Electrical/Automation Engineer

The Hiring Group, LLC•Fort Wayne, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrical/Automation Engineer will be responsible for providing Electrical/Automation Engineering support to various projects for a large manufacturing company. The role involves training maintenance electricians, providing troubleshooting support, identifying opportunities for machine reliability improvements, and aiding in the development of maintenance systems and practices. This is a long-term contract/contract-to-hire position with the potential for reassessment based on project needs and the engineering team's workload. The position requires immediate support and does not have a defined end date.

Requirements

Candidate must be a US Citizen or possess a permanent resident green card.
4-year Bachelor’s degree in Electromechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics engineering, with 4+ years of experience in an industrial manufacturing environment or equivalent technical experience.
Experience with electrical design standards and able to complete controls systems designs using standard CAD design tools.
Experience with controls systems network interfaces and various protocols for communications between devices including computer system databases.
Experience with Allen-Bradley / Rockwell, including VFD’s (or Variable Frequency Drives) and Motion Control technologies equipment, with working knowledge of PanelView and PLC programming standards & programming software, including GRAFCET, Ladder Logic, and Structured Text.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Project Team Leadership or Project Management is preferred but not required.
Autocad Electric is a plus, SEE electric experience is preferred.
Specific experience with Control Techniques, SEW MOVIMOT, and Rockwell, is a plus.
Robotic experience, configuration or knowledge is preferred, but not required. Specific experience with Fanuc, ABB is a plus.
Specific experience with Cognex, Keyence, Adept, Bytewise preferred. Gocator is a plus.
Preferred 10+ years of Engineering Experience, enough to work on their own and not have to be micromanaged.

Responsibilities

Provide training to the maintenance wage Electricians
Provide troubleshooting support to the maintenance team
Identify opportunities for improvement in machine reliability
Aid the shop in development of the maintenance systems/practices
Provide detailed electrical design and automation programming for assigned projects.
Provide estimates and technical schedules for all phases of process equipment addition, replacement, or upgrade.
Provide backup support and training to plant maintenance teams on new automation systems that they implement.
Participate in assigned major capital projects and/or modifications from start to finish, including equipment reception, commissioning, and acceptance.