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Controls/Electrical Engineer
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 US
Job Description
- Support sales proposals with conceptual electrical system configurations and projected engineering hours
- Create electrical schematics and panel layout diagrams in AutoCAD Electrical for in-house panel fabrication
- Select and specify electrical components best suited to each application
- Generate Bills of Materials and support sourcing of electrical componentry
- Generate well organized PLC and HMI code utilizing ladder logic, structured text, sequential function charting, function blocks, and/or instruction list methodologies
- Develop customer pleasing, well thought-out, HMI screens with intuitive navigation workflows that are attractive and consistent across production lines and customers.
- Debug electrical issues, optimize system functionality, and participate in factory acceptance testing
- Travel to customer sites and commission equipment
- Conduct investigations for service calls, troubleshoot equipment, and document root cause analyses and resolutions
- Train customers and fellow team members in the use of HMI screens and fine tuning of equipment
Job Requirements
- BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university or institution
- Ten years minimum experience and proven track record of creating and improving electrical and control systems for industrial machinery and automation
- Expert level knowledge in the application of low, medium, and high voltage industrial electrical systems and HMI control systems with remote IO and various sensors
- Thorough experience designing electrical control panels for turnkey industrial equipment
- High proficiency in programming Allen Bradley PLCs and HMI's to control pumps, heaters, instrumentation (pressure, temperature, conductivity, pH, etc.), rectifiers, etc.
- Ability to specify and configure VFDs, motor protectors, contactors, soft starts, and other motor interfacing devices
- Experience with motion control devices and programming
- Ability to produce accurate bills of materials aligned with schematics
- Proficiency with writing test plans and test reports, and running factory acceptance tests
- Advanced skill in troubleshooting and repairing electrical systems and PLC programs for automation
- Expert knowledge in the application of NEC codes & UL-508 standards
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs
- Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD Electrical for electrical schematics, panel layouts, and BOM creation
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word to develop operation and maintenance manuals
- Skill with calculations in Microsoft Excel
- Effective writing, speaking and presentation skills
- Highly organized approach to work and thorough documentation
- Programming for encoders, servo motors, and linear actuators
- Hydraulic and pneumatic circuit design
- P&ID creation
- Safety PLC application and standards
- Siemens PLC integration and programming
- Applications with multiple PLCs and integration of mixed PLCs on same line
- EWON and Factory Talk Remote
- Complex, coordinated, multi-axis motion control
- Allen Bradley training
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