Project Engineer

About Us:

Panelmatic, Inc. was founded in 1957 in Youngstown, OH to serve manufacturing industries with the design and build of custom electrical, instrument, and pneumatic control panels. Our business has sufficiently grown over the years to support expansion for our clients. We have produced control packages for many of America's top corporations in the chemical, environmental, food, pulp and paper, rubber, petroleum, pharmaceutical, glass, metals, and utilities industries. We also deliver equipment for use worldwide. Our rigorous methodology assures compliance with domestic and international standards. We can meet the needs of our diverse clientele from start to finish through sales, design, fabrication, testing, and delivery.

Since 1957, we have been known for our high-quality, custom-built control packages, our comprehensive service, and our technological and manufacturing expertise. This expertise assures you of our ability to handle the largest and most complex packages quickly and efficiently.

Job Summary:

Panelmatic is looking for an accountable Project Engineer to be responsible for all engineering and technical disciplines related to projects. The Project Engineer will schedule, plan, forecast, resource, and manage all the technical activities aiming at assuring project accuracy and quality from conception to completion.

Job Duties:

• Manage multiple projects from pre-booking to customer final acceptance.
• Provide consultation on proposal development as required.
• Participate in the internal kick-off meeting from sales/estimating to the organization.
• Follow document management processes for project documentation to ensure compliance with business, contractual, and document retention requirements/laws.
• Manage the scope and deliverables from a technical & engineering aspect.
• Process customer single-line, schematic, and/or loop drawings.
• Establish and purchase a Bill of Material to be furnished by PBS.
• Establish the type of fabrication drawings required and once a CAD operator has been assigned to the project, communicate directly with the operator all necessary requirements and information pertaining to the job
• Establish the type of assembly, wiring, conduit, and/or tubing drawings required and communicate with the CAD operator all necessary requirements and information pertaining to the project.
• Obtain formal acceptance from the Customer for all contractual deliverables.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (ABET) Or a minimum of 10 years’ proven experience in the electrical engineering field required
• Three plus years’ experience in electrical equipment manufacturing required
• Three plus years’ experience in electrical engineering principles, circuits, and systems required
• Three plus years’ experience in industry standards and regulations including NEC, UL, IEC, and IEEE required
• Three plus years’ experience AutoCAD, EPLAN, and electrical design tools required
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills required
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously required
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with diverse teams required
• Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities required
• Adherence to our core values required
• Must live in the greater Houston area required
• Ability to pass physical, drug, driving, and background check required
• Ability to physically push, pull, and lift 50lbs or more required
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for four-plus hours at a time required
• Ability to stoop and bend for four-plus hours required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree preferred
• Three years’ experience in design or similar engineering role preferred
• Experience with simulation and analysis software such as SKM or ETAP for electrical systems preferred
• Knowledge of sustainable and energy-efficient design practices preferred
• Familiarity with specific industry applications for energy fields, food processing, mining, power plant-substation, data mining, etc. preferred

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, term life, AD&D, STD, LTD
• 100% medical premium paid for by Panelmatic for the employee-only level medical coverage
• 80% paid for by Panelmatic and 20% paid for by the employee on all other level medical coverage (ie employee plus child, employee plus spouse, family)
• 401K and bonuses
• Scholarships, educational reimbursement, paid volunteerism, and paid personal and professional development provided
• PTO and paid holidays provided
• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive wages
• Family-friendly environment with average employee tenure above five years