Electrical Engineer

Arconic Corporation; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Arconic Corporation in Indiana seeks an Electrical Engineer to support extrusion manufacturing operations by improving electrical and control system reliability, leading capital projects, and driving safety and sustainability initiatives.

You will maintain and enhance electrical, automation, and control systems for extrusion equipment, manage capital projects from concept to commissioning, and collaborate with maintenance, production, and safety teams to boost reliability, quality, and energy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing, industrial, or controls engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of industrial power systems, motor controls, PLCs, and automation equipment.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servos, and industrial networks.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and control drawings.
• Experience managing capital projects from concept through commissioning.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical equipment upgrades, control system modernization, installations, and facility expansion projects.
• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for electrical assets.
• Manage CAPEX budgets, project schedules, and implementation activities.
• Coordinate work with maintenance personnel, contractors, OEMs, and vendors.
• Troubleshoot electrical, PLC, HMI, VFD, servomotion control, and instrumentation issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and energy efficiency.
• Collaborate with production, maintenance, quality, and safety teams to achieve operational goals.
• Support electrical system design, documentation, and standards development.
• Ensure compliance with electrical codes, safety requirements, and company standards.

Skills

Industrial power

Motor controls

PLCs

HMIs

VFDs

Automation

Reading schematics

Capital projects

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering

3+ years experience

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

HMIs

VFDs

Servos

Industrial networks

Job description

The ElectricalEngineerwillsupportextrusionmanufacturingoperations byimproving electricaland controlsystemreliability, leading capitalprojects,driving safety and sustainability initiatives, and providing hands-on technicalsupportin a high-performance aerospace manufacturingenvironment. This roleisresponsibleformaintainingandenhancingelectrical,automation, and controlsystemsthatare critical toplantoperations and equipmentperformance.

Supportandimprove electrical, controls, andautomation systemsforextrusion production equipment.

• Lead electricalequipmentupgrades, controlsystemmodernizations,installations, and facility expansionprojects.
• Developandmaintainpreventive and predictivemaintenance strategiesforelectricalassets.
• Manage CAPEXbudgets, projectschedules, and implementationactivities.
• Coordinate work withmaintenancepersonnel, contractors, OEMs, and vendors.
• Troubleshootelectrical,PLC, HMI, VFD, servomotion control, andinstrumentation issues.
• Drivecontinuousimprovement initiativesfocused onsafety, quality, reliability, productivity, and energy efficiency.
• Collaborate withproduction, maintenance, quality, and safetyteams toachieve operationalgoals.
• Supportelectricalsystemdesign, documentation, and standardsdevelopment.
• Ensurecompliancewith applicable electricalcodes, safetyrequirements, and company standards.

Bachelor's degree in ElectricalEngineering orarelatedengineeringdiscipline.

3+ years ofmanufacturing,industrial, orcontrolsengineering experience.

Strong knowledgeofindustrialpowersystems, motorcontrols,PLCs, and automation equipment.

Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servos, andindustrialnetworks.

Abilitytoreadandinterpretelectricalschematics, wiring diagrams,and controldrawings.

Experiencemanagingcapitalprojects fromconcept through commissioning.

Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving,communication, andleadershipskills.

Experience in aerospacemanufacturing, aluminumextrusion,metals manufacturing, orother heavyindustrialenvironments preferred.

• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. §730, et seq.) and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Authorizations from the relevant government agency may be required to meet export control compliance requirements.