Electrical Engineer III

Project Engineer Role

Provide electrical discipline support in the construction, installation, debugging, and startup of equipment and automated systems across domestic and international manufacturing sites; majority of time on the floor.

• Develop and use project plans and timelines to achieve project goals while maintaining safety, intellectual property, and quality.
• Ensure all project team members have safety training; analyze job plans for safety requirements; identify potential safety issues; report and investigate safety incidents.
• Analyze and correct equipment installation practices to improve efficiencies, specifically targeting enhanced installation schedules.
• Interface with external system integrators and machine builders to deliver fully integrated process equipment systems on time, on budget, and satisfying performance measures.
• Perform hands‑on troubleshooting, direct engineering technicians and trades as necessary to replace defective components and execute changes to solve equipment/process issues.
• Provide training to internal or contract engineering technicians, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades on new equipment installation procedures.
• Review, redline, and modify existing installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, specifications, schedules, and drawing packages; follow up with drafting services.
• Provide direction to technicians; create and modify documentation to complete drawing packages, installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, and specifications of production equipment.
• Procure and expedite materials needed to build or install new or modified equipment.
• Assess condition and usability of existing equipment for fit and function with new installation plans.
• Modify software programs used for process equipment control; understand and set up machine controls for analog and digital I/O, control sequence logic, fail‑safe states and recovery sequence.
• Assist in developing integrated industrial control systems for new manufacturing equipment and modification of existing equipment.
• Re‑design electrical components to reduce installation cost, resolve equipment interferences, and correct inadequate designs.

• Electrical BS in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent (rare circumstances may consider equivalent work experience).
• Knowledge of power systems for 480
  
  VAC and below.
• Determine and recommend best solutions from a series of alternatives within plant guidelines.
• Translate engineering solutions to requirements and further to process/equipment designs, interpret electrical drawings and schematics for troubleshooting.
• Work well with other disciplines (IT, Mechanical, Process) to fully understand manufacturing system functionality and design requirements.
• Hands‑on work with equipment using typical hand tools, instruments, and measurement/alignment devices.
• Flexible, capable of managing multiple work streams and adapting to changing priorities with a strong focus on job‑site safety and proactive safety approach.
• Self‑starter, results‑oriented, effective at presenting necessary information to project, department, and site leaders.

• Experience with electrical equipment or software:
  AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, Windows, MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• PLC and PC‑based systems, Beckhoff PLC / Motion Control, B & R PLC Control, A‑B PLC / Motion Control, automated equipment systems experience.
• Knowledge of regulations (NEC, NFPA 70, OSHA, etc.) and ensuring compliance.
• Experience working on a manufacturing floor or construction environment with strong focus on job‑site safety.
• Bias for action in situations of uncertainty, and proactive problem solving.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Project management experience, including developing project scope, budgets and schedules.
• Knowledge of optical fiber manufacturing process.
• Technical skills for future assignments: PLC code development, SCADA/HMI development, PID control theory, electromechanical technical understanding.

Typical travel ranges from a few days to a few weeks during the project initiation phase. During deployment, travel may be full‑time. Planning, development, and deployment phases typically last 3–9 months but can extend to 1+ years. Travel will be required to Company optical fiber and cable manufacturing sites in North Carolina (Concord, Winston‑Salem, Hickory, Newton, Wilmington) and overseas sites in India, China, and Europe.

40+ hours a week, Monday–Friday. Adjusted hours and weekends may be required based on where the project is in the project life cycle.