Senior Electrical Engineer; Controls

Overview

Hawkins, Inc./Water Surplus is a trusted and well-known leader in the chemical industry for over 80 years. We have opportunities for motivated hard workers to learn and develop a career with our Water Treatment business segment. Our route sales/delivery approach to supplying products and equipment to our customers in 27+ states ensures superb customer service and support. Our customers include water and wastewater treatment systems, municipal and commercial swimming pools, industrial process and wastewater facilities, and industries like oil/gas and agricultural farmers/growers.

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for designing, directing, and coordinating instruments and controls electrical engineering across all products, including new equipment, rental fleet, surplus assets, and investment recovery.

• Designs or reviews customer specifications to ensure project requirements align with company capabilities.
• Completes electrical engineering design, PLC programming and hardware selection, HMI screen development, wiring, and cabinet design, etc.
• Engineers projects by selecting and designing electrical hardware and software, developing detailed plans, and supporting technical integration.
• Negotiates with customers on product designs and changes; presents proposals, reports, and findings.
• Collaborates with functional areas and production staff to meet customer requirements and project specifications.
• Prepares sales estimates for new, rental, service, and surplus contracts; responds to customer inquiries on electrical controls and instrumentation.
• Assists the Electrical Engineering Manager with training, development, workload, and assignments for junior design staff.
• Handles administrative tasks, including reviewing and writing reports, creating purchase requisitions, and approving material or service purchases.
• Can create CAD drawings for wiring and cabinet layouts, or provides sketches/details for CAD staff to create as needed.
• Supports rental startup services, including installation, follow-up service calls, customer training, and system startup to fulfill contract requirements with regards to electrical design and programming.
• Prepares budgets, cost estimates, bids, and contracts for new and existing customers with regard to controls and electrical / instrumentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School diploma required (B.S. in Electrical Engineering is preferred).
• Minimum of two years’ training in automation systems, mechatronics, or electrical technology is preferred.
• Experience in process industry with a preference for water/wastewater industry is desired.
• Comprehensive technical knowledge of all company products and services.
• Experience working in a team environment where teamwork and collaboration are essential to complete the work assignments and attain the goals of the organization.
• Interpersonal skills and abilities to develop and maintain strong internal and external customer and potential customer relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the overall business strategy and make recommendations within the scope of position responsibility.
• Engineering and Technology:
• Practical applications of engineering science and technology, including principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment for designing and producing goods and services.
• Requires strong knowledge of mathematics (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics), physical principles, laws, and applications in fluid, material, atmospheric, mechanical, and electrical processes.
• Tools and Equipment:
  Ability to use power tools, wrenches, cutters, saws, cement, volt meters, pH/conductivity meters, hand tools, computers, current sources, and power supplies.
• Design:
  Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and processes for creating precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Computers and Electronics:
  Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware/software, including applications and programming.
• Administration and Management:
  Understanding of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation,…