Electrical Designer

Electrical Designer

Reports To: Engineering Manager – Fan Coils

Position Summary

The Electrical Designer is responsible for the design, development, integration, validation, and support of electrical systems in Applied HVAC equipment. This role serves as the technical owner for electrical product design, ensuring standard and custom solutions meet performance requirements, regulatory standards, cost targets, and manufacturing objectives. The position works closely with Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Management and other product teams to support product development, custom engineering requests, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain wiring diagrams, schematics, and bills of materials for Applied HVAC products.
• Create, review and approve electrical designs, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, company standards, and applicable codes
• Select, evaluate, test, and integrate electrical components while balancing performance, cost, availability, and manufacturability
• Develop and execute validation and testing plans to verify performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
• Support new product development, product standardization, and engineering change management activities.
• Provide technical support, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for production, field service, quality, and customer issues.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to improve product quality, assembly efficiency, and design-for-manufacturing outcomes.
• Work cross-functionally with Mechanical design, suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
• Work safely with 3 phase electrical systems up to 600VAC.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Technology Diploma in Electrical Engineering. Related disciplines may be considered.
• 3+ years of experience designing electrical systems for manufactured products, HVAC equipment, industrial control panels or automation systems.
• Strong understanding of power distribution in electro-mechanical systems and controls integration with HVAC equipment.
• Experience with product development, design release processes, engineering change controls, and manufacturing support.
• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred

• Experience with HVAC equipment design and controls
• Knowledge of UL, CSA, NFPA, and related electrical standards.
• Experience with PLCs, DDC controls, BACnet, Modbus, and industrial communication networks.
• Proficiency with CAD and electrical design software, including SolidWorks Electrical or similar tools.
• Experience with ERP, PLM/PDM systems, laboratory testing, and product validation.
• Registration or eligibility with EGM or CTTAM (or equivalent)

Key Competencies

• Electrical Design
• Product Development
• Wiring Diagram Development
• Regulatory Compliance
• Component Selection
• Design Validation & Testing
• Manufacturing Support
• Root Cause Analysis
• Continuous Improvement
• Cross-Functional Collaboration.