Electrical Systems Specialist

Groninger USA; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 20 days

11 paid holidays

Overtime opportunities

Gym reimbursement

Fresh fruit Mondays

Snacks and engagement events

Job summary

groninger is seeking an Electrical Systems Specialist to act as the electrical subject matter expert within the Technical Consulting team. The role combines in-house preparation with on-site installation and commissioning of electrical systems for automated production equipment.

The position requires reading European electrical schematics, coordinating with Engineering, and supporting field technicians during installations and start-ups. Occasional domestic and international travel is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent.
• 5+ years of industrial electrical experience on automated production equipment.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites up to 50% (domestic and international).
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply European electrical schematics (IEC/EN).
• Knowledge of UL and NFPA 79 for industrial machinery on European equipment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as electrical specialist within Technical Consulting; resolve questions and coordinate with Engineering.
• Participate in customer calls and meetings on electrical topics; explain technical details clearly.
• Prepare electrical scope for Field Service jobs: schematics, parts lists, and instructions.
• Read and translate European schematics for US technicians and customers.
• Build and pre-assemble electrical preparations in-house to reduce on-site time.
• Provide field sanity checks and feedback to Engineering on design intent vs. onsite reality.
• Install and commission on-site the larger electrical preparations built in-house.
• Support Field Service Technicians with electrical troubleshooting on-site.
• Follow customer safety requirements and permit-to-work procedures.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Customer communication

Documentation discipline

European schematics

Education

High school diploma or GED

Electrical certification / licensed electrician (preferred)

Tools

Siemens S7/TIA

Rockwell / Allen-Bradley

SCADA Zenon/WinCC

Job description

• Location 14045 South Lakes Drive,Charlotte, NC, 28273,United States
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt
• Travel 50%

Description

What's awesome about working for groninger?

• 20 PTO days per calendar year and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive pay with opportunities for overtime
• Fresh fruit delivered every Monday!
• Gym reimbursement
• Extremely competitive benefits with significant employer contribution
• Snacks and engagement events
• Strong safety culture and supportive leadership
• Opportunities for continuous learning, skill development and cross-training across a variety of roles and processes
• A growing company that invests in continuous improvement, training and internal growth
• Temperature controlled manufacturing plant

The Electrical Systems Specialist is the electrical specialist within the Technical Consulting team, and the role is split roughly evenly between two responsibilities. In house, the role is a first technical point of contact for customers on electrical topics and prepares and supports the electrical scope of Field Service jobs, so that technicians arrive with work that is already right. In the field, the role installs and commissions the larger electrical preparations it has built in house, so that the person who prepared the work is the person who sees it through on site. groninger machines are designed and documented to European standards, so the ability to work fluently from European electrical schematics is essential.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the electrical specialist within Technical Consulting: resolve customer and internal electrical questions directly, and engage Engineering for deeper issues.
• Participate in customer calls and meetings on electrical topics — troubleshooting, modifications, upgrades, obsolescence and compliance questions — and explain technical detail clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Prepare the electrical scope of Field Service jobs: schematics, drawings, parts, cable and component lists, and job instructions, so that Field Service Technicians arrive fully briefed and equipped.
• Read, interpret and mark up European electrical schematics (IEC/EN symbols, conventions and terminology) and translate them into practical instructions for US-based technicians and customers.
• Build and pre-assemble electrical preparations in house — panels, sub-assemblies, harnesses and retrofit kits — so that time on site is reduced to installation and commissioning.
• Provide a practical field sanity check of Electrical Engineering’s job preparation, closing the gap between design intent and on-site reality, and feed findings back into the design.
• Work with Electrical Engineering and Automation Engineering on modifications, retrofits and obsolescence replacements before they reach the customer.
• Install and commission on site the larger electrical preparations built in house, including panel installations, rewiring, retrofits and upgrades.
• Support Field Service Technicians on site with electrical troubleshooting during installations, service calls and start-ups.
• Work to customer site electrical safety requirements, including lockout/tagout, arc-flash and permit-to-work procedures.
• Verify installed electrical work against the schematics and record as-built deviations so that machine documentation stays accurate.
• Support customers at their sites through onsite assessments, execution support and onsite presentations.
• Capture recurring electrical themes and feed them back into Engineering, R&D and service documentation.
• Complete service reports, job summaries and expense reports accurately and on time.
• Use company systems (e.g., Remberg, E3) to keep coordination, ticketing and documentation consistent and traceable.
• Support the company’s strategic goals and values.

Qualifications:

Required

• High school diploma or GED required
• 5+ years of industrial electrical experience on automated production equipment, preferably in a pharmaceutical, biotech, or packaging-machinery environment
• Willingness and ability to travel to customer sites, up to 50%, domestic and international
• Demonstrated ability to read, interpret and work from European electrical schematics (IEC/EN symbols, conventions and terminology)
• Working knowledge of UL and NFPA 79 requirements for industrial machinery, and the ability to apply them to European-designed equipment
• Hands-on panel building, wiring, installation and commissioning experience
• Working knowledge of industrial control components — drives, servos, safety circuits, sensors and fieldbus wiring
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with customers on technical topics and to explain electrical detail clearly
• Strong documentation discipline and attention to detail

Preferred

• Licensed electrician (journeyman or master), or equivalent electrical technician certification
• Direct experience with groninger or comparable aseptic fill-finish machinery
• Experience with installation, commissioning, start-up and FAT/SAT of automated equipment
• Familiarity with Siemens (S7/TIA) and/or Rockwell (Allen-Bradley) automation platforms and SCADA (Zenon/WinCC)
• Working knowledge of GMP/GDP practices and validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ awareness, 21 CFR Part 11 concepts)
• Familiarity with metric and imperial standards and with CE marking conventions
• Experience interfacing between US operations and a European parent organization