Electrical Design Engineer - Custom Automation Do you enjoy: Designing electrical systems for completely new machines every few months Seeing your schematics turn into real panels and working equipment on our shop floor Managing your own work with a high degree of autonomy while working in a team and developing industry leading custom industrial automation cells A varied workweek: ~75% desk, 20% shop, 5% field Making a visible impact at a small company where hard work gets noticed Dabbling in controls programming (robots, vision, PLCs, HMIs) as suits your interests and available time About the Role Engineered Vision is an automation engineering firm where you'll take on a completely new project every few months and own the electrical design from concept through deployment. We're a small, growing shop focused on improving how factory automation projects are delivered through transparency, quality, and speed, often serving demanding industries like med-tech. As our Electrical Design Engineer, you'll create the electrical designs for our custom automation cells and support them through build, test, and install. As capacity allows, you'll also have the opportunity to support our controls team with robot, machine vision, PLC, and HMI programming, based on your experience and interests. What You'll Do Create complete electrical designs for custom automation equipment in AutoCAD Electrical and/or EPLAN, including schematics, panel layouts, wire and cable lists, and bills of materials Design control panels and power distribution for automation cells, including PLC I/O, safety circuits, servo and motion drives, robot controllers, pneumatics interfaces, and vision systems Select and specify electrical components (PLCs, safety relays and controllers, drives, power supplies, sensors, terminals, enclosures) for performance, cost, and lead time Design to applicable industry standards Work closely with mechanical and controls engineers to define I/O, sequence requirements, and machine safety Join and contribute to safety risk assessment reviews of each machine and design a safety circuit accordingly Support panel builders and shop technicians during build, answer design questions, and maintain redlines and as-built documentation Support machine debug, customer run-offs (FAT), and on-site installation and commissioning (SAT) With additional capacity, support controls programming, including PLCs and HMIs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron, Automation Direct), robots (FANUC, Epson, Universal Robots), and machine vision (Keyence, Cognex) There will be almost no travel requirement for this role but there may be opportunities if there is interest. Required Qualifications U.S. Citizenship (required for government project work; green card holders are not eligible for these contracts) Based in or willing to relocate to the Columbus, Ohio area B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics/Automation, or a related engineering field Minimum 2 years of experience designing custom electrical control panels Proficiency in AutoCAD Electrical and/or EPLAN Working knowledge code standards and machine safety circuit design Ability to read, create, and troubleshoot electrical schematics on real equipment Associate degree, technical certification, or equivalent hands-on experience in electrical, controls, automation, mechatronics, or a related field Preferred Qualifications Electrical design experience specifically for automation cells or custom machinery Experience with a custom machine builder or integrator Experience with safety standards and risk assessment Familiarity with servo systems and motion control hardware Controls Engineering/Computer Science Programming experience Field troubleshooting experience About Us Engineered Vision is a small but rapidly growing custom machine builder specializing in newer technologies: robots, machine vision, and motion control. We opened our doors to deliver affordable automation, fast, with typical project sizes ranging from $100K to $2MM. Our ability to pair the latest technologies with real industry needs and a strong ROI has positioned us well in the factory automation space, including precision-driven sectors like med-tech. We consider our shop an engineer's playground, with robots, machine vision, CNC machining, 3D printing, and more. We look forward to working with you.

Job Type:

Full-time Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Referral program Vision insurance Application Question(s): Are you a US Citizen? How many years of working with a custom machine builder do you have? Describe the experience. Can you explain any hands on wiring or electrical troubleshooting skills you have? How many years of experience in Electrical Design do you have? Can you explain your experience and what a typical project for you entailed?

Work Location:

In person