Staff Electrical Designer

Overview

Design electro‑mechanical packages, schematics, and drawings for marine/defense systems.

Key Responsibilities

• solidworks
• component selection
• drawing review
• design optimization
• cost estimation
• client interaction

Tasks

-Under engineering and more senior designer direction, craft electro-mechanical packaging of industrial control panels and enclosures based on high-level concepts, schematics, and block diagrams using SolidWorks. -Provides input to engineering lead and/or Program Manager regarding design / drafting resources required for defined scope of work within defined schedule and budgetary constraints. -Mentor designers and drafters to ensure consistency in design and drawings. Regularly, coordinates work of one or more designers and drafters on a project. -Check technical accuracy and completeness of drawings. -As required, independently select appropriate electrical and mechanical components for design, wiring, mounting, and housing of electrical chassis, cables, and related systems. -Works closely with engineers and more senior designers to make drawing corrections and works independently to makes changes in accordance with drawing redlines. Works directly with engineers and manufacturing personnel to make on-the-fly drawing updates. -May recommend design solutions or options to improve cost-effectiveness, manufacturability, and maintainability. -Participates in Technical Working Groups to provide continuous improvement to OTECH processes. Ensures designs meet quality standards and customer requirements. -Optimizes design solutions and advises engineers on designs to improve cost-effectiveness, manufacturability, and maintainability. -As required, prepares illustrations for technical documentation, proposals, and sales-related documents. -Assists in estimating costs / schedule related to design / drafting tasks for bids and proposals. -Applying machine safety systems and standards. -May regularly interfaces with clients.

Requirements

• altium designer
• solidworks
• autocad
• associate degree
• cad experience
• programming

What You Bring

-Good practical technician skills (assembly, wiring, soldering, cabling, etc.). -Ability to create schedules for design deliverables and to support design reviews. -Expected to apply creative design skills and computer aided design drafting (CADD) practices to the independent and collaborative generation of layout, assembly, and detail schematic and wiring/cabling drawings for electrical and electronic equipment of simple to moderate complexity using Altium Designer. -Programming languages and/or script writing (software). -Experience/proficiency with Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks solid modeling software. -Ability to communicate effectively in writing. -Experience/proficiency with Altium Designer electrical CAD schematic capture and PCB layout software. -Knowledge/experience in the marine (surface or, preferably, underwater) industry and associated technologies, including ROVs, AUVs, and related robotic and electromechanical systems. -Strong knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. -Experience in electro-mechanical packaging. -Experience in proper use and application of various standard electronic test equipment, e.g., DMM/multimeters, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, spectrum analyzers, communications analyzers, CTDR, OTDR, optical power meters, etc. -Ability to work independently to develop original designs, modifications to existing designs, and technical drawings of parts and assemblies and to meet stated deadlines and to support design reviews. -Wiring, cabling, and grounding design for minimizing electrical noise and EMI, as appropriate. -Able to work overtime hours as needed. -Associate degree in design, drafting, or related technical field such as Electrical Engineering Technology. -Must perform independently and in a highly collaborative environment working with multiple project teams. Must be comfortable in environments where scope and requirements change frequently. -Advanced knowledge of Military Standards and ANSI Y14 drafting standards including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. -Must be able to obtain security clearance and pass a drug test. -Ability and flexibility to travel on occasion, typically pre-planned for up to one to two weeks at a time; may be within the US, outside the US, or offshore onboard a boat. -Low-medium voltage, single and 3-phase power systems (120, 240, 480, 3000+ VAC). Fiber-optics. -Ability to interact with managers and engineers to solve difficult technical problems and challenges. -Various data communications signaling, such as Ethernet, USB, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, SPI, I2C, CAN, etc., including their associated media and protocols in high-noise potential environments. -10-15 years of CAD design experience. -Experience/proficiency with AutoCAD for legacy design work and updates. -Good verbal and interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with vendors and customers.

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About Oceaneering

-Evolved into a global subsea engineering pioneer headquartered in Houston. -Publicly traded since its 1969 merger. -Operate the world’s premier fleet of work-class ROVs, handling everything from deepwater intervention to pipeline inspection. -Manufactured Products arm delivers umbilicals, subsea tooling, mobile robots and even animatronics for blockbuster theme-park rides. -Offshore Projects Group tackles complex installations, riserless well interventions and large-scale maintenance offshore. -Integrity & Digital Solutions team provides inspections, data analytics and connectivity tools to optimise subsea assets. -Aerospace & Defense division builds thermal-protection systems, space-suits and space-robotics for NASA and military customers. -Unusual projects include recovering the Confederate submarine Hunley, probing TWA Flight 800 wreckage, and creating park rides like Jurassic Park and Transformers. -Bridge energy, marine, space and robotic sectors with creative engineering solutions.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-must obtain security clearance and pass a drug test.