Title: Sr. Electrical Controls Engineer

Salary range: $100,000 - $125,000

Education: BS Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science

My client is seeking a full time, direct hire engineer to support all departments in defining, developing, and sustaining product for the retail fueling industry.

Job Responsibilities:

Production Support:

·       Collaborative effort with other engineering entities to design, build, and validate new production support equipment.

·       Troubleshoot production equipment as required to identify problems and implement corrective measures.

·       Continually evaluate production equipment and processes to identify areas of improvement.

·       Identify and maintain a critical component inventory to ensure quick repairs of production equipment.

·       Proven ability in programming PLC, HMI, Motion Control, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, and other types of electronic devices.

Product Development:

·       Take lead role electrical component identification, circuit design, CAD documentation, and programming requirements of machine controls for company proprietary equipment.

·       Clear and concise communication with company management on responsibility developments.

·       Write functional design requirement specifications, including safety standards, which can include hazardous location requirements based on expected functionality.

·       Involvement in defining software testing requirements and procedures.

·       Support customer startups as necessary.

·       Writing and processing of Engineering Changes.

·       Bill of Material and part number creation/management as required.

·       Cost/Time Estimation of projects.

·       Limited travel as required.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the above duties. The requirements below are representative of the conditions, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform the essential functions of this job.

Required Education, Skill, and Experience:

·       Thorough understanding of electrical circuit design including single and three phase applications, VFD’s, mitigating EMF influences, and implementation of robust industrial electrical components.

·       Understanding intrinsically safe requirements and electrical standards such as: UL, ATEX, IECEx, etc.

·       Design for cost effectiveness and manufacturability with an ability to design and draft electrical schematics in AutoCAD or SolidWorks.

·       A minimum of eight years’ experience designing automated equipment / machinery.

·       Experience successfully managing electrical/controls projects through the project Tollgate process.

·       HMI + PLC programming experience such as: Unitronics / Rockwell / ABB / Siemens.

·       C/C++ and Python programming experience is very desirable.

·       Ability to work independently with a strong drive to meet all project requirements and timelines.

·       Proficient working on multiple projects/tasks simultaneously.

·       Solid computer skills with a variety of software tools including Microsoft Office products.

·       Good verbal/written/technical communication.

·       Team player, able to take direction, and be self-directed.

Qualifications:

·       Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.

·       Minimum of 8 years of product development experience.

·       CAD experience using AutoCAD or SolidWorks.

·       Familiarity of Microsoft products: Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project.