Electrical Project Engineer

Production Systems Automation; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Production Systems Automation in Pittsburgh is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to lead the development of custom control systems and drive projects from concept to commissioning.

You will collaborate with principal engineers, electrical designers and project managers to ensure designs meet specifications, cost targets and schedules, while applying Rockwell PLC knowledge and industry codes.

Qualifications

• Degree required: Electrical or Industrial Engineering Technology.
• Minimum of 5 years in industrial controls and automation projects.
• Experience with PLC programming, Rockwell preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead custom control system development: specs, layouts, schematics, wiring, grounding.
• Prepare protection and control equipment specifications.
• Be the customer liaison for technical issues.
• Develop start-up, testing and commissioning plans.
• Coordinate with team to meet specs, cost and schedule.
• Interface with engineers, project managers and vendors.
• Assist with proposals: writing specs, estimating design hours and materials.
• Initiate design/process improvements.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure designs comply with industry codes and specifications.

Skills

Leadership & supervision

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Electrical systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering Technology

Tools

PLC programming (Rockwell)

Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development of custom control systems, including specifications, layouts, schematics, logic diagrams, wiring, grounding, and other custom control hardware required for machine control systems
• Compose protection and control equipment specifications
• Be the contact liaison for technical issues with the customer
• Develop and execute start-up, testing and commissioning plans
• Coordinate with team members on technical matters to meet project specifications, cost control and schedule objectives
• Interface with internal and external team members such as principal engineers, control engineers, electrical designers, project managers, engineering leaders and support organizations
• Involvement with the controls scope for proposals, including writing and/or reviewing technical specifications, estimating design man-hours and materials, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations, and the development of clarifications and exceptions as well as technical responses
• Initiate and execute design and process improvements
• Perform root cause analysis and execute corrective actions
• Work in conjunction with team to ensure new machine or process designs are compliant with current specifications detailed in industry codes

Key qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering Technology
• 5 or more years of prior industrial controls and automation experience on projects of various sizes and complexities
• Experience with PLC programming required. Rockwell Automation experience preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience using industry standards and codes, and ability to engineer design based on customer specifications
• Ability to take projects from design to completion
• Previous experience with the design, programming and troubleshooting of vision, motion and robotic systems preferred
• Demonstrated electrical and mechanical troubleshooting capability
• Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team environment and interface directly with customers and vendors
• Ability to lead other engineers and be accountable for team results in order to deliver a high quality product on time and under budget
• Ability to develop and implement standards and structured programs
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Outlook, Excel and Word'