Electrical Controls Engineer

Job Description

- Responsible for the development and implementation of engineering projects to improve the manufacturing operations and processes;

- Designs and implements control systems and panels to maintain and improve manufacturing capabilities and sustainability

- Prepares cost estimates for new items needed for production and new or modified equipment control needs;

- Selects manufacturing controls equipment; prepares specifications, confers with vendors and prepares capital appropriations;

- Responsible for advising Manager, Engineering as to plant equipment needs and pending problem areas involving plant equipment;

- Assists with preparation of expense and capital forecasts, budgets, controls and expenditures;

- Troubleshoot, modify or create new controls, including PLC and other programming.

- Other duties as assigned.

Education & Qualifications

- B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering

- A minimum of 3 years of Electrical Engineering experience is preferred

- Must have experience with programming ladder logic, create and read electrical schematics, specify and size electrical components.

- Experience with cost estimates is preferred

- Experience with troubleshooting, modifying, or creating new controls; including PLCs; experience with Allen Bradley is strongly preferred

- Experience with VFD drives, servo drives, IO racks is preferred