Design Engineer

The Role

The Design Engineer will support our engineered panel brands located in Ashland, OH. They will help ensure custom panel products meet customer requirements, ship as expected, and are designed with quality, efficiency, and profitability in mind. Key responsibilities include:

• Design and engineer custom panels that meet or exceed customer specifications while supporting project budgets and profitability goals.
• Create submittal bid packages for customer review, develop panel schematics using AutoCAD Electrical, and manage bill of material data.
• Review customer requested changes, make necessary design updates, and prepare jobs for release to production.
• Support production and QA testing by troubleshooting assigned panels built in assembly and providing technical expertise as needed.
• Maintain engineering tools and shared support documentation on the network to ensure the team has access to accurate, up-to-date resources.

Qualifications

• Experience designing industrial control panels or related electrical systems.
• Experience using AutoCAD Electrical or similar electrical design software.
• Working knowledge of bill of material development and component selection.
• Familiarity with UL, NEC, and NFPA requirements related to industrial control panels.
• Experience with PLCs, HMIs, drives, and high-level controllers is preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Able to support multiple projects while maintaining accuracy, quality, and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with engineering, production, QA, sales, customers, and field service teams.

Education and Experience

A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, along with 3–5 years of relevant experience preferred.

Benefits

We offer a robust benefits package including health, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, dental and vision programs, and other benefit options. Up to 120 hours of Paid Time Off in your first year plus 8 paid holidays.

Work Hours and Location

Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm. Located in Ashland, OH at 2221 Ford Dr.

About SJE

We are a family of brands with a shared vision and mission to provide industry-leading, innovative, and reliable control and monitoring solutions that improve efficiencies, protect the environment, and deliver dependable solutions to our valued customers. Visit us at SJEinc.com!