Electrical Project Engineer

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development of custom control systems, including specifications, layouts, schematics, logic diagrams, wiring, grounding, and other custom control hardware required for machine control systems


• Compose protection and control equipment specifications


• Be the contact liaison for technical issues with the customer


• Develop and execute start-up, testing and commissioning plans


• Coordinate with team members on technical matters to meet project specifications, cost control and schedule objectives


• Interface with internal and external team members such as principal engineers, control engineers, electrical designers, project managers, engineering leaders and support organizations


• Involvement with the controls scope for proposals, including writing and/or reviewing technical specifications, estimating design man-hours and materials, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations, and the development of clarifications and exceptions as well as technical responses


• Initiate and execute design and process improvements


• Perform root cause analysis and execute corrective actions


• Work in conjunction with team to ensure new machine or process designs are compliant with current specifications detailed in industry codes

Key qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering Technology


• 5 or more years of prior industrial controls and automation experience on projects of various sizes and complexities


• Experience with PLC programming required. Rockwell Automation experience preferred.


• Knowledge of and experience using industry standards and codes, and ability to engineer design based on customer specifications


• Ability to take projects from design to completion


• Previous experience with the design, programming and troubleshooting of vision, motion and robotic systems preferred


• Demonstrated electrical and mechanical troubleshooting capability


• Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills


• Ability to work in a team environment and interface directly with customers and vendors


• Ability to lead other engineers and be accountable for team results in order to deliver a high quality product on time and under budget


• Ability to develop and implement standards and structured programs


• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Outlook, Excel and Word'