Electrical Designer/Drafter

Description

ABEC, you won’t just be drafting schematics - it’s designing the electrical backbone of cutting -edge biopharmaceutical manufacturing.  You could design the same old control panels… OR you could help power the systems behind life-saving medicines.  

At ABEC, your work doesn’t sit on a shelf or in a file - it runs the tech that drives the future of biotech!

What you’ll do:

• Turn concepts into real, working electrical systems
• Create schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams that will actually get built in our buildings
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and project teams
• Support builds, startups, and continuous improvement
• See your designs go from concept to shop floor to real-world use

What You Bring:

• Experience in electrical design (industrial controls)
• Experience with PLCs, instrumentation, motor controls
• AutoCAD Electrical (Inventor or EPLAN a plus!)
• Strong attention to detail and teamwork

Why ABEC:

• High growth, high impact industry
• Work on complex, meaningful systems
• Learning.  Growth.  Team collaboration.

Bottom Line:

If you like designing things that matter and want to see your work in action, join ABEC and design the future of biopharma!

Company Background: 

For over 50 years, ABEC has been a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. ABEC’s unique value is based on combining long experience with the ability to engineer, design, manufacture, commission, qualify, and service the entire bioprocess to reduce overall cost, shorten time to market, and maximize productivity. ABEC’s products include process and equipment engineering/consulting services, comprehensive site services, and stainless steel and single use bioprocess equipment, including bioreactors and fermenters, filtration and chromatography systems, prep and hold systems, and cleaning/sterilization systems.  

Benefits include:

• Paid holidays and vacation time 
• Medical, dental and vision insurance (benefits start day 1)
• Company paid life insurance
• Generous 401K plan (40% match)
• College tuition benefit program
• Employee Referral Program 

Position Summary:

Electrical Designer/Drafter works under the direction of the Electrical Design Team Leader and utilize independent judgment to perform the day-to-day project duties of designing, developing and releasing detailed electrical schematics, control panel assembly drawings and the related bills-of-material. The Electrical Designer/Drafter responsibilities involve utilizing AutoCAD software and Syteline materials management software to generate electrical design documentation for equipment manufactured for the pilot and commercial scale biopharmaceutical industry. This position requires a good understanding of electrical control circuit design for PLC’s, process-related instrumentation and motor controls, along with documentation requirements for pharmaceutical industry equipment. 

*This is a full-time onsite position located at our Wilson, NC facility 

Responsibilities:

• Design the installation and wiring of process instrumentation and control devices using documents such as I/O list, P&ID, customer specifications and applicable codes and standards
• Design of PLC and DCS control loops
• Design of motor controls and variable frequency drive circuits
• Design layout and wiring of PLC, DCS, VFD and motor control panels
• Design layout and wiring of digital networks and connections
• Familiarity with engineering documentation systems
• Electrical Installation verification
• Interfacing with Engineers and other design disciplines to provide an integrated system design
• Construct wiring schematics 
• Generate assembly designs for power distribution panels, control panels and remote I/O panels. Design is achieved using documents such as schematics, customer specs, and applicable codes and standards
• Create and maintain bill of materials within the ERP system for each assembly drawing created
• Make conduit schedule based on schematics and system layout
• Conduct electrical design review meeting with larger engineering team
• Interface with project management and project engineers during the design, execution and startup phase of projects
• Provide assistance to manufacturing as required
• Support and assist customer field service requirements
• Will play an active role in identifying and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunity.
• Execute other tasks as assigned.
• Ability to travel when required.

Requirements

• Two (2) year technical degree or equivalent certification in Computer Aided Design and Drafting
• Two (2) or more years of electrical design experience with Industrial control systems
• Two (2) or more years of electrical design experience with process control loops, motor controls and instrument connections
• PLC/DCS hardware experience, preferably Rockwell, Siemens and Delta V
• AutoCAD Electrical basics 
• Autodesk Inventor basics 
• Detail oriented with a solid understanding of drafting standards and design fundamentals
• Strong attention to design detail, in regard to specifications, codes and other regulatory standards
• Experience with ERP software for item and bill-of-material creation; Syteline preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications; including Word and Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
• Must work well both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Preferred Experience

• Experience with ERP/SAP platform(s) is desired
• Instrumentation application
• Ability to read and understand P&ID’s
• Experience with EPLAN Pro Panel
• Experience with EPLAN Electric P8 
• Electrical panel assembly and wiring
• Awareness of and prior experience with implementing Continuous Improvement (CI) a plus
• Prior Lean/Six Sigma experience a plus