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Control Panel Design Engineer job simulation

Join a panel builder's design office: GA drawing, schematics, parts and cable lists, heat calculation, IEC 61439 verification, routine tests and a client who swaps the drive after procurement.

Control Panel Design Engineer job simulation
  • Free: days 1 to 5, about 10 h 15 min of tickets
  • Premium: days 1 to 20
  • Checked as you go
  • Reviewed 19 Oct 2026

The project

You join Calderfield Panel Systems Ltd (simulated company)

Calderfield Panel Systems Ltd (simulated company) is a control panel design and build in Wolverhampton. You help its team deliver a project for Ternworth Packaging Machinery Ltd (simulated company), at Machine control panel PNL-1042 for the CP-300 case packer.

You are the junior design engineer on one machine control panel. In four weeks you size the cables, check the GA drawing and the parts list, work out the heat in the enclosure, and meet a motor that does not match the drawing. The client then swaps the drive after procurement and you control the change: heat, space, wiring, protection and documents. A contactor has a 20 week lead time, the factory test finds an insulation failure on the day before shipping, and sales wants to ship anyway. You review the routine test certificate, walk the panel against the machine wiring standard and hand over a design pack. The skill is to keep every number and revision honest.

The people in the story are roles, such as Lead Engineer, not real people.

What you will do

By the end you will have

  • Size cables and breakers, choose wire colours and check a GA drawing and a parts list
  • Work out the heat in an enclosure by the IEC TR 60890 method and choose a fan-filter
  • Control a client's drive swap: heat, space, wiring, protection and revised documents
  • Read routine test results, refuse to ship a failed test and review a test certificate
  • Walk a machine panel against IEC 60204-1 and hand over a design pack

Day by day

The plan, ticket by ticket

Self-paced. A day opens when you hand in the previous day's tickets.
Control Panel Design Engineer job simulation plan
DayTicketKindTimeEdition
1Induction: panel shop safety and the standards we work toQuiz45 minFree
1Complete the cable scheduleTable1 h 15 minFree
2Wire and commission a motor starter in the panel lab3D lab1 h 30 minFree
3Check the general arrangement drawing Rev CDocument review1 h 20 minFree
3Choose the wire colour for each circuitTable1 hFree
4Heat dissipation: does the panel need a fan?Calculation1 h 30 minFree
5The extraction fan does not match the drawingDecision35 minFree
5Write the request for information to the clientWriting1 hFree
5Check the parts list before the buyer ordersDocument review1 h 20 minFree
6IEC 61439 design verification: the route for each characteristicTable1 h 20 minPremium
7Approve the alternative contactor?Table1 h 10 minPremium
8Change impact note: the client's drive replaces the specified oneWriting1 h 40 minPremium
9Recalculate the heat and the spare area with the client's driveCalculation1 h 30 minPremium
10Check the revised GA Rev D before releaseDocument review1 h 20 minPremium
11Wire and commission the drive: mains, motor, safe torque off3D lab1 h 40 minPremium
12Fault-find a starter that will not run on the test bench3D lab1 h 30 minPremium
13Routine tests: pass or fail for each circuitTable1 h 20 minPremium
14Ship on Friday with a failed insulation test?Decision40 minPremium
14Write the non-conformance reportWriting1 h 30 minPremium
15Does the heat calculation match the heat run?Calculation1 hPremium
16Check the routine test certificate before it is signedDocument review1 h 20 minPremium
17IEC 60204-1 walk-round: does each item comply?Table1 h 10 minPremium
18Capstone: the design packHand-in4 hPremium
19Voltage drop on the site cablesCalculation1 hPremium
20A conversation about your own workViva45 minPremium

