Design Engineer II Control Panels
Phoenix ContactMiddletown, Pennsylvania
Full Time
Posted January 6, 2026
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Job Description
The Design Engineer Control Panels is responsible for designing and documenting control cabinet systems, selecting components, ensuring regulatory compliance, creating mechanical and electrical drawings, and supporting manufacturing and testing processes in a hybrid work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design control panels, including component selection, schematic creation, and enclosure modifications
- Perform environmental, thermal, and heat calculations to ensure design compliance
- Create mechanical and electrical drawings, assembly, and BOM documentation
- Develop testing procedures and fixtures for product validation
- Coordinate design reviews with planning, manufacturing, and purchasing teams
- Maintain and update product drawings, BOMs, and component data in PDM/PLM systems
- Develop quotations, including labor estimation and packaging specifications
- Ensure designs meet regulatory standards such as UL508A and ISO 9001 requirements
- Specify packaging to prevent shipping damage and select appropriate control cabinet enclosures
- Perform product change management and ongoing design modifications
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
- Must be knowledgeable in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
- CAD experience required, specifically AutoCAD or similar software
- Experience with UL508A preferred
- EPLAN or AutoCAD electrical experience preferred
- 3D Modeling experience preferred
- Knowledge of GD T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) is a plus
- Experience with Microsoft Office Applications Word and Excel
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time
- Must be able to ride in a car for 6 hours at a time
- Must be able to travel by air
- Must be able to communicate in English, both written and verbal
- Must be eligible to receive a US passport
- Must be able to lift 25 lbs
- Regular and on-time attendance is required
- Must follow all corporate processes and procedures in an ISO 9001 environment
- Must act as a member of project teams
- Must perform control panel design tasks including component selection, schematic creation, enclosure modifications, mechanical component design, heat calculations, and product costing
- Must create and modify electrical and mechanical drawings, BOMs, and product changes
- Must coordinate design reviews between planning, manufacturing, and purchasing
- Must specify packaging to eliminate shipping damage
- Must create assembly and mechanical drawings, testing procedures, and fixtures
- Must perform ongoing change maintenance and product BOM updates
- Must be able to perform environmental and thermal analysis, power and I/O wiring
- Must ensure designs meet regulatory standards, including UL508A
- Must develop testing procedures and fixtures for products
Benefits & Perks
medical, dental, and vision coverage
401k matching
generous time off package
16 weeks fully paid maternity leave
10 weeks fully paid paternity leave
life insurance
short and long-term disability
on-site gym access
health wellbeing center
on-site café
walking trails
tuition assistance
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