Basic Requirements:

• Formal Tertiary education: National Qualification in Electrical Engineering
• Drivers Licence: Code 8- required

Languages:

• English
• Afrikaans

Experience:

• Electrical panel building
• Field wiring of related hardware to panel
• Fault finding
• Pneumatic valves & actuators (advantageous)
• MS Office
• Extensive design experience in Eplan
• Knowledge of electrical control hardware (including Power Supplies, PLC, Sensors, Actuators, IO Devices, Printers, Scanners, IPC, Valves, Cables, Motor & Drive Systems, Plugs Bus Systems & Hardware)
• Working knowledge of Fluid Draw or other pneumatic packages

Job Objectives:

• Control system design of special purpose machines

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Electrical design of special purpose facilities control system
• Pneumatic design of same
• Panel layout of same
• Specification, calculation of and rating of all control hardware
• Safety assessment and risk analysis of control system
• Feed part information to mechanical design to incorporate into mechanical design.
• Determining cable and pipe routing on facility and allocating space accordingly
• Advise and guide electrical assembly staff to ensure that what is build is what the designer intended.
• Participation in design review meetings internally and with customer.