Reporting to the Switchboard Design Lead, you'll take on complex design assignments across distribution boards, motor control centres, control panels and custom-built assemblies — reviewing technical specifications and applying relevant Australian Standards to deliver designs that are compliant, buildable and efficient.
This is a business that is genuinely investingin the way it designs and builds. They're working toward a fully modular switchboard design, systems and process, and you'll have a hand in getting them there.
What You'll Be Doing
CAD design and drafting on distribution boards, motor control switchboards, control and other panels
Interpreting specifications, standards and complex SLDs and control schematics, and applying them in your design work
Checking design and drafting work completed by others to ensure compliance and correct interpretation of design intent
Working with the Lead Switchboard Designer and Operations Manager to refine work practices and improve efficiency in design, construction methods and materials usage
Automating repetitive design tasks through customised tools in CAD and Excel
Liaising directly with clients to understand requirements and adapt designs to suit
Preparing design layouts, specifications, bills of quantities and materials lists
Carrying out factory inspections and liaising with suppliers, clients and engineers through design,



construction and commissioning
Supporting the technical side of quotations and technical documentation
What You'll Bring
Degree or trade qualifications in switchboard design or an electrical engineering discipline (an Electrical Engineering Bachelor's Degree is highly regarded)
Approximately 3 years' experience as a switchboard designer or assembler, plus around 1 year of project engineering exposure
Advanced AutoCAD skills — this is your core tool day to day
Working knowledge of SolidWorks and the Microsoft Office suite
Sound understanding of relevant Australian Standards and document control processes
Exposure to Okken, Moducell or custom-built assemblies will put you ahead of the pack
A cooperative, professional approach — you'll be working closely with electrical, structural, mechanical and project engineering teams
What's On Offer
Circa $100,000 + superannuation
Permanent, full-time position — stability and a consistent roster
Henderson location, close to the Australian Marine Complex and easy access from the southern corridor
A design team that values continuous improvement and will back your ideas
Long-term career development within a business with a strong local project pipeline
Applicants must hold valid, unrestricted working rights in Australia.
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📌 Switchboard Designer (Western Australia)
🏢 Mills Recruitment
📍 Western Australia