Electrical Electronics Engineer

KMCK Talent Sourcing; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 40 000 - 80 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Electrical Engineer to lead the design, testing, and commissioning of advanced control systems within a heavy industrial environment. This role emphasizes a strong background in electrical instrumentation and automatic controls, requiring a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. You will be responsible for designing control systems, preparing proposals, and ensuring effective commissioning of equipment. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will directly influence operational efficiency and innovation in industrial processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in an Industrial Control Environment.
• Minimum 3 years PLC & DCS programming experience, preferably Schneider Unity Pro.

Responsibilities

• Assist with commissioning of package boilers, electrical equipment, controls, and instrumentation.
• Design boiler controls, prepare instrument lists, and maintain bills of materials.

Skills

Electrical instrumentation

Automatic controls

Thermodynamics

Fluid Mechanics

Communication skills

Excel

Word

AutoCAD Electrical

EPlan

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering

Professional registration with ECSA

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPlan

Job description

Need a person to be responsible for the specification, design, drawing & testing, commissioning of electrical & electronic control systems. Must come from heavy industry background.

Position Info:

Responsible for the specification, design, drawing & testing, commissioning of electrical & electronic control systems, with a heavy industry background.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering (or equivalent)
• Professional registration with ECSA or in the process of being registered (preferred)
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in an Industrial Control Environment
• Minimum 3 years PLC & DCS programming experience (preferably Schneider Unity Pro software)
• Minimum 3 years control loop tuning experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with commissioning of package boilers, electrical equipment, controls and instrumentation
• Estimate and prepare proposals for electrical & instrumentation scope of supply for boiler enquiries
• Design of boiler controls and instrumentation, preparation of instrument lists, I / O lists, EFD’s, loop drawings, routing diagram, hook-ups, instrumentation specifications, instrument data sheets, instrument calibrations, procurement, design of control philosophies, analogue diagrams, design of PLC cabinets, PLC programming.
• Design or specify motor control centres, motor lists, cable sizing, cable schedules, I / O list, electrical wiring drawings, routing diagram, equipment sizing, equipment selection, equipment specifications, equipment data sheets, procurement.
• Cold and hot commissioning of boilers and combustion equipment, commissioning of fans, pumps, AC variable speed drives, burners, oil & gas systems, control valves, boiler automatic controls tuning and setup of controls. Operational fault finding of boiler and ancillary equipment control systems.
• Create and maintain bills of materials (BOM’s) on company Material Requirement Planning (MRP) system

Skills:

• Strong academic background in Electrical instrumentation and Automatic controls
• Good understanding of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
• Knowledge of electrical equipment standards & regulations (national and international)
• Ability to interact effectively with customers at all levels
• Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written
• Proficiency in Excel and Word; exposure to AutoCAD Electrical and EPlan

Package is market-related plus benefits depending on experience and qualifications.

If you do not receive a response within two weeks of submitting your CV, please consider your application unsuccessful.