Electrical Designer III

Electrical Designer III

This position is located on-site in our Elmwood, LA office  

Electrical Designer III will lead the development of electrical design models and drawings of new ship and marine vehicle designs, as wells as modifications to existing designs.

Roles and Responsibilities: 
 

• Assign and check the work of junior electrical designers.
• Develop electrical power and control wiring diagrams for marine applications.
• Assign and check the work of junior electrical designers.
• Develop electrical power and control wiring diagrams for marine applications.
• Develop 3D electrical equipment, lighting, wiring, conduit, cable hanger and electrical penetration models and associated 2D Production drawings for existing and new products.
• Create wiring routing tables with passthrough information, pinout identification, wire type, connector part numbers, label descriptions in MS Access or other cable management software.
• Ensure the quality of electrical design models and drawings.
• Develop and maintain electrical standards, including cable schedules, wireways, penetrations, and cable terminations.
• Write Request for Information for functional engineering missing information.
• Organize and maintain drawing file configurations and storage.
• Release drawings following company procedures.
• Process engineering change notices and engineering related corrective actions.
• Revise models and drawings to refine products based on input from engineering and production personnel.
• Create product illustrated parts for ShipConstructor Database entry.
• Other duties assigned 

Qualifications / Skills / Experience:

• Associate of Applied Science or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years electrical design experience
• 5 years ShipConstructor software experience, or 3 years ShipConstructor experience and 2 years with equivalent software.
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing 2D and 3D electrical functional and production models and drawings.
• Electrical knowledge of power generation, power distribution, navigation, communication, video, equipment installations, junction box installation, cable routing, cableways and penetrations, and light systems
• Experience with cable management software and databases.
• Technical writing and professional communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Birdon offers a full benefits package including: 

Health/Dental/Vision

EAP

Life

STD/LTD

401(k) with company match (pre- and post-tax options)

Vacation/Sick accrual and holiday pay

Tuition reimbursement program

Employee referral program

Pet Insurance

Birdon is committed to the HEALTH and SAFETY of our workforce and to the ENVIRONMENT we expect this same commitment from all employees.

Birdon America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Know Your Rights. The Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan. This plan is available for inspection upon request by emailing hr@birdon.us. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact hr@birdon.us for further assistance.