Application Engineer

PositionDescription

The Application Engineer at Switchgear Power Systems supports the design and validation of technical solutions that meet customer specifications and industry standards for switchgear systems. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams, including engineering, sales, and production, to develop accurate and manufacturable designs, resolve technical issues, and maintain compliance with organizational standards.

This position is intended to serve as a foundational role, providing opportunities to learn from Senior Application Engineers and develop into more specialized positions handling complex and custom projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Project Kickoff Clarification

- Attend charter and kickoff meetings alongside Project Managers and cross-functional teams

- Review customer documentation, including one-line diagrams and customer-specific requirements (CSR), to identify gaps or conflicts

- Assist in the creation of clarification documents summarizing discrepancies and seeking customer approvals before moving into detailed design

Design Engineering Collaboration

- Review and approve critical project documents, including component lists, one-line and three-line diagrams, control schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, and data plates

- Ensure designs comply with relevant standards (NEC, ANSI, IEEE, UL) and customer-specific requirements

- Coordinate with Electrical and Mechanical Engineering teams to verify design feasibility and maintain design intent throughout the project lifecycle

- Assist in selecting primary and secondary components based on customer requirements and SPS standards

Customer Internal Communication

- Serve as the technical point of contact addressing design-related questions

- Participate in technical discussions and meetings to ensure design alignment and resolve standard technical questions

- Learn and communicate SPS design standards and processes internally and, as experience grows, externally to customers

Mentorship and Training

- Mentor mechanical and electrical engineers aspiring to become application engineers, sharing practical knowledge and best practices

- Coach engineers to boost efficiency and quality through collaborative review and feedback

Continuous Improvement Learning

- Stay current with industry standards, codes, and SPS internal design practices to ensure continuous improvement and compliance

- Document lessons learned and contribute to updates of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions

- Proactively seek mentorship and training from Sr. Application Engineers and engineering leadership to prepare for more complex and custom projects

Performs additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills Abilities

Required

- Ability to read and understand schematic, one-line, and three-line diagrams

- Familiarity with front elevation and mechanical drawings

- Working knowledge of major OEM primary and secondary control components and their applications

- Ability to manage multiple tasks to meet deadlines with attention to detail

- Solid problem-solving skills

Preferred

- Knowledge of engineering drawing guidelines and industry standards (e.g., IEEE, UL 891, UL 1558, NEC) –required to develop over time

- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

- Good collaboration skills

- Initiative to learn and stay updated with innovations in the switchgear and manufacturing industries

Qualifications Experience

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or a related engineering field is required. At least 2 years of electrical/mechanical engineering and CAD design (SolidWorks, SolidWorks Electrical, and AutoCAD) experience in switchgear or related industry is preferred.

Travel

Rare

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and hear. The employee regularly is required to walk and reach with hands. The employee is frequently required to sit and rarely required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee uses computer keyboards often. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employee views computer monitor often.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is rarely exposed to airborne particles or chemical agents. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Switchgear Power Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.