Create bills of materials using the company’s engineering change order process.
- Serve as a technical resource for customers and service personnel by helping diagnose and resolve product issues in the field.
- Support production and collaborate with manufacturing teams to ensure design intent and quality standards are met.
- Incorporate applicable UL and NEC requirements into electrical designs.
- Stay current with industry developments and contribute ideas for new products and design improvements.
- Travel to job sites as needed to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Comply with all quality and safety requirements and complete other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
- Must Have: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 1–2 years of related experience preferred, or 3–5 years of progressively responsible related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Must Have: Knowledge of AutoCAD Electrical, including schematics, panel layouts, interconnects, and point-to-point wiring diagrams.
- Must Have: Knowledge of low-voltage AC power systems, control systems, NEC 70E, and UL standards.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to contribute effectively in a team environment.
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities, troubleshoot technical issues, and complete assignments on time.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Darien, WI |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $80,000–$100,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
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.
Skills
- AutoCADunmatched
- Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Component Selectionunmatched
- Control Systemsunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Electrical Componentsunmatched
- Electrical Designunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electrical Wiringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Engineering Change Managementunmatched
- Engineering Change Orderunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Low Voltage (LV)unmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- National Electrical Codeunmatched
- Power Generationunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Product Designunmatched
- Production Supportunmatched
- Quality Metricsunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Safety Trainingunmatched
- Salesunmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
- Systems Engineeringunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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