Junior Electrical Designer

About the Role

Total Control is a division of RSD that specializes in providing "parts and smarts" services to HVAC/R contractors in the western United States. We work with contractors, facility owners, architects, engineers, and property management companies to create innovative solutions to meet the needs of our customers from our 5 locations throughout the region. The team at Total Control works to enable our customers to install, service, and maintain building automation systems remotely from our offices and in the field.

We are seeking a Junior Electrical Designer for our Livermore team.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience in basic electrical design of industrial control panels, building automation systems, or similar work in a parallel industry.

In this position you will typically interpret customer requirements into electrical designs to either be built as HVAC or industrial control systems and panels in our panel shop, implemented in the field by our customers, or a combination of the two. You will work closely with our senior electrical designers and panel shop staff.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical control panels/systems to meet customer requirements
• Prepare submittal packages and electrical drawings using Microsoft Visio
• Communicate with customers and team members in person, via phone, and via email
• Utilize existing design standards and work to improve upon those standards
• Use sound electrical engineering practices to ensure designs comply to safety and operational standards
• Work as part of an engineering team on larger controls projects
• Support panel shop staff in quality assurance and provide technical help in testing of control panels
• Coordinate with panel shop staff to ensure panels are constructed as intended
• Provide technical support for customers installing/maintaining our panel designs in the field

Desired Skills

• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Excellent customer service
• Drive to learn and hone technical skills
• Great attention to detail
• Proficiency with common Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Experience with Microsoft Visio (Autodesk AutoCAD experience is a plus)
• Electrical design experience including knowledge of:
• Relay logic
• Programmable controllers such as PLCs and microprocessors
• AC 3-Phase induction motor control (including speed control via variable frequency drives)
• Communications protocols such as Modbus and BACnet (serial and Ethernet)
• Branch circuit protection
• Control transformers
• Computer networking
• Some programming (PLC ladder logic, functional block diagram, Java, HTML, JavaScript) experience is a plus

A degree in a related field such as electrical engineering, computer engineering or similar is desired, but not required.

Training Offered

Team supported training by Total Control staff of engineers, programmers, technicians and manufacturers of brands represented will be provided to enable an increased understanding of various applications, wiring, design and component selection. Our expectations of a candidate's Day 1 understanding of these is low, but desire and aptitude to learn is high.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Voluntary Disability and Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, no remote work.