Senior Electrical Engineer: PLCs, Drives & Automation

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.; Indiana; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs New Carlisle Works is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join autonomous work teams supporting production and maintenance. The role covers complex projects across electrical engineering techniques and cross-functional teams in a 24/7 facility in New Carlisle, IN.

Responsibilities include developing solutions, diagnosing issues, optimizing drive and motor strategies, and collaborating to install and upgrade electrical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from a four-year college or university.
• In-depth knowledge of DC and AC drives troubleshooting and setup.
• In-depth knowledge of PLC and HMI setup and programming.
• Working knowledge of tuning and calibration of PID loops and controls.
• Working knowledge of power distribution equipment.
• Familiarity with DC and AC motors.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex process problems.
• Ability to self-learn new hardware/software platforms.
• Must be able to work in a multi-level organization.
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications, computer skills and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions and implement projects that improve the process and focus on providing electrical and programming logic expertise.
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting programming, electrical and process issues.
• Develop and maintain equipment drive and motor strategies to reduce production downtime.
• Collaborate with various teams to install new and rebuilt production electrical systems.
• Must be able to create and modify programming logic systems and code to support and improve the process.
• Conduct tests to confirm necessary programming and equipment changes.
• Analyze and modify blueprints, schematics, and drawings of electrical systems.
• Must have the ability to lead and/or monitor the electrical work of outside contractors for the purpose of ensuring that the projects are satisfactory and completed in a timely manner.
• Complete project responsibilities for design, specification, review and development of electrical equipment or systems.
• Should have a working knowledge of industrial wiring, controls, and instrumentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

DC/AC drives

PLC programming

HMI programming

PID loop tuning

Power distribution

Electrical troubleshooting

Self-learning

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Team collaboration

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs New Carlisle Works is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join autonomous work teams supporting production and maintenance. The role covers complex projects across electrical engineering techniques and cross-functional teams in a 24/7 facility in New Carlisle, IN.

Responsibilities include developing solutions, diagnosing issues, optimizing drive and motor strategies, and collaborating to install and upgrade electrical systems.