Electrical Designer/Drafter

Company Description

A thriving environment for learning, innovation, and growth.

Why do so many people join MTS Systems Corporation and stay for a career? Because this is a place where you get to apply your creativity, work with smart people on fascinating projects, and make a positive impact on people’s lives. It is a place where you can learn, innovate, and grow professionally.

MTS Systems creates some of the world’s highest performance mechanical testing systems for customers that include Formula 1 teams, leading automotive and aerospace companies and the world’s leading researchers in materials, seismic and other engineering disciplines. Our control software enables these systems to achieve extremely high levels of physical simulation fidelity and performance by enabling advanced controls, data acquisition and modeling capabilities. This role is an opportunity to have a major impact on the current and future real-time control software that powers these leading-edge systems and machines.

Job Description

MTS is looking for a candidate with a passion for design and desire to make a career out of your education and fascination with machines.   Ideal candidate would be mechanically inclined with electronics experience, with at least a 2 year degree in CAD or similar type design work. Great Opportunity to learn a job from the ground up, in a vibrant team environment.   

Primary Objective: 

Prepares clear, complete, and accurate design documentation to assist in the sale, manufacture and service of components, products, or systems.

Major Areas of Accountability:
1. Works from notes, verbal instructions, sketches and drawings, or engineering specifications; consolidates the information to be used to prepare working plans, layouts, and detailed drawings.

2. Reviews the design and helps resolve the details not completely defined. Determines the best combination of all the preliminary information and contributing data to develop the final design

3. Develops specifications, designs or drawings using engineering principals, established MTS standards, procedures, and instructions. Follows MTS best practices, policies and procedures in the design, layout, and documentation of MTS custom and standard products.

4. Provides the required level of documentation for custom or standard projects. Specific tasks may include making models, drawings and assemblies and Bill of Materials using the CAD system and other computer tools, as required. Follows all MTS CAD Best Practices for model creation, drawing creation, file management and revision control.

5. Verifies completed work; Checks dimensions, Bills of Materials, materials to be used, quantities, processing information, and adherence to Best Practices.

6. Makes reasonable and sound decisions to meet budgets (both labor and cost) and deadlines. Provides scheduling, costing and technical information concerning the designs supported as well as status updates and information to internal departments and external vendors affected by design development.

7. Resolves electrical documentation and system problems with designed or purchased parts used in a design. Assures that any changes are documented and prepared in accordance with engineering change procedures and in a timely manner.

8. Provides regular feedback and updates to project team members and immediate supervisor about the status of design tasks

9. Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or apparent.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
Education & Experience - High school graduate or G.E.D. equivalency & minimum Associates degree or Vo-tech certificate in drafting, design, industrial design, industrial engineering, electronics, or technical illustration and 4 years drafting/design exp; or * 8 years relevant drafting/design exp.

Travel Requirements - None

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience
• SAP
• Large-scale industrial control systems that include PLC, motors, and motor drive cabinets
• AutoCAD, AutoCAD electrical and EPLAN experience

Additional Information

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion,