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Lead Electrical Engineer

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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The Lead Electrical Design Engineer designs power distribution and lighting systems, leads a team, and ensures project delivery within scope and budget.
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About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.


 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.


 

Job Description:

Position - Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Job Summary:

As an Electrical Lead Design Engineer, you will work in office with engineering teams of Architects and ME/EE-Engineers to help design technical solutions to meet our client’s business needs. The successful candidate will work with licensed engineers and other experienced designers to design power distribution and lighting systems for manufacturing, distribution, and other industrial and commercial facilities.

Work Location: Chennai

Qualification: Bachelor's in Electrical & Electronics Engineering or any other equivalent degree from electrical background

Experience: 15+ Years

Requirements:

  • 15+ years of Electrical panel design experience.

  • Any Food, Beverage or Pharmaceutical Facilities or Industry Engineering experience is preferred.

  • Hands on experience in preparation of single line diagrams and panel IGA & OGA drawings, Schematics based upon technical specifications, requirement of customer.

  • Perform calculation & selection of Motors, Drives, AC, Load calculations & cable selections based upon application & design standards.

  • Design Engineering, implement, maintain, and. Improve electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, Components, Products, and systems for commercial & industrial purposes.

  • Prepare and study technical drawings, specifications of electrical systems, and customer requirements.

  • Writing regular progress reports and presenting them to project managers and clients

  • Knowledge of UL508A, IEC, NEMA and other standards

  • Tools Knowledge: AutoCAD Electrical, Eplan P8

  • Able to produce electrical design on a multi-discipline project.

  • Proficiency in the use of AutoCAD software is required.

  • Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of management, clients, and vendors.

  • Must also possess good general computer skills including the use of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook. 

Responsibilities (Technical & Non-Technical):

  • Industrial control panel design - PLC, RIO and VFD

  • Selection of Motors, Drives, PLC, and IO modules

  • Preparation of design criteria, one-line diagrams and specification for electrical equipment.

  • Selection and sizing of UPS for SCADA system and three phase inverters on site.

  • Design wiring and conduit drawings using AutoCAD.

  • Power distribution and calculations including switchboards, panel boards, transformers, wire sizing, voltage drop, conduit fill, cable tray sizing and fill, cooling calculations.

  • Help resolve EE oriented Change Request Notices and Request for Information.

  • Resolve RFIs

  • Prepare grounding and bonding plan for new equipment.

  • Develop electrical drawings using AutoCAD & EPlan.

  • Provides leadership to a team of professionals. 

  • Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.

  • Assign and monitor resources to ensure project efficiency and maximize deliverables.

  • Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan.

  • Accountable for the performance and results of multiple related units.

  • Accountable for both short and long-term functional strategies and operational direction of department. 

  • Problems faced are complex and require extensive investigation and analysis. 

  • Must be able to influence others to accept practices and approaches; ability to communicate and influence executive leadership. 

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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job.  If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying.  We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.  Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.


 


Company:

Design Group

Top Skills

Autocad Electrical
Eplan P8
Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Word

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