Electrical Controls Engineer

Job Description

• Responsible for the development and implementation of engineering projects to improve the manufacturing operations and processes;
• Designs and implements control systems and panels to maintain and improve manufacturing capabilities and sustainability
• Prepares cost estimates for new items needed for production and new or modified equipment control needs;
• Selects manufacturing controls equipment; prepares specifications, confers with vendors and prepares capital appropriations;
• Responsible for advising Manager, Engineering as to plant equipment needs and pending problem areas involving plant equipment;
• Assists with preparation of expense and capital forecasts, budgets, controls and expenditures;
• Troubleshoot, modify or create new controls, including PLC and other programming.
• Other duties as assigned.

• B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering
• A minimum of 3 years of Electrical Engineering experience is preferred
• Must have experience with programming ladder logic, create and read electrical schematics, specify and size electrical components.
• Experience with cost estimates is preferred
• Experience with troubleshooting, modifying, or creating new controls; including PLCs; experience with Allen Bradley is strongly preferred
• Experience with VFD drives, servo drives, IO racks is preferred