Lead Electrical Systems Engineer

Lead Electrical Systems Engineer 6621 Bay Circle, Peachtree Corners, GA 30071 $76,347.04

• $100,000.00 a year
• Temporary $76,347.04
• $100,000.00 a year
• Temporary Job Summary Position Overview SEC Automation LLC is seeking a highly technical electrical engineer to lead the design and development of advanced industrial hardware systems focused on robotic welding equipment, industrial power systems, motion hardware, embedded electronics, and machine integration.

This is a fast-paced engineering environment centered around execution, innovation, and delivering real-world industrial systems quickly. The role is heavily hands-on and product-driven, requiring engineers who can move rapidly from concept to implementation while balancing performance, manufacturability, reliability, and customer requirements. The ideal candidate enjoys building and solving rather than spending months in theoretical analysis cycles. Projects move quickly, priorities evolve rapidly, and engineers are expected to take ownership of design decisions, troubleshoot problems directly, and help drive products from idea to deployed machine.

Candidates should be comfortable:

Working on multiple systems simultaneously Making practical engineering decisions under tight timelines Building prototypes rapidly Troubleshooting live equipment Supporting field deployments Improving designs through iteration and real-world feedback Operating in an environment focused on results, machine performance, and customer delivery This position is best suited for engineers who thrive in high-output environments and enjoy seeing their designs become physical industrial systems quickly rather than remaining in prolonged review or analysis phases. Location Requirement This is an on-site position based in Georgia. Candidates must currently reside in Georgia or be willing to relocate to Georgia and maintain a reliable local presence for daily on-site work, assembly, testing, and customer-driven project support Work Environment This is a hands-on, fast-moving industrial engineering environment. Priorities may change as customer needs, machine builds, and sales opportunities evolve. The right person will be comfortable working through ambiguity, making progress with incomplete information, and improving designs through practical iteration. The work may include time in engineering, assembly, testing, troubleshooting, customer demonstrations, and field support. Candidates should expect a role where technical design decisions are directly tied to product performance, delivery schedules, and customer outcomes. Compensation Compensation will be based on experience, technical depth, and demonstrated capability. Core Responsibilities Electrical System Design Design complete industrial electrical architectures for automated machinery and robotic welding systems Develop power distribution systems including: 24 VDC control power motion and actuator systems including Servo, Stepper, DC motor, and VFD integration 120/240/480 VAC industrial power Three-phase distribution Circuit protection and fault coordination Perform wire sizing, breaker sizing, transformer sizing, inrush analysis, grounding strategy, shielding strategy, and thermal loading calculations Design machine safety architectures including:

STO / SS1

concepts Emergency stop systems Interlock systems Safety relays Safety-rated hardware Develop detailed schematics, panel layouts, harness drawings, field wiring diagrams, and BOMs Select industrial components based on availability, cost, lead time, reliability, and application fit Support rapid design iterations as customer needs, sales requirements, and machine requirements evolve Control Cabinet Design & Assembly Design and physically assemble industrial control cabinets, field cabinets, pendant boxes, and portable machine systems

Integrate:

Servo drives Stepper systems Welding power supplies HMIs Industrial PCs Power supplies Safety devices Industrial I/O hardware Relays, contactors, breakers, fusing, and terminal systems Route and terminate industrial wiring to professional industrial standards Perform cabinet debug, power-up validation, and field troubleshooting Diagnose EMI, grounding, noise, high-current interference, and power distribution issues Develop scalable modular cabinet, harness, and field-I/O architectures Work directly with assembly personnel, vendors, and internal engineering staff to get systems built correctly and quickly Motion Hardware & Machine Integration Configure and commission: Servo systems Stepper systems Multi-axis motion hardware Position feedback systems Integrate motors, gearboxes, brakes, encoders, sensors, actuators, and external mechanical systems Perform motor sizing, torque calculations, inertia analysis, speed calculations, and thermal evaluation Develop hardware solutions for synchronized motion and welding applications Integrate encoder systems, homing hardware, limit devices, and safety-related motion hardware Support machine-level troubleshooting involving motion faults, brake release issues, encoder feedback issues, motor sizing issues, and electrical noise Embedded Electronics & PCB Design Design embedded electronics for industrial environments Create schematics and multilayer PCB layouts for: Sensor interfaces Analog signal conditioning Isolated I/O Motor interface electronics

