Electrical Engineer

TA provides full-service engineering to some of the world’s most recognizable brands. For over 40 years, we’ve served clients from local plant-based projects to large turn-key corporate initiatives. Our goal is always to exceed expectations by going above and beyond to truly connect with our clients.

We thrive on communication, collaboration, and commitment.

We’re looking for a hands-on engineer to provide electrical expertise for project design, commissioning, and start-up. This engineer will be working on industrial power & controls projects for clients in pulp & paper, food & beverage, process, and other industries.

Projects will include design and improvements to manufacturing electrical and control systems that involve process or packaging systems.

Project Duties

• May work independently on smaller projects, participate on project teams, or lead projects.
• Managing projects scheduling, budgeting, tracking, and recording spending on various project tasks.
• Supervising supporting engineers and designers; providing training support; giving technical direction to construction trades, maintenance technicians, etc.
• Producing client specified/industry-standard specifications & notations in developing technical document packages for estimation, construction, and installation.
• Establishing design requirements through field/site audits and studies, reviewing and marking up existing system documentation, and creating new project scope documents.
• Estimating project efforts, including engineering hours required.
  
  
  

Technical Duties

• Design and analysis of electric power systems for standard installations (0-600V).
• Application of NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), applied knowledge of NFPA 70E and UL-508.
• Design of analog and digital control systems and instrumentation.
• Specifying instrumentation, sensors, analyzers, control components, power distribution components, motor control centers, cable tray, wireway, conduit, cable, and wire.
• Applied knowledge of power and control system drawing types including P&IDs, Loop Diagrams, Single Line Diagrams, Conduit Layouts, Elementary & Connection Schematics, and Panel/Enclosure Layouts.
• Application of programmable logic controllers (PLC), distributed control systems (DCS) and similar processors, along with associated HMI interfaces.
• Includes specification, setup, configuration, and programming knowledge.
• Rockwell experience preferred.
• Ability to utilize basic commands in AutoCAD a plus.
  
  
  

This role requires local travel to client sites (with mileage to/from office reimbursements) for meetings, field inspections, and startup. Longer trips/overnight visits are required occasionally.

• 5 years' experience in industrial power and controls
• Bachelor degree in EE or EET preferred
• Electrical PE license preferred
  
  
  

We put safety first and expect our people to do the same.

As part of the team you’ll be expected to adhere to all safety guidelines & wear PPE as required onsite.

• Field work required.
• Climb ladders, walk over crossovers, and access equipment
• Climb a caged personnel ladder
• Walk the distance from the parking lot to the designated job area (may be 1 mile )
• Walk throughout a large manufacturing plant during the day for meetings and other required duties.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screening, background check, and motor vehicle report (MVR) in accordance with company and client policies.