Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plans, directs, performs, coordinates and reviews technical tasks associated with electrical control systems design. This includes control panel layouts, control panel schematics, PLC and HMI programming, bill of material development, and material releases.
- Contributes to the development of project schedules for engineering activities. Ensures that individual contributions meet deliverables for contract and proposal requirements in scope, schedule and budget.
- Provides and coordinates engineering estimates to support proposal activities within established guidelines.
- Provides technical review and direction of sub-contractors/vendors through Project Management requirements, thus ensuring project is brought in on budget.
- Reviews all contract scope requirements for impact on electrical and control systems.
- Travel as required to meet proposal and project objectives (10 to 15%).
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering Technology.
- 5 to 15 years of experience in electrical control systems design and programming.
- Familiarity with material handling or water treatment processes a plus.
Characteristics and Skills:
- AutoCAD proficiency required. AutoCAD Electrical proficiency a plus.
- RSLOGIX / FactoryTalk Proficiency Preferred. Modicon, AVEVA or Ignition experience a plus.
- Proficiency with software testing and controls commissioning.
- Proficiency with common industrial networking platforms and protocols.
- Proficiency with industrial motor control and variable frequency drive applications.
- Familiarity with NEC (NFPA 70) and UL 508A.
- Proven time management and organizational skills and ability to effectively prioritize and execute in an environment with concurrent commitments.
Essential Physical Abilities:
- Ability to travel 10-15% of the time to meet proposal and project objectives
- Ability to stand or sit at a desk using a computer 80% of the time
- Developing electrical systems and controls
- Create control system electrical schematics
- Maintain electrical and controls specifications
- Develop electrical schematics and controls drawings
- Write advanced electrical controls programs
- Establish systems process control requirements
- Verify adherence to controls engineering design
- Create control system and electrical schematics
- Overseeing various electrical and controls engineering functions
- Develop controls systems for industrial use utilizing knowledge in control engineering
- Develop electrical and controls system architecture
- Implement electrical controls and automation systems for a manufacturing facility
- Extracted from process control systems
- Aid in the controls system design
- Sell advanced access control systems
- Develop electrical and controls system design solutions based on engineering principles
- Write code developing motion control logic and machine control logic
- Managing control system projects and supporting existing plant control systems
- Perform as a plant engineering department electrical, instrumentation, and control engineer
- Develop and upgrade electrical controls for manufacturing equipment