Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview
We are seeking a hands-on, plant-level Electrical Engineer to join a premier continuous manufacturing facility in White, GA.  This role serves as a crucial technical bridge between daily manufacturing reliability and long-term capital modernization. The Electrical Engineer will own the design, installation, commissioning, optimization, and advanced troubleshooting of automated machinery and electrical distribution across heavy industrial manufacturing operations—including internal mixers, stock preparation extruders, high-speed tire-building machines, curing presses, automated inspection systems, and robotics.  The ideal candidate blends strong electrical engineering fundamentals (AutoCAD, schematics, power distribution) with deep, practical control systems programming and troubleshooting.

Key Responsibilities
Hands-On Controls, Automation & Motion
Lead advanced troubleshooting, configuration, and ladder logic modifications across machine-level PLCs, with primary emphasis on Mitsubishi Q-Series as well as legacy Allen-Bradley and Siemens platforms.

Program, tune, and maintain precision multi-axis motion control systems, servo drives and Variable Frequency Drives (Yaskawa, Lenze).

Support, configure, and maintain machine-level HMIs and supervisory systems .

Support plant Industry 4.0 initiatives by integrating machine-level controllers

Configure and validate safety circuits, interlocks, light curtains, and safety controllers 

Electrical Design, CAD & Project Engineering
Develop, revise, and audit electrical schematics, panel layouts, field wiring modifications, and single-line diagrams using AutoCAD / AutoCAD Electrical.

Coordinate and execute equipment modernization, retrofit, and capacity-expansion capital projects from initial concept through design, vendor evaluation, installation, commissioning, and final sign-off.

Partner with equipment manufacturers (OEMs), systems integrators, and electrical contractors to establish design specifications, oversee site integration, and supervise safe execution.

Maintain rigorous technical documentation, including PLC/HMI source backups, network layout diagrams, drive parameters, safety validation records, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Plant Reliability & Continuous Improvement
Partner with Production, Plant Maintenance, and Reliability teams to investigate chronic equipment failures, reduce downtime, and drive MTBF/OEE improvements.

Lead structured root-cause investigations using formal Lean problem-solving tools (A3 problem solving, 5-Why, Ishikawa/Fishbone diagrams, PDCA, and PFMEA).

Monitor recurring alarm events, cycle trends, and maintenance work orders via Limble CMMS, Wonderware alarm logs, and PLC diagnostic buffers to implement permanent corrective actions.

Support facility power distribution, Motor Control Centers (MCCs), 480V infrastructure, and balance-of-plant utility controls (compressors, boilers, chillers, water systems).

Required:
Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEET), Automation/Mechatronics Engineering, or a related discipline.

Core Controls Experience: 3+ years of progressive electrical/controls engineering experience in a heavy continuous manufacturing, automotive, rubber/plastics, or high-speed converting environment.

PLC, Drive and Motion Experience

Electrical CAD: Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical for developing and interpreting schematics, wiring prints, and control panel drawings.

Schedule Flexibility: Normal operations follow standard weekday manufacturing hours. However, planned shutdowns, equipment modernizations, line commissions, and critical production-down events will require scheduled availability for nights, weekends, and holidays as operational needs dictate.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.