RS-485 / CAN

/ Ethernet communication hardware Power regulation High-voltage sensing Relay and solenoid interface circuits Field connector boards and carrier boards Develop diagnostics and validation procedures for embedded systems Perform hardware bring-up, signal analysis, and board-level debugging Understand and apply: Creepage and clearance EMC/EMI mitigation Differential signaling Isolation techniques Thermal management Industrial connector systems Protection circuits for inductive loads Work with PCB vendors and assembly partners to move designs from prototype to production Welding Systems & Process Integration Integrate advanced welding systems including MIG, TIG, hotwire, orbital welding, and pipe/spool welding platforms Interface directly with welding power systems and industrial hardware Develop hardware solutions for: Voltage monitoring Current monitoring Wire feed systems Arc diagnostics Heat input monitoring Motion synchronization hardware Torch sensing and process feedback Troubleshoot weld quality, process instability, electrical noise, grounding problems, and synchronization issues Support development of advanced welding automation equipment Work with real customer applications where machine performance, weld quality, and delivery timelines matter Embedded Diagnostics & Machine Troubleshooting Diagnose failures across: Power systems Motion systems Sensors Safety systems Embedded electronics Networked industrial hardware Welding power interfaces Utilize oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, meters, thermal cameras, and industrial diagnostic tools Debug industrial communication hardware and field devices Develop machine health monitoring and fault diagnostic methods Support root-cause analysis for field failures Create practical test procedures for validating electrical assemblies, PCBs, harnesses, and complete systems Identify recurring failure modes and drive design improvements to eliminate them Software, Automation Logic & Diagnostics Develop and troubleshoot machine-level automation logic for industrial equipment Write and maintain Structured Text for PLC-based machine functions, diagnostics, motion coordination, I/O handling, and machine sequencing Support integration of

ROS / ROS2

for robotic motion, external control, simulation, headless robot operation, and advanced automation workflows Develop Python tools for diagnostics, data logging, test automation, sensor validation, machine analysis, and engineering utilities Build practical software tools that support real hardware development, testing, troubleshooting, and customer deployment Interface with industrial devices, embedded systems, sensors, drives, robots, and welding equipment through available communication protocols Support rapid prototyping of software-assisted hardware diagnostics and machine validation tools Troubleshoot issues involving hardware/software interaction, communication failures, sensor data, motion behavior, and system timing Use software as a practical engineering tool to improve machine performance, reliability, diagnostics, and deployment speed Preferred Technical Experience Strongly Preferred Industrial electrical design High-power electrical systems Control cabinet design and assembly PCB CAD software Embedded system diagnostics Industrial networking hardware Welding automation equipment Servo and motion hardware Stepper and encoder systems Industrial safety hardware Field wiring, harnessing, and connector design Troubleshooting energized industrial equipment safely Structured Text programming

ROS / ROS2

integration Python for diagnostics, automation, and engineering tools Valuable Experience Robotics hardware integration Machine vision hardware integration UL508A familiarity

IEC/NFPA

electrical standards Thermal and power analysis EMC/EMI design practices Industrial connector and harness design Analog signal conditioning High-voltage measurement circuits Relay, contactor, solenoid, and brake control circuits Experience working with vendors, machine shops, and production teams Robot communication interfaces Data logging and machine diagnostic tools Simulation, test automation, and hardware validation workflows Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate: 5+ years of proven Electrical Design Experience Ability to write code in structured text Can design systems from concept through production Is comfortable both at a desk and on the shop floor Can troubleshoot live industrial systems under pressure Understands both electrical theory and practical implementation Makes practical decisions quickly without losing attention to safety or reliability Is highly detail-oriented and technically driven Enjoys solving difficult multidisciplinary engineering problems Can support sales-driven product development without getting stuck in endless analysis Takes ownership of problems and follows them through to working hardware Communicates clearly with engineering, assembly, vendors, and leadership Is motivated by seeing designs become real machines used by customers How to Apply Please submit: Resume Relevant project portfolio or technical examples CAD/schematic examples if available Description of the most technically difficult electrical system you have designed, built, or debugged

Pay:

$76,347.04

• $100,000.

00 per year Ability to

Commute:

Peachtree Corners, GA 30071 (Required) Willingness to travel: 25% (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person