PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Heavy Industry
Were looking for an energetic & motivated Electrical Engineer with 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in a heavy industry manufacturing or chemical plant for our clients operation in the greater Salt Lake City area.
Summary: Provide electrical engineering support at a chemical & manufacturing facility for equipment, systems and processes.
Key Requirements:
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering (courses in power system distribution are preferred).
- 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in a manufacturing or chemical plant or consulting firm specialized in heavy industry design/construction.
- Working knowledge of ISA, IEEE, NEC, NEMA and NFPA electrical codes and standards
- Strong project management skills utilizing Microsoft Project
- Strong teamwork skills working across all levels of an organization
- Presentation skills critical to influence derived outcomes.
- AutoCAD skill is preferred.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Provide direct, day-to-day technical engineering support and leadership for electrical systems, instrumentation and controls for plant processing equipment, plant operations and maintenance.
- Assume lead technical responsibility for design and implementation of new or modified systems. This includes development of electrical drawings including 1-line, layout, schematics drawings, specification of new equipment, electrical distribution systems, instrumentation, and control systems.
- Responsibilities include design development, leading design teams, overseeing and coordinating installation, fabrication, testing and qualification of new equipment or systems.
- Lead projects as a project manager and lead electrical engineer utilizing standard project management tools including scope development, schedule development in Microsoft Project, developing and managing a Work Breakdown Structure, risk management & Utilizing Earned Value Management for managing & reporting project status.
- Develop and execute test plans to ensure proper operation of systems and validation of system designs.
- Establish maintenance requirements for new equipment by following manufacturers recommendations and instructions and/or performing engineering analyses to justify changes.
- Ensure compliance to safety and regulatory requirements for plant and equipment electrical and control systems.
- Conduct failure analyses and problem solving to identify causes of failures in systems and recommend resolutions.
- Prepare technical reports and presentations to support plant activities and new projects.
- Analyze and recommend utilization of technological innovations in industrial and process controls for mechanical equipment and chemical processes to solve complex manufacturing problems.
- Analyze and make proposals for new business opportunities and implement strategic plans.