Electrical Controls Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Reports To

Operations Manager

Purpose

Planning, designing, programming, testing, and starting automated systems. Ensuring systems meet high-quality standards, internal and external specifications, and established budgetary estimates.

Duties and Responsibilities

Customer Experience Lead

• Provide communications and collaborations with customers as requested.
• Communicate customer concerns to project managers that impact the success of the project.

Resource Planning

• Assist project managers in the procurement of required third party resources.

Time Management

• Take full responsibility for meeting all established deadlines.
• Communicate potential deviations with project managers.

Budget Management

• Maintain assigned budget to include labor, materials, and third-party services.
• Identify scope changes and submit change order requests to project managers as needed.
• Seek opportunities for additional project revenue and submit to project managers.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure products and services meet or exceed the company’s high standards.
• Communicate concerns and deviations to standards with project managers.

Risk Management

• Communicate issues that jeopardize the project.
• Identify and communicate risks early and assist in resolution as needed.

Reporting

• Maintain and report status, forecast, issue resolution, and deviations to project managers.
• Complete daily timesheets documenting project hours and other activities.

Sales Support

• Assist sales in the estimating and scope process as requested.
• Provide technical information as requested.
• Assist sales with on-site technical presentations as the subject matter expert as requested.

Technical Contribution

• Provide design, programming, testing, and startup duties as assigned.
• Contribute to product development, technical improvement processes, and innovation.

Performance Measurements

Performance will be measured by:

• Pay based on experience.
• Customer overall interaction experience.
• Meeting or improving required schedules and assigned estimates.
• Meeting or exceeding quality standards and specifications.
• Meeting or improving budgeted project estimates.
• Ability to contribute in cross functional environment.
• Continuously demonstrate and promote a culture of ownership thinking.

Direct Reports

No direct reports.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of proven successful working experience in electrical controls engineering.
• 4-year technical degree in related field.
• Solid organizational skills to include attention to detail and multitasking.
• Minimum 2 years experience designing industrial control systems.
• Minimum 2 years PLC programming experience.
• Minimum 2 years AutoCAD experience.
• Minimum 1 year experience with robotics and vision systems.
• Knowledge of IEEE, NFPA, and relevant standards.
• Competent use of relevant software, including Microsoft Office, Gannt charts, and related tools.

Preferences

• A natural and determined desire to serve customers in a positive and professional manner.
• Thrives on the challenge of multitasking, engineering design, and innovation.
• Confident and persistent problem solver eager to learn.
• Strong team player.

Benefits

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Profit Sharing with Company Match
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Bereavement Leave
• Sick Leave
• Flex-time Available
• Reimbursed Company Auto Mileage