About the Role
As an Electrical Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficiency and safety of electrical systems across multiple projects. You will work closely with senior engineers, project managers, and maintenance teams to deliver maintenance and new projects within established scope, time, and budget constraints. Your responsibilities will encompass both hands-on technical tasks and project coordination to facilitate process improvements within the organization.
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Key Responsibilities
- Designing, developing, and testing electrical equipment and systems, with a focus on safety, efficiency, and reliability.
- Analyzing electrical systems and components to identify hazards, defects, or the need for adjustment or repair, ensuring compliance with codes.
- Directing and coordinating manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, and operational requirements.
- Performing detailed calculations to establish standards and specifications.
- Utilizing computer-assisted engineering and design software to execute engineering tasks.
- Preparing specifications for the purchase of electrical equipment and materials.
- Supervising or training project team members as necessary.
- Leading the team of technicians for daily electrical maintenance activities, including troubleshooting medium and low voltage incoming switch gear, PCC, MCC maintenance, and all PLC and control system automation.
- Assisting in the coordination of contractors and plant personnel to facilitate process and equipment improvements across multiple plant locations for automation and electrical works.
- Establishing and managing vendor coordination for electrical goods supply, QA/QC approvals, and qualifications.
- Ensuring projects stay within approved guidelines for Capex management and reporting discrepancies to the direct manager.
- Providing technical support to plant maintenance departments including troubleshooting, upgrades, and installations for process improvements, safety upgrades, and plant operations of electromechanical systems.
- Preparing detailed technical drawings, project scopes, and reports using AutoCAD and updating electrical control circuit drawings.
- Facilitating clear and timely communication across all levels of the organization, including plant management, department heads, and external vendors.
- Assisting in identifying and solving technical challenges in plant operations, including performing root cause analyses as necessary.
- Ensuring that all activities comply with corporate safety initiatives, quality standards, and federal, state, and local regulations.
The Ideal Candidate for This Position
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Automation Engineering.
- Basic knowledge of PLC systems (Siemens S7, TIA Portal) and programming, SCADA development, and VFDs.
- Familiarity with IT networking components, including servers, virtual machines, and data communications.
- Hands-on experience with medium and low voltage electrical systems is essential.
- Experience in reading, writing, and understanding electrical schematics.
- Competency in AutoCAD (2016 or later) for developing electrical schematics, power distribution layouts, and wiring diagrams.
- Siemens PLC programming in S7 & TIA Portal experience is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for project tracking and reporting.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and prioritize effectively.
