Electrical Engineer

Overview

Our vision for this position is to provide support to the Electrical Engineering staff in ensuring the electrical components, equipment, and systems are designed, installed, and maintained in such a manner that will promote a high degree of reliability in meeting or exceeding process requirements.

• Design, test, install, and maintain large-scale electronic equipment or machinery for use in manufacturing, power generation, or transmission.
• Use computer-assisted engineering design software and equipment to perform assignments.
• Apply principles and techniques of electrical engineering to accomplish goals.
• Confer with vendors, contractors, maintenance personnel, and other engineers concerning the design, implementation, and maintenance of electrical equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems to ensure equipment and systems are process capable.
• Confers with planning and design staff concerning equipment design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• Confer with vendors to determine equipment specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluate equipment according to specifications and quality standards.
• Research and analyze data such as equipment design proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design for application.
• Design products or systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines, and mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, or heat transfer systems.
• Plan and direct engineering personnel in fabrication of test control apparatus and equipment, and development of methods and procedures for testing equipment or systems.
• Direct and coordinate fabrication and installation activities to ensure equipment and systems conform to engineering design and specifications.
• Coordinate operation, maintenance, and repair activities to obtain optimum utilization of machines and equipment.
• Design products and systems to interface machines, hardware, and software.
• Evaluate installations and recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
• Apply statistical methods to estimate equipment capability to meet future manufacturing requirements.

• Must have the ability to troubleshoot complex electrical and mechanical systems to the component level.
• Must be able to design or modify electrical controls and systems to improve reliability and productivity of manufacturing machinery.
• Must be competent in programming and troubleshooting controls with emphasis on motion controllers;
  Mitsubishi PLCs are preferred.
• Must be able to perform calibration of electrical systems and components.
• Must have the ability to read, interpret, troubleshoot, and modify complex PLC and Servo programs.
• Must have the ability to troubleshoot and repair PLC systems.
• Must communicate and work in a professional manner with associates from all departments.
• Must be able to manage projects from concept to implementation.
• Must interface well with vendors and contractors to obtain parts, equipment, and services in a cost-effective and timely manner.
• Must be willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required.
• Pluses: utilities experience, instrumentation, CAD programming.