Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Open the Door to Your Future with Clopay Corporation & CornellCookson

At  Clopay Corporation , we are more than just North America’s largest residential and commercial garage door manufacturer—we are a powerhouse of innovation, safety, and design. Through our premier brands, we lead the industry in providing groundbreaking high-performance closure solutions for both the places people call home and the spaces where the world does business.

Headquartered in  Mason, Ohio , and operating state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in  Troy, Ohio ,  Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, and  Goodyear, Arizona , we are a proud American-owned company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation. Our reach extends across 55+ distribution centers and thousands of retail locations in the U.S. and Canada ensuring that we deliver the right door for every opening – from homes to businesses and beyond.

By joining our team, you become part of a legacy that blends the residential elegance of Clopay, known as "America’s Favorite Garage Doors," with the industrial strength and 180-year heritage of our rolling brands, Cornell and Cookson.  Together, we secure everything from family garages to the world's most iconic stadiums and skyscrapers.

We currently have an opening for a Senior Electrical Engineer, in our Troy, Ohio location. This is 100% on-site and no relocation is available. 

Summary :

• Purpose : Electrical Expert with Controls experience. Designs, specifies, project manages, and provides plant level support for facility power and equipment controls.  Leads Clopay in setting electrical standards and maintaining performance in regard to facility power. 
• Responsibilities/Principal Duties :

Responsible for managing projects from conception to completion including:

• Define project scope, budget and objectives.
• Develop detailed timing plans with functional milestones to support project objectives; execute plan within established timing.
• Manage Project from startup to completion.
• Project management and tracking for content/schedule/budget/plant safety.
• Writing of justifications and proposals.
• Develop specification of capital equipment.
• Develop Specification for shop floor data used to drive capital equipment.
• Writing purchase contracts for capital equipment.
• Manage vendors and contractors.
• Provide project updates regularly to stakeholders.
• Reviewing/providing feedback/approving equipment drawings.
• Finalize all as built drawings and documentation.
• Research and analyze best practices in manufacturing concepts and trends for applicability; stay abreast of latest manufacturing technology and leverage technology
• Research and develop plant improvements projects, safety, machine efficiency, modernization, increase capacity, etc. 
• Interfacing with plant personnel.
• Start-up new equipment, including debug.
• Concept and develop solutions for labor and cost reduction as well as quality improvement.
• Work directly with equipment vendors in the creation of systems and programming.
• Integration of separate pieces of equipment constituting a manufacturing process or line.
• Provide plant level support for facility power and equipment.

This position focuses on electrical aspects of the aforementioned equipment. Responsibility for some mechanical design and components as well as electrical controls will be required. 

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Because this position is considered a “Senior Level”, experience in the following areas is required:

• Experience leading the conceptual design, layout development, and engineering of capital equipment for large-scale capital projects, including BOM development, equipment layout drawings, and detailed design documentation.
• Experience managing capital projects from start to finish
• Experience in project management and process equipment design for projects ranging in magnitude to multi-millions of dollars
• Experience in organizing and leading matrix teams to complete successful projects on time and within budget constraints
• Experience performing root-cause analysis on equipment failures and handling inspections.
• Experience with Power distribution, high and low voltage systems, switchgear, transformers and subpanels
• Experience with Allen Bradley Control Systems
• Experience with AutoCAD or power analysis programs for load calculation and coordination studies
• Understand NFPA, OSHA, ANSI and NEC codes

• Education: BSEE
• Experience: At least 8 years engineering experience in project management and hands on plant equipment support.
• Physical Requirements :
• Regularly travels to equipment vendors and manufacturing plants. (Up to 20%)
• Regularly spends long hours setting up and debugging equipment, often requiring loading and unloading mechanical equipment. (up to 50 pounds). 

We don't just manufacture doors; we engineer the "front door" of the American dream and the security of global commerce. At Clopay, we believe our strength lies in our people. From our design engineers to our manufacturing associates and delivery drivers, every member of the team plays a vital role in our success
Our team members thrive because we prioritize:

•   Unrivaled Scale: Work for a market leader with a massive manufacturing footprint and a reputation for excellence that spans nearly two centuries.
• A Culture of "What’s Next": We invest heavily in automation, sustainable materials, and smart-home integration to stay ahead of the curve.
• Commitment to People: As a  Griffon Corporation company, we provide the stability of a large organization with the tight-knit, collaborative feel of a specialized craft team.
• A Legacy of Expertise: Join our "Pioneer Club"—a group of over 440 employees who have been with us for 20 years or more. We offer the stability of a market leader and a place where you can truly grow a lifelong career.
• Commitment to Innovation: We aren’t just keeping up with industry trends; we’re setting them. Whether it’s our exclusive  WINDCODE®technology or our award-winning designs, we provide the tools for you to do your best work.
• Community Focused: Our success is linked to the well-being of our neighbors and communities. Through our partnership with  Habitat for Humanity , Clopay employees help provide homes and security to families in the communities where we live and work.

Equal Opportunity Employer