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Prime Controls

Senior Panel Designer

Metairie, LA · On-site

$94K - $100K/yr

Overview Job Overview As a Panel Designer, you will play a crucial role assisting most aspects of panel design projects by producing panel drawing documentation for production and customers. A ...

Prime Controls

Senior Panel Designer

Metairie, LA · On-site

$94K - $100K/yr

Overview Job Overview As a Panel Designer, you will play a crucial role assisting most aspects of panel design projects by producing panel drawing documentation for production and customers. A ...

Apple

Panel Design Engineer

Cupertino, CA · On-site

The TFT panel design team is responsible for delivering the advanced TFT panel designs and technologies to enable the world's best display performance in Apple products. Individual will serve as a ...

Aerotek

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Anderson, IN

$16.50 - $22.25/hr

Understand and implement UL 508A standards in panel designs and assembly practices. * Create UL-compliant electrical schematics for powered filtration systems using CAD software when required.

Apple

Panel Design Engineer

Cupertino, CA · On-site

$147K - $272K/yr

The TFT panel design team is responsible for delivering the advanced TFT panel designs and technologies to enable the world's best display performance in Apple products. Individual will serve as a ...

MRINetwork

Electrical Design Engineer

Adams, WI · On-site

Industrial Control Panel Designer Design industrial control and power panels for water pumping systems Prepare detailed schematics, BOMs, and panel layout drawings Produce high quality, low cost ...

Apple

TFT Panel Design Engineer

Cupertino, CA · On-site

$123K - $169K/yr

The TFT panel design team is responsible for delivering the advanced TFT panel designs and technologies to enable the world's best display performance in Apple Products. Individual will serve as a ...

Apple

Display Panel Design Engineer

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The display panel design team is responsible for delivering the advanced panel circuits, designs and technologies to enable the world's best display performance in Apple products. Individual will ...

Apple

Display Panel Design Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

The display panel design team is responsible for delivering the advanced panel circuits, designs and technologies to enable the world's best display performance in Apple products. Individual will ...

Apple

TFT Panel Design Engineer

Cupertino, CA

$147K - $272K/yr

The TFT panel design team is responsible for delivering the advanced TFT panel designs and technologies to enable the world's best display performance in Apple Products. Individual will serve as a ...

Sentech Services

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$22/hr

Panel Wirer Auburn Hills, MI Manufacturer of custom cable specialty harness assemblies and custom designed interconnect solutions Pay Rate : Up to $22/hr (based on experience) 1st Shift: 7am-3:30pm ...

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Overview The Control Panels Designer will design control panels and control panel assemblies per customer specifications to successfully ensure customer satisfaction, production efficiency, and ...

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Senior Panel Designer

Senior Panel Designer

Prime Controls

Metairie, LA • On-site

$94K - $100K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 2 days ago

Job description

About Prime
Introducing Prime Controls, L.P.
Established in 2004, Prime Controls, L.P. is a family-owned Systems Integration and I&C Construction firm dedicated to meeting clients' industrial automation and control requirements. As a Main Automation Contractor, we offer comprehensive solutions, supported by our size, expertise, and extensive experience. With a professional team of 1000+ employees, Prime Controls serves customers nationwide from our Dallas, Texas headquarters and offices throughout the United States. Our mission is to deliver the highest quality professional services while prioritizing our employees' well-being and fostering an exceptional workplace environment.
Overview
Job Overview
As a Panel Designer, you will play a crucial role assisting most aspects of panel design projects by producing panel drawing documentation for production and customers.
A Typical Day at Prime Controls
  • Reads and interprets customer diagrams and documentation and communicates with project team to understand objectives and preferences.
  • Confer with engineering staff, manufacturing staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
  • Provides guidance and assistance to other designers and drafters.
  • Provides guidance and assistance to production on all aspects of the panel design.
  • Selects Parts and interpret vendor cut sheets to determine functionality of components.
  • Uses AutoCAD/AutoCAD Electrical to create and update CAD drawings.
  • Develops panel layout and detail drawings.
  • Develops PLC module and electrical drawings.
  • Performs panel power and heat calculations.
  • Performs updates to panel layout and detail drawings based on markups in accordance with company and customer standards.
  • Performs updates to PLC module and electrical drawings based on markups in accordance with company and customer standards.
  • Performs self and peer review checks of panel drawings.

What You Will Bring
The Basic
  • 2-year technical associate degree
  • 10-12 years' experience as a design drafter
  • Proficiency in AutoCad
  • Proficiency with MS Office Applications (Word, Excel)
  • Must be capable of reading customer architectural and mechanical plans
  • Must have working knowledge of drafting fundamentals including orthographic views, standard dimensioning practices, scaling plus English and metric units of measure
  • Must be capable of reading and understanding customer requirements in the form of quotations and specifications

The Preferred
  • 10 years' experience as a design drafter

Benefits
What We Offer:
Full-time employees enjoy a great benefits package including, but not limited to:
  • Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Flexible Spending Account(s)
  • Generous PTO
  • Numerous culture events
  • ESOP
  • 401k matching and more!

Work Environment & Physical Demands (Text Only)
Physical requirements and work environment expectations vary by position. Generally, roles at Prime Controls may involve moderate noise, occasional exposure to outdoor weather conditions, and, depending on the role, work at heights or around airborne particles and electrical components. Physical activities may include standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, as well as the use of hands, arms, and voice communication. Some roles may require lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements may include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
EEO
Prime Controls is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disabled employer.
As a federal contractor, Prime Controls is required to participate in the federal government's E-Verify program, which confirms employment authorization of all newly hired employees and most existing employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. For new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification on or before the first day of work. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.

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