Electrical Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains electrical control systems on production equipment. Designs, develops, and tests all aspects of electrical components, equipment and machinery. Reads schematics and layouts and supports best design protocol and analysis. Contributes to the team with a proven knowledge applicable to one or more of the following fields: analog and digital sensors, PLC Controls, software design and development, and pneumatic controls.
• Provides production support to maintain quality and production output to budgets. Troubleshoots and designs solutions to improve equipment reliability.
• Produces project documentation that includes prints, engineering files, supplier communications and Engineering Change Orders (ECO's).
• Assists Operations, R&D, Quality, and outside suppliers through new product development stages of new products, process methods, assembly plans.
• May manage smaller to moderately complex projects from concept, design, and through completion. Develops timelines and ensure project success by maintaining timeline targets, budget responsibilities and quality requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (BSEE), electrical engineering technologies (EET) or equivalent.

Experience: Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of experience in developing, programming and testing electrical controls systems.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• PLC and Motion Control programming, testing, and debugging experience.
• Proficient in electrical engineering design tools to include Power Distribution, Testing, and Data Collection equipment.
• Knowledge of and skills in designing, building, evaluating and testing of industrial electronic and/or electrical circuits and components.
• Electrical design and layout experience including power distribution, I/O devices, sensors, etc.
• Understanding of mechanics and basic mechanical skills.
• Demonstrated hands on troubleshooting skills.
• Technical writing, procedures and manuals and experience in reading and drawing schematics.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with customers, vendors, other engineers, machinists, assemblers, wiremen, technicians and supervisors.
• High degree of flexibility and willingness to work on a wide variety of projects and tasks.
• Demonstrated creativity with strong analytical and technical expertise.