Automation & Electrical Engineer – Industry 4.0

Equiliem; Middlesex (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision & Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Matching 401(k)

Commuter Benefits

Employee Discounts & Rewards

Payroll Payment Options

Job summary

Equiliem seeks a Manufacturing Electrical Engineer to design, specify, and implement electrical systems and automation for manufacturing. The role focuses on improving production equipment, safety, quality, and efficiency across machine controls, PLC programming, and Industry 4.0 initiatives.

Responsibilities include standardizing electrical designs, developing infrastructure plans, and leading predictive maintenance and data-driven improvements within a cross-functional team leveraging

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
• Must qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR: U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, qualifying refugee, or asylee.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Standardize electrical systems and designs across manufacturing operations.
• Develop plant electrical infrastructure plans that support capacity needs, cost savings, and carbon footprint reduction.
• Specify and implement electrical components, PLC logic, machine controls, tooling, fixtures, gauges, and material handling systems.
• Define and implement machine safeguarding requirements and electrical safety systems.
• Standardize and verify safety-related electrical designs and coordinate third-party safety reviews.
• Support electrical safety programs and EHS engineering projects.
• Lead and support Industry 4.0 initiatives, including manufacturing data collection, real-time dashboards, and equipment connectivity.
• Develop architectures that support communication between machines, control systems, and operators.
• Implement predictive maintenance systems, equipment monitoring, and fault-code alerts.
• Develop PLC programming and data collection solutions to analyze manufacturing performance and improve processes.
• Support automation initiatives, capital expenditure projects, and manufacturing engineering improvements.
• Establish PLC programming standards, error-proofing strategies, and automation practices.
• Design manufacturing processes that meet internal and external quality requirements, including AS9100 and NADCAP requirements.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma principles to improve process efficiency, reduce waste, and optimize capital utilization.
• Collaborate with electrical suppliers and purchasing teams to procure equipment, tooling, and supplies.
• Partner with maintenance teams to improve predictive maintenance programs for critical processes.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing processes with operators and technical teams, including fabrication, assembly, measurement, and product testing.
• Collect and analyze manufacturing data and performance metrics to identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Support equipment and process sign-off activities, define electrical run-off criteria, and prepare equipment support documentation.
• Apply MSA, SPC, FMEA methods.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical systems design

Automation solutions

Industry 4.0

Predictive maintenance

Data collection & dashboards

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Equiliem seeks a Manufacturing Electrical Engineer to design, specify, and implement electrical systems and automation for manufacturing. The role focuses on improving production equipment, safety, quality, and efficiency across machine controls, PLC programming, and Industry 4.0 initiatives.

Responsibilities include standardizing electrical designs, developing infrastructure plans, and leading predictive maintenance and data-driven improvements within a cross-functional team leveraging