Control Panel Design Engineer I

WEG

Control Panel Design Engineer I designing industrial motor control panels at WEG Electric Corp. Responsible for creating designs and documentation adhering to standards and customer requirements.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeDuluth • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create designs and documentation for industrial motor control panels.
Develop schematics, bills of materials, and assembly drawings using AutoCAD.
Provide guidance and support to manufacturing and other departments regarding product requirements.
Participate in and provide training for other engineering team members.
Study and analyze project technical documents and specifications.
Apply a thorough understanding of relevant electrical standards to prevent electrical hazards.
Communicate progress and deviations from schedule or budget effectively.
Estimate time, cost, labor, and materials required for production.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Engineering degree or equivalent related work experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
Basic familiarity with 3-phase and single-phase power design required.
VFD and Soft Starter principles preferred.
AutoCAD required; AutoCAD Electrical / EPLAN preferred.
Excel proficiency including charts, graphs, formulas, and tables required.
Knowledge of industrial standards and their application, including UL 508A, NEC, NFPA, and NEMA; UL 508A preferred.
Understanding of manufacturing processes and construction methods with the ability to maintain design cost targets.
Understanding of BOM systems and material management.
Basic programming of intelligent devices and components.
Ability to read schematics for troubleshooting and functional defect identification.
Familiarity with basic programming methods and parameter identification of industrial drives and/or soft starters.
Ability to create logical circuits based on customer operational requirements.
Familiarity with quality control tools including 5S and root cause analysis.
Basic electronics and circuit analysis including DC and AC fundamentals, electrical laws, series and parallel circuits, network analysis, grounding techniques, magnetism, inductance/capacitance, resistance, diodes, potentiometers, and logic operations required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Full benefits package

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Hard Skills & Tools

AutoCADAutoCAD ElectricalEPLAN3-phase power designsingle-phase power designVFD principlesSoft Starter principlesBOM systemsbasic programming of intelligent devicescircuit analysis

Soft Skills

communicationguidancetraininganalysisproblem-solvingtime estimationcost estimationorganizational skillscollaborationattention to detail