Real documents

The documents you will work with

Project documents
NumberDocumentRevEdition
PNL1042-URS-001User requirement specification, machine panel PNL-10421Free
PNL1042-STD-001Panel design rules used on this project4Free
PNL1042-LDL-001Load list and motor dataBFree
PNL1042-CBL-001Cable schedule, loads and run lengthsAFree
PNL1042-GA-001General arrangement, door and mounting plateCFree
PNL1042-SCH-001Schematic set index and power sheets, summaryBFree
PNL1042-BOM-001Parts list (bill of materials), main itemsBFree
PNL1042-HTC-001Heat dissipation calculation sheetAFree
PNL1042-DVR-001Design verification record, IEC 61439APremium
PNL1042-ALT-001Request to approve an alternative contactorAPremium
PNL1042-ECR-001Client change: drive VSD-1 replaced after procurementAPremium
PNL1042-GA-001General arrangement, door and mounting plate, drive changedDPremium
PNL1042-FAT-001Routine verification record and heat run, draftAPremium
PNL1042-NCR-001Non-conformance facts from the factory testAPremium
PNL1042-RTC-001Routine test certificate and rating plate data, draftAPremium
PNL1042-CHK-001Machine panel check against IEC 60204-1, facts as builtAPremium
PNL1042-HOV-001Design pack handover requirementsAPremium

Tools

In the industry, and here

In the industryHere
Electrical CAD for schematics and layoutsDrawings and schedules as documents you read, check and complete
Enclosure thermal calculation toolsHeat calculations you work by hand from stated factors
Insulation tester and continuity testerRoutine test records you judge, and the panel lab for wiring and fault finding
Parts list and cable schedule spreadsheetsRegisters you complete and review

Standards

The standards the work follows

  • IEC 61439-1
  • IEC 61439-2
  • IEC 60204-1
  • IEC TR 60890
  • IEC 60947-1

Prepare

Labs and study materials

Free, and linked where a ticket needs them.

3D labs used

Study before you start

What you get

Free, certificate and Premium

Free

Days 1 to 5, every ticket checked, model answers, the 3D lab and a profile entry.

Free

Certificate (optional)

  • A graded, verifiable certificate with your score and band
  • A public verification page and QR code
  • One-click add to LinkedIn as a licence or certification
  • A Verified mark on your profile entry

₹499

Premium

Premium job simulation

  • The full four-week project: change requests, site work, faults and handover
  • A capstone deliverable reviewed by an engineer
  • An AI viva on your own work
  • The graded certificate and a work record PDF with your skill scores
  • Priority help from our team
₹1,499The certificate is included. If you bought it, its price is credited.

On your profile

How it shows on your profile

It shows on your EDWartens profile under Work experience, marked as a job simulation.

Work experience

Control Panel Design Engineer (job simulation)

Calderfield Panel Systems Ltd (simulated company)

10 h 15 min active hours logged · Your dates

Verified, with the certificate

A job simulation is a realistic training project at a simulated company. It is not employment, an internship or a work placement. Hours are active hours the learner logged on EDWartens.

Questions

Quick answers

Do I need to know a CAD package?

No. The simulation uses documents you read, check and complete, plus a wiring lab. It teaches the checks any CAD package depends on.

Is the panel builder a real one?

No. Calderfield Panel Systems and Ternworth Packaging Machinery are made-up companies. The documents, calculations and situations follow what a junior panel design engineer meets.

Does it use real standards?

It follows the structure of IEC 61439, IEC 60204-1 and IEC TR 60890. The limits and factors used in the exercises are stated in the documents so that every answer can be worked out from them.

How long does it take?

The free week is about ten hours over five days. The full Premium edition runs over twenty working days and about thirty to forty hours, at your own pace.

What do I get at the end?

A work record with scores by task and skill, which shows on your EDWartens profile under Work experience, marked as a job simulation.

Is the Control Panel Design Engineer job simulation free?

Yes, to start. Days 1 to 5 are free. The certificate and the Premium edition are optional and are priced on this page in your currency.

Does it count as work experience?

It shows on your EDWartens profile under Work experience, marked as a job simulation. It is not employment. A job simulation is a realistic training project at a simulated company. It is not employment, an internship or a work placement. Hours are active hours the learner logged on EDWartens.

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Last reviewed 19 October 2026.