Electrical Engineer - Sustaining

Packsize

About The Position

About Packsize, Packsize is redefining the way businesses and their customers use and experience packaging around the world. We build the technology, design the right solutions, and automate the processes that propel the industry forward. To us, packaging is much more than a box—it’s delivering what’s right for our customers, their customers, our people, and the planet. JOB DESCRIPTION: Electrical Engineer - Sustaining Packsize is looking for an Electrical Engineer to join the R&D Hardware team in Louisville, KY. We are looking for someone who has an interest in mechatronics and industrial machine automation. You will be primarily responsible for sustaining the electrical system(s) for highly automated industrial machines. You will also be doing small electrical design projects and providing input on the mechanical design and PLCs. You will be collaborating with other engineers, product managers, product quality etc. in creating, building and