Electrical Automation Engineer

Electrical Automation Engineer

The Electrical Automation Engineer will be responsible for maintaining, design and installation of electrical control systems, machinery and supporting equipment in the manufacturing facility. Candidates must have five or more years of experience with project management and engineering. Responsibilities will include equipment installations, modifications, retrofits, and development. Primary responsibilities include the following

Essential Duties & Functions

• Modify existing equipment as per production or tech service requests 
• Manage contractors and service technicians assigned; plus, work with service technicians and plant management to improve equipment to meet specifically defined goals on uptime and productivity. 
• Design and install new equipment to meet all plant objectives and goals. 
• Manage/control capital and expense budgets to meet plant objectives 
• Communicate and coordinate between internal manufacturing, product development resources, external suppliers, and contractors to complete the project.
• Apply technical skills to all facets of the project (equipment specification, control system design/integration, process equipment checkout/startup, etc.) 
• Identify / evaluate new technologies that can be incorporated into the existing processes to improve yield, increase throughput, and/or reduce cost. 
• Develop and manage scope, budget and schedules for multiple projects.
• Electrical project and design engineering. This candidate must be able to work alone as well as with a cross functional teams to identify potential issues, formulate, and implement solutions. 
• Outstanding ability to work in digital and analog process control systems 
• Sound proficiency in process control applications and database systems
• Responsible for equipment safety and maintenance technical support. 
• Assemble bid, approval, and construction issue drawing packages
• Estimate cost, reliability, and safety factors
• Determine cost of engineering, labor, equipment and materials for projects 
• Provide technical expertise in support of capital projects, process evaluation, and project modifications. 
• Follow company policies as required
• Perform other duties of equal or less complexity as assigned or directed by management
• Engage and retain high-performance standards and elevate level of responsibility and performance 

Skills/Qualifications

• High knowledge of complicated electrical machinery and related equipment 
• Good grasp of electrical system installation requirements for classified areas 
• Excellent knowledge of OSHA NEC and National Electrical Safety Code standards 
• Strong ability to troubleshoot PLC and VFD electronic control systems 
• Exceptional skills in prioritizing work and completing multiple projects on time
• Outstanding ability to work in digital and analog process control systems
• Self-starter; able to work with minimal supervision
• Must be safety & quality cautious 
• Attention to Detail
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office preferred
• Proficiency with CAD systems 
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position is not expected to have supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering / Electrical Engineering Technology or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 1-year experience in a manufacturing environment preferred 
• Electrical project management experience preferred
• Talented Automation and Controls engineer with hands-on experience in PLC (Rockwell preferred), HMI, PLC applications development, systems integration, testing and troubleshooting. Conceptual design, project commissioning and start-up for industrial sectors preferred
• Proven working experience in electrical engineering
• Lean manufacturing/Six Sigma experience preferred

Physical Demands 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The noise level in the work environment may be noisy.