Electrical Controls Engineer - Industrial Automation

Saft; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K retirement match 7%

Tuition reimbursement

Short-term Disability

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Employee referral award

Job summary

Saft seeks an Electrical Controls Engineer to provide electrical and controls engineering to enable manufacturing objectives.

You will work with a team of technicians and engineers to improve and enable systems to meet production goals, while ensuring compliance with AS9100, OSHA and related standards. Manage capital projects and drive innovative solutions across internal and external resources.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with experience in electrical controls engineering.
• Extensive industrial experience may be considered as an alternative to a bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years' experience in writing PLC programs and design, repair, troubleshooting production equipment.
• Experience performing schematic design, analysis, and simulation.
• Must understand how to apply modern controls systems and robotics automation in a manufacturing environment.
• Troubleshooting / failure analysis ability and experience.
• Experience with Allen Bradley PLC Software/Hardware, Cognex/Keyence Vision Systems, Fanuc, Universal, and similar robotics. Knowledge of TPM, 5S, FMEA, RCM etc.
• Management of capital expenditure projects and cost justification methodology.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical controls engineering to support production objectives and goals.
• Lead capital projects from initiation to completion within budget.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, OSHA, and local, state, and federal standards.
• Build and maintain an OEE database for critical equipment.
• Plan for and manage capital and expense related projects within allocated budgets.
• Develop reliable, efficient, user-friendly control systems for production operations.
• Mentor maintenance technicians and ensure proper tools and training.

Skills

PLC programming

Schematic design

Troubleshooting

Allen Bradley PLC

Vision systems

Robotics integration

Cost justification

Capital projects management

OEE data management

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Extensive industrial experience as alternative

Tools

Cognex Vision Systems

Keyence Vision Systems

Fanuc robotics

Universal robots

Job description

Saft seeks an Electrical Controls Engineer to provide electrical and controls engineering to enable manufacturing objectives.

You will work with a team of technicians and engineers to improve and enable systems to meet production goals, while ensuring compliance with AS9100, OSHA and related standards. Manage capital projects and drive innovative solutions across internal and external resources.