Electrical Controls Engineer

Electrical and Controls Engineer

The Electrical and Controls Engineer will assist the Richmond plant in meeting or exceeding stated operational, environmental, and safety goals.

• 50% firefighting % 50 projects
• CI on our electrical project
• Process control experience would be great driving improvement in water and compressed air systems.
• Providing backup to the other EE.
• Allen Bradley needs to have great understanding device net/control net experience.
• Would like someone with controls knowledge & control networked systems (industrial networking).
• DCS/SCADA controls people with know (ignition/Wonderware) general understanding.

• Ability to perform power, electrical & control systems engineering for all aspects of projects.
• Prepares and reviews technical electrical specifications for equipment, processes and projects.
• Troubleshoot and correct operational issues.
• Participate in/lead root cause corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence of issues.
• Provide on-call support to plant operations for electrical and controls issues.
• Assist in review and implementation of Corporate Specifications and Standards.
• Track and prioritize issues in conjunction with other departments.
• Assist facility with manufacturing operations as well as execution of electrical safety initiatives.
• Maintain good communication with management and project customers regarding project status, problems, and changes.

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology.
• 3 years of experience in control systems or discrete manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated electrical and control system engineering capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide solutions to basic project and process engineering problems.
• Solid knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI applications (including programming) along with communications within enterprise and control networked systems.
• Knowledge of DCS/SCADA systems.
• Must be able to read/understand electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the application of the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace arc flash energy and shock hazards.
• Ability to manage and support multiple (1-3) projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated success managing projects $50k - $200k.
• Must possess good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Requires travel (10%).