Associate Design Engineer - Paige Renewables_

Columbus

**Overview**

**Join Paige’s growing Renewable Energy team!**

Thanks to exponential year-over-year growth, **Paige, a GCG Company** , is currently seeking a **dedicated, career-oriented Associate Design Engineer** to join and grow with our Renewables team.

As an Associate Design Engineer, you will apply your **electrical engineering knowledge and computer aided design (CAD) software familiarity** to support the quoting process for current and future commercial solar panel installation projects. You’ll work closely with our electrical design team to **develop accurate bills of materials and subsequent quotes** , ensuring swift pre / post sales processes and compliance with safety standards and manufacturability.

This is an exciting opportunity that offers a flexible, remote work arrangement and the chance to join a team committed to innovation and top-tier customer service in the rapidly growing renewable energy industry.

**This position is fully remote with the exception of very occasional travel to a Paige facility or customer install site. To align with working schedules of the other members of the team, location in the eastern or central time zone is strongly preferred.**

**What You’ll do**

+ Support sourcing efforts through the development of purchase specifications

+ Use Paige's design tools, CAD programs, Zukin E3 Harness Building, ERP, and other software to create specifications, drawings, bills of materials and purchase specifications

+ Interface with various safety listing agencies (UL, CSA, ETL, NSF) to ensure products conform to industry standards and meet the customer’s needs

+ Communicate with vendors to meet customer needs and achieve optimum costs

+ Perform other duties as needed to support the products and processes needed to design, source, manufacture, and testing products

+ Travel to industry shows, events, customer install sites, and manufacturing locations as needed

**What You’ll bring**

+ Bachelors or Associates degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering desired

+ 1-2 years of experience in Engineering or Technical Discipline is desired

+ Entry level knowledge of wire and cable products, harness assemblies, connectors, and industry standards required

+ Engineering, design, analytical and computer utilization experience with AutoCAD or other CAD programs, Microsoft Word, Excel, and other software currently used by Paige

+ Working familiarity with Monday.com or comparable project management system preferred but not considered a requirement

+ Must possess excellent verbal and written communication, organizational and interpersonal skills, and work closely with individuals from the field, manufacturing, quality, and management

+ Up to 10% travel is required to visit suppliers, customers sites, manufacturing facilities and other locations as needed

**What we offer**

+ Annual salary ranging from $60,000-$70,000 based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, education, and other factors relevant to the job

+ Robust and affordable benefits options, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, and more.

+ PTO plan with company paid holidays (7)

+ 401K with employer contribution

+ An employee-centric company that values and truly appreciates our most important asset: You!

**About Genuine Cable Group (GCG)**

At GCG, **We Make Connections Possible** through a nationwide network of facilities providing the wire, cable, automation, and associated products that ensure connections among families and friends, co-workers and customers, and the industrial equipment used across the county. Serving a wide variety of industries, our experienced teams are **Service-oriented, Responsive, and Values-Focused** .

**About Paige**

At Paige, we have a legacy built on tradition and core values. Since 1958, Paige has been dedicated to creating connectivity solutions for clients around the world. We listen to the needs of our customers, face their challenges with them, and engineer solutions that save time and money. Every single member of our team is invested in the success of every customer and product, every time.

_GCG is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees._ _All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training._

_These duties and responsibilities listed above are judged to be "essential functions" in terms of the Americans With Disabilities Act, or ADA. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Furthermore, the above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person._

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**Job Locations** _US-Remote_

**ID** _2024-1444_

**Category** _Engineering_

**Position Type** _Regular Full-Time_