Description
Support senior engineers in researching, designing, testing, and documenting electrical equipment, components, and systems; assist with manufacturing, installation, and compliance activities for commercial, industrial, or scientific applications.
- • Participate in meetings with engineers and stakeholders to review requirements and project status.
- • Assist in designing and improving electrical instruments, equipment, or systems.
- • Use CAD/EDA and simulation tools to create schematics, layouts, and models.
- • Support manufacturing, installation, testing, and documentation to meet specifications and codes.
- • Perform basic calculations and analyses to support standards and component selection.
- • Assist with research procedures applying electrical theory to projects.
- • Draft or update specifications, bills of materials, and purchase requests under supervision.
- • Maintain organized project documentation, test plans, and change logs.
- • Help evaluate and test vendor or competitor components and products.
- • Track project tasks, budgets, and schedules; report progress to the team.
- • Create or revise technical drawings, wiring diagrams, and system schematics.
- • Provide data and cost inputs for capital projects and major repairs.
- • Compile test data and draft technical reports and presentations.
- • Collect and analyze power system or load data to assess efficiency and performance.
- • Assist with field surveys and site visits; document findings and issues.
- • Contribute to energy-efficient designs such as lighting that leverages daylighting.
- • Support analysis and design for renewable energy systems (solar, wind, bioenergy).
- • Help integrate electrical systems with renewable sources to improve efficiency.
- • Assist with cost estimates and bills of materials for budget preparation.
- • Help investigate customer or user issues and document root causes and actions.
- • Observe inspections and operations to verify conformance; record test results.
- • Write or modify basic scripts, firmware, or software for control or test automation.
- • Adhere to safety, quality, and environmental procedures in labs and on sites.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
