Job Summary: Responsible for design, engineering, and programming of a wide range of automation projects and processes. Servicing customers in varying industrial, agricultural, food and dairy, municipal, and OEM sectors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Initial project conception/design.
- Electrical controls engineering and specification.
- Instrumentation and controls hardware specification and selection.
- Sizing and selection of all components required to build a functioning control system, i.e. enclosures, main disconnects, power distribution, motor controls, power converters, branch circuit short circuit protection, overcurrent protection, power wiring, control wiring, control system enclosure climate controls, etc.
- Following regulatory requirements and guidelines.
- Project management, including working with all of the project stakeholders.
- Estimating project costs as needed.
- Automation component and software programming.
- Field engineering, service, and commissioning/startup activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree/experience.
- Knowledge of advanced PLC functions such as sequencers & PID loop controls.
- Knowledge of the NEC & UL508A.
- Personal computer skills: Automation software installation and use, as well as Microsoft Office products.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Independence skills: a self-starter with the ability to work efficiently on their own and manage multi-faceted jobs.
- Team skills: a team player with the willingness to help others within the department, as well as within the company.
- Good customer relations skills.
- Ability to work under pressure at times.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work.
- Ability to multi-task.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Qualified Manufacturer Technical Representative (MTR) in UL508A.
- Knowledge of multiple PLC manufacturers products.
- Knowledge of multiple HMI manufacturers terminals.
- Knowledge of multiple manufacturers drives.
- Knowledge of the CIP cleaning process.
- Knowledge of the cheese manufacturing process.
- Knowledge of other industries and process.
Working Conditions:
- Electrical Hazards.
- Varying weather conditions.
- Varying customer environments (Food Grade, cGMP, Etc.).
- Varying office and customer locations.
- Varying schedules & occasional extended hours.
