Electrical Project Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $85,000 - $130,000

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:

• Bachelors 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'