Electrical Projects & Drives Engineer, Coil Processing

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

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.