Electrical Design Associate

 

EARNING CRITERIA

Recipients completed this earning criteria to earn the Electrical Design Associate Badge. 

Hands-on Training

  • [20.0 hr] Module 1: Fundamentals of AutoCAD Electrical Training 
    • Electrical Control Panels 
        • Industrial Control Panel 
    • Customer Specifications 
    • Setting up Projects  
    • Basics of Schematics 
    • Editing Commands 
    • Fundamentals of Panel Drawings 
    • Terminals  
    • PLC Symbols 
    • TitleBlocks 
    • Fundamentals of Device Layouts 
    • Fundamentals of Network Layouts 
    • Intro to RedLines 
    • Intro to As Builts 
  • [60.0 hr] Module 2: Advanced AutoCAD Electrical Training 
    • Purge 
    • Data Extraction 
    • Titleblock and Block Swap 
    • Power Calculations 
    • FIO/SIO Considerations 
    • Intermediate Network Considerations 
    • Device Details Considerations 
    • Estops Considerations 
    • Updating Project Drawing Settings 
    • Wire Numbers 
    • Device Detail Drawings 
    • Subpanels and Enclosures 
    • Terminal Blocks 
    • DWG Index 
    • Plotting to PDF 
    • Redlines: 
      • Table Updates 
      • Source and Destination 
      • Parent, Child, and Sibling 
      • Blocks and Symbols 
      • Device Layout 
      • Feeder Circuits 
      • Branch Circuits 
      • Network Drawing 
      • Schematic to Panel 
      • Custom Icon Menu 
      • User Defined List 
    • Introduction to Bill of Materials 
    • Bill of Materials: 
      • Parts Selection 
      • Field BOM 
      • Panel BOM

 

Certification 

  • [40.0 hr] Submitted and Reviewed SCRUM work  
    • The Trainee must have completed assigned work by the company/Team Lead and the work must be reviewed and completed to company standard by the supervising Project Engineer.  

 

Prerequisites

  • [8.0 hr] Online Training Portal – Introduction to Networking
  • [16.0 hr] Online Training Portal – PLC Basics
  • [2.0 hr] Online Training Portal – Powerflex 525

 

Skillset Development

  • Understanding the foundations of AutoCAD Electrical Software 
  • Building basic circuitry 
  • Understanding the addition of devices needed for a system 
  • Understanding the addition and utilization of network devices in a system 
  • Calculating the power for system and confirming system requirements set forth by the customer 
  • Understanding the addition of intermediate level devices systems, network topologies, and troubleshooting the system circuitry.  
Electrical Design Badge