Senior Electrical Engineer; Controls

Job Responsibilities & Requirements

The Senior Electrical Engineer will be based in our brand new, state-of-the‑art R&D facility in Earth City, MO and will have the opportunity to work on every automated machine line MiTek offers. This role designs, tests, improves, and supports robust machinery designed by MiTek for the truss manufacturing industry, helping our customers to improve their production output. Senior Electrical Engineers program, debug and update all control components such as PLCs, safety instrumentation and controllers, VFDs and servo drives.

You will design the full control system with schematics, control panels, electrical assembly and be involved in every stage of the system from concept to production. Our Senior Electrical Engineers work closely with Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineers, Production and Software teams, and Customer Service and other administrative departments to ensure a successful product.

• Design, develop, evaluate and support automated industrial machinery products for the off‑site construction industry

• Act as a technical lead for project execution artifacts of small to large scale deployments (i.e. cost estimates, schedules, resource needs, risks, forecasts, status, requirements reviews, design reviews, test readiness reviews, verification reviews, etc.)

• Lead Production and Customer Service team members through troubleshooting and root cause/corrective actions

• Design, integrate, test and debug NFPA
  79/NEC/UL508A compliant electrical control panels, parts and assemblies using industry best practices

• Design, integrate, test and debug industrial PLCs, VFDs and Servo drives

• Design, integrate, test and debug Industrial Machinery safety standards, safety Instrumentation and Controllers

• Work with software developers to generate HMIs (software development experience will be a significant advantage)

• Develop and maintain project engineering drawings using AutoCAD Electrical and Autodesk Vault (i.e. schematics, enclosures, control panel layouts, electrical assembly etc.)

• Develop and maintain project documentation (i.e.system requirements, equipment manuals, test plans, project notes, etc.)

• Ensure compliance with MiTek engineering procedures, guidelines, industry standards and governmental regulations applicable to industrial machinery

• Perform engineering analysis and calculations where applicable

• Enter new data and update existing data in SAP

• Support Manufacturing, Marketing & Sales, Purchasing, Installation, and Customer Service organizations throughout a product’s lifecycle

• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies

• Mentor less experienced Electrical Engineers and Designers

• Manage individual tasking while leading other Electrical and Robotic Engineers through project execution with minimal oversight

• Some travel required (up to 10% during critical on‑site activities)

• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university

• 10+ years of electrical engineering design experience

• Proven experience working with industrial machinery

• Proficiency with NFPA
  79/NEC/UL508A

• Proficiency with at least one of the following:
  Siemens (preferred), Allen‑Bradley or Emerson PLCs

• Advanced proficiency with ladder logic PLCs

• Proficiency with power distribution, circuit breakers, & terminal blocks

• Proficiency with Motor Controllers, VFDs, Servos and Sensors

• Proficiency with Safety Controllers

• Proficiency with AutoCAD Electrical (preferred) or EPLAN

• Proficiency performing calculations for wire gauge and motor overload sizing

• Advanced knowledge of machinery, industrial sensors and low voltage power devices

• Experience with various Field Bus Networks such as Ether Cat, Profinet, Profisafe (preferred), Ethernet/IP etc.

• Ability to rapidly diagnose and troubleshoot automated systems

• Ability to work individually and as part of a team

• Strong planning, organizational and decision‑making skills

• Strong communication skills to interact frequently with stakeholders

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)

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