Electrical Design Engineer (Crane Controls)

Location: New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States. The role includes site visits, work at heights up to 100 feet, customer visits, equipment commissioning, product testing, and approximately 15% travel.

Salary: USD 70,000–90,000 yearly.

Company

hirify.global provides material handling solutions, including electric overhead and portal cranes, and serves customers across multiple industries.

What you will do

• Design, test, troubleshoot, and commission crane control systems for engineered modernizations.
• Select electrical hardware and develop automation control programs for electric overhead and portal cranes.
• Create schematics, system layouts, architecture drawings, automation network drawings, and system documentation.
• Plan and execute projects from inquiry through start-up while managing schedules, design execution, and budget performance.
• Collaborate with frontline sales, customers, production planning in Watertown, and project management.
• Visit customer sites, commission equipment, witness product testing, and work at heights up to 100 feet when required.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering is required.
• At least 2 years of experience as an Electrical or Automation Engineer working with motion and motor control products.
• Experience designing and troubleshooting motor control circuits using electromagnetic devices and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
• Knowledge of PLC programming software.
• Proficiency in reading electrical schematics and vendor application drawings.
• Excellent understanding of electricity, motor-control electrical circuits, and analog-digital input/output.
• Working knowledge of a wide range of software packages, operating systems, and control equipment.
• Proficiency with SAP, AutoCAD, E3, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to communicate effectively with sales, customers, production planning, and project management.
• Ability to work at heights up to 100 feet and travel approximately 15% for customer meetings, commissioning, and product testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan with a company match from the first day.
• Identity theft protection, accident insurance, and travel insurance.
• Two weeks of vacation per year initially, increasing to three weeks after 5–12 years and four weeks after 13 or more years.
• Five sick days per year, prorated during the first year after 90 days of service.
• Ten paid holidays per year and an equal-opportunity workplace.