Electrical Project and Drives Engineer

Andritz AG; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ANDRITZ is seeking an Electrical Project and Drives Engineer for its Callery, PA location. The role leads electrical design, drive selection, and control system development for coil processing lines, including PLC/HMI programming and safety circuits.

You will perform start-ups, troubleshoot with customers, and collaborate with vendors across projects. Requires 5–10 years of industrial electrical engineering experience, familiarity with NEC/NFPA79, UL508A, and drive systems.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Five to ten years of Electrical Engineering experience with PLC/HMI in an industrial environment.
• AC and DC Drive system experience with major vendors.
• Familiarity with NEC NFPA79 and UL508A.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Overall design responsibility of PLC and HMI Systems and Hardware for Coil Processing Lines.
• Selection (sizing) of Drives and other components such as transformers, Line Reactors, contactors, braking resistors, etc.
• Power and torque calculations for Drive systems.
• Sizing power cables and control wires, fuses, circuit breakers, etc.
• Program / Write Drive control code for position, speed, and current / torque control.
• Tuning of control loops (P, I, D) or bandwidth method.
• PLC and HMI programming for Coil processing machines and complete lines.
• Engineering of E-stop, Zone control, and other safety circuits.
• Design and component sizing/selection for other control circuits (fuses, power supplies, relays, starters).
• Operator Station and control panel layouts.
• Creating Bills of Material.
• Shop testing and field start-ups of Control Systems for coil processing Lines (PLC, HMI, Drives).
• Interaction with customers and vendors.
• Troubleshoot problems with customers over the phone/remote to PLC, HMI, Drives.
• Assist in safety risk assessments.
• Assist in cyber security assessments and hardening.
• Assist internal customer service with parts/pricing.
• Some travel required. Approximately 25% - 30%.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Electrical design

Drive systems

Power calculations

Cable sizing

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

SAP

CIMDB

Job description

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Job title: Electrical Project and Drives Engineer

Job family: Engineering

Business area: Metals Processing

Contract location: Callery, PA, US

Working location: Callery

Location type: Office Location / Office-based

Contract type: Permanent

Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering technologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.

The Role

Under the direction of Manager Electrical and Automation – Coil Processing , the Electrical Project and Drives Engineer is responsible for electrical and drives projects related to the coil processing line to include design, start-up, and troubleshooting.

Requirements

Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Key Result Items

• Overall design responsibility of PLC and HMI Systems and Hardware for Coil Processing Lines.
• Selection (sizing) of Drives and other components such as transformers, Line Reactors, contactors, braking resistors, etc.
• Power and torque calculations for Drive systems.
• Sizing power cables and control wires, fuses, circuit breakers, etc.
• Program / Write Drive control code for position, speed, and current / torque control.
• Tuning of above-mentioned control loops (Proportional, Integral. And Derivative gains or bandwidth method).
• PLC and HMI programming for Coil processing machines and complete lines.
• Engineering of E-stop, Zone control, and other safety circuits.
• Design and component sizing/selection for other control circuits (fuses, power supplies, control relays, motor starters, etc.)
• Operator Station and control panel layouts.
• Creating Bills of Material.
• Shop testing and field start-ups of Control Systems for coil processing Lines (PLC, HMI, AC and DC Drives, etc.)
• Interaction with customers and vendors.
• Troubleshoot problems with customers over the phone and/or remote connection to PLC, HMI, AC and DC Drives, etc.)
• Assist in safety risk assessments.
• Assist in cyber security assessments, scans and hardening.
• Assist internal customer service department with identifying parts needed, pricing, etc.
• Some travel required. Approximately 25% - 30%

Technology

• AutoCAD experience
• Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of computer and industrial communication networks.
• Experience working with SAP
• Experience working with CimDB
• Customer Focus
• Ownership for Performance
• Shared Commitment

Education and Experience

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Five to ten years of Electrical Engineering experience working with PLC and HMI programming and troubleshooting in an industrial environment with an OEM, Integrator, or End-User.
• AC and DC Drive system experience (preferably Rockwell / Allen Bradley, Siemens, and Nidec / Control Techniques)
• Familiarity with National Electric Code (as applies to industrial applications), NFPA79, and UL508A
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Word.

Physical Requirements

As required to individually perform Key Result items

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.