Controls Engineer II

Trex; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Trex is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to participate in safety programs and lead PLC/HMI changes in a manufacturing setting. The role includes maintaining electrical documentation, supporting capital projects, and troubleshooting controls with maintenance teams.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 2–4 years of controls design experience or an associate degree with 5+ years in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• 2–4 years of controls design and programming experience in manufacturing environment required.
• Functional knowledge of PLC and HMI programming and electrical panel design.
• Experience troubleshooting equipment.
• MS Office proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in site safety programs and uphold NFPA70E standards.
• Develop and execute changes to PLC controls with engineers and maintenance staff.
• Maintain documentation for electrical panels and PLC controls; update drawings, diagrams and manuals.
• Support capital projects for new equipment including panel design, vendor coordination, PLC and HMI programming, and startup.
• Assist maintenance with troubleshooting controls issues and provide off-hours support.
• Create procedures and provide training for PLC/electrical issues; maintain spare parts contacts.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Electrical panel design

Troubleshooting

Documentation

MS Office

Vendor coordination

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Associate degree + 5 years experience

Tools

SCADA programming

Electrical design tools

Job description

• Participate in site safety programs designed to assure safe working conditions and eliminate any workplace accident. Be familiar with and provide oversight on NFPA70E. Be a visible participant in the site safety program.
• Develops and executes changes to PLC controls where necessary working with process engineers and maintenance technicians.
• Maintains the documentation (both electronic and hard copies) for the electrical panels and PLC controls for each process. This would include drawings, diagrams, manuals, installation disks/CD's and any other pertinent information. Updates any documentation where necessary. Follows a controlled PLC change system that will track changes.
• Supports capital engineering projects for new equipment, including panel design, coordination with vendors for construction, PLC and HMI programming and new equipment startup.
• Involved with PLC, drive, instrumentation, and electrical installations. Available to assist maintenance with troubleshooting of controls issues.
• Develops and reviews procedures and provides training for others to handle routine PLC control or electrical issues during normal off-hours. Provides off-shift troubleshooting if necessary.
• Conducts and maintains the necessary contacts for ensuring that PLC controls and equipment are current and that the necessary spare parts are available.

Education/Experiences:

Required:

• A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field with 2-4 years of controls design and programming experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • An associate degree along with at least 5 years of controls design and programming experience in a manufacturing environment will be considered.
• Functional knowledge of PLC and HMI programming and electrical panel design
• Experience troubleshooting equipment.
• Extensive knowledge of MS Office applications

Preferred:

• Plastics processing experience
• PLC and SCADA programming experience

An Ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following technical and functional competencies:

• Continuous Improvement: Inspects Processes: Analyzes measurements to improve process performance. Identifies measures to evaluate process performance. Defines quality objectives and measures for own area.
• Priority Setting: Manages Priorities. Handles multiple and competing priorities, effectively. Spends most of the day on the important work activities. Separates the important from the unimportant.
• Problem Solving: Solves Complex Problems. Uses several methods to analyze complex problems. Identifies cause-effect connections. Determines the root cause of problems. Conducts systematic research to obtain information. Able to generate several alternative solutions.
• Technical Knowledge: Creates Opportunities to Learn: Investigates area systematically using a wide variety of resources. Uses challenges to learn and creates opportunities to improve in functional/technical area.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field.

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