Electrical Controls Engineer

Fox Point Recruitment LLC; Richmond (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fox Point Recruitment LLC is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to support the Richmond, IN plant in achieving safety, environmental, and operational goals. The role requires travel about 10% and involves power, electrical, and control systems engineering for diverse projects.

The candidate will troubleshoot issues, lead root cause analyses, and provide on-call support for electrical/controls problems while ensuring compliance with standards and corporate specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology.
• 3 years of experience in control systems or discrete manufacturing environment.
• Solid knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI applications (including programming) and communications within enterprise/control networks.
• Knowledge of DCS/SCADA systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70E for electrical safety, arc flash energy and shock hazards.
• Ability to manage and support multiple projects (1-3) simultaneously.
• Experience with projects ranging from $50k to $200k.

Responsibilities

• Perform power, electrical and control systems engineering for projects.
• Prepare and review technical electrical specifications for equipment, processes and projects.
• Troubleshoot and correct operational issues.
• Lead root cause corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Provide on-call support to plant operations for electrical/controls issues.
• Assist in reviewing and implementing Corporate Specifications and Standards.
• Track and prioritize issues with other departments.
• Prepare and review electrical specifications for equipment and processes.
• Assist facility with manufacturing operations and electrical safety initiatives.
• Communicate project status and changes with management and customers.

Skills

Control systems experience

Troubleshooting

Analytical problem solving

Electrical safety

Project management (1-3 projects)

Communication with management

DCS/SCADA knowledge

Industrial networking

Electrical schematics reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC/HMI programming

DeviceNet/ControlNet

SCADA/DCS systems

Job description

About the job Electrical Controls Engineer

The Electrical and Controls Engineer will assist the Richmond plant in meeting or exceeding stated operational, environmental, and safety goals.

Travel: Requires travel (10%)

Responsibilities:

• Ability to perform power, electrical & control systems engineering for all aspects of projects.
• Prepares and reviews technical electrical specifications for equipment, processes and projects.
• Troubleshoot and correct operational issues
• Participate in/lead root cause corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence of issues.
• Provide on-call support to plant operations for electrical and controls issues.
• Assist in review and implementation of Corporate Specifications and Standards.
• Track and prioritize issues in conjunction with other departments.
• Prepares and reviews technical electrical specifications for equipment and processes projects.
• Assist facility with manufacturing operations as well as execution of electrical safety initiatives.
• Maintain good communication with management and project customers regarding project status, problems, and changes.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology
• 3 years of experience in control systems or discrete manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated electrical and control system engineering capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide solutions to basic project and process engineering problems.
• Solid knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI applications (including programming) along with communications within enterprise and control networked systems.
• Knowledge of DCS/SCADA systems
• Must be able to read/understand electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the application of the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace – arc flash energy and shock hazards.
• Ability to manage and support multiple (1-3) projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated success managing projects $50k – $200k
• Must possess good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ideally:

• CI on our electrical project
• Process control experience would be great – driving improvement in water and compressed air systems.
• Providing back up to the other EE.
• Allen Bradley – needs to have great understanding – device net/control net experience
• Would like someone with controls knowledge & control networked systems (industrial networking).
• DCS/SCADA – controls people with know (ignition/Wonderware) general understanding