Electro-Mechanical Designer in Exton, Pennsylvania at Bender, Inc

Design work at Bender goes beyond the drawing board. Create solutions that keep critical systems safe, reliable, and built for real-world performance.

About Bender

For over 80 years, Bender has been a market leader in providing electrical safety equipment to industries worldwide. Our wide portfolio of cutting-edge products ensures that people, equipment, and facilities worldwide are protected with the latest in electrical safety technology. Our worldwide network of over 70 offices, representatives, and partners offers comprehensive product, application, and technical support.

Bender's core competence is electrical safety. With expertise in virtually every industry, Bender provides both the products and knowledge to meet the demands for customer-specific solutions. Always on the cutting edge, our portfolio of electrical safety solutions focuses on a wide range of industries, from mainstay industries such as hospitals, mining, and manufacturing to newly developed industries such as solar, wind, and electric vehicles. Our ongoing research and development in virtually all industries ensures that no matter the application, you can count on Bender to be your partner in electrical safety.

Benefits

At Bender Inc., we take care of our people. We know that great benefits make a difference, so we cover 100% of Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance premiums for eligible employees and their families. We also offer:

• Medical Coverage: Choose between a fully covered HDHP with H.S.A or a Buy-Up Plan, both paired with an HRA.
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance (with optional upgrades)
• 401(k) Plan with 3% Safe Harbor Contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous PTO, Vacation and 12 paid Holidays
• Paid Maternity/Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Schedules (Hybrid Work Environment)

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow Bender Inc. and applicable customer safety policies.
• Develop and optimize processes, tooling, fixturing, and gauges for manufacturing dry-type LV power transformers up to 25kVA.
• Assist in establishing transformer testing and quality processes.
• Monitor key process metrics: labor hours per unit, first-pass yield, cycle time, rework rate.
• Create and optimize maintenance schedules and setup/changeover procedures for production equipment.
• Perform design calculations to adapt existing designs to different voltages, support manufacturing improvements, and troubleshoot issues.
• Support first-article builds and tests; resolve issues.
• Independently select electrical devices (wires, fuses, relays, breakers, contactors, etc.).
• Perform electrical and mechanical design to customize panels and enclosures with Bender protective equipment to customer requirements.
• Generate wiring diagrams, wire lists, panel/enclosure layouts, and BOMs for electrical control enclosures.
• Design assembly drawings and BOMs for wiring harnesses, custom cable assemblies, and enclosures.
• Prepare Engineering Change Notifications.
• Create BOMs and documentation for transformer and isolated power panel configurations.
• Support Manufacturing in optimizing interdepartmental workflows.
• Review value-added and cost-saving design, component, and material alternatives.

Other Duties

• Support compliance (UL-type) external engineering testing.
• Design and modify mechanical (primarily sheet metal) brackets, enclosures, and assembly drawings.
• Test and evaluate performance of new, modified, and second-source commercial and custom components.
• Provide phone support to resolve supplier and customer issues with electrical/electronic parts and assemblies.
• Identify and qualify alternate suppliers to address lead time, cost, and obsolescence issues.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to keep Bender's technical literature current.
• Complete reports and metrics as required by management.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Educational and Experience Requirements

• Preferred: 2-year technical degree plus 3 years related work experience. Candidates without a degree but with sufficient related work experience may be considered.
• Familiarity with UL, NEC, and associated regulatory requirements.
• Experience designing and/or manufacturing dry-type, low-voltage power transformers (3kVA–25kVA preferred).
• 3D CAD modeling skills; SolidWorks solid modeling and SolidWorks PDM (SolidWorks Electrical desired).
• Knowledge of industry standards for design, inspection, and testing of sheet metal and other mechanical parts and assemblies.
• Ability to read and interpret assembly drawings, electrical schematics, panel schedules, and specifications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience with enterprise ERPs (Salesforce and SAP desired).

Other Requirements

• Experience with selection of components to comply with applicable UL, NEC, and other regulatory schema
• Process Engineering
• Experience with electrical test equipment such as DMMs, oscilloscopes, hi-pot
• Experience contributing to kaizen and continuous improvement events
• Experience designing control enclosures to address cable size, density, dress, bend radii, strain relief, etc of multiple electrical conductors of various sizes.
• Experience working in a disciplined engineering design environment. Familiarity with product lifecycle management and associated design reviews/gates.

Physical & Cognitive Demands

• Sitting for extended periods of time, some walking and standing and occasionally assisting setup, manufacture, and testing of transformers on the shop floor
• Frequent operation and use of computer
• Occasional lifting and moving of 10-45 pounds
• Occasional stooping, bending, crouching, reaching or crawling
• Position requires manual dexterity and the ability to use hands/fingers, touch and feel
• Must be able to talk, see, hear and write
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Capable of adequate judgement, decision making, reasoning, comprehension, strong English written and verbal communication and stress control.
• Incumbent must have the ability to count accurately, add, subtract, multiply, divide and record, balance and check results for accuracy.
• Must be able to understand and follow basic English instructions and guidelines, complete routine paperwork, as well as prioritize work schedule

Work Environment

• This position operates in a typical office environment.
• Employees will encounter average indoor conditions and noise.

The above statements and information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills required of personnel so classified. Nothing in this document is intended to exclude the opportunity for modifications or adjustment to the job or the manner of performing it consistent with the requirement to provide reasonable accommodations to the disabled. With or without accommodation, the essential functions must be performed. Employees unable to accomplish any functions may request reasonable accommodation’s pursuant to the Americans with Disability Act. In addition, employee must follow all Bender Inc. Safety Policies and Procedures, as well as the safety requirements of our customers where applicable.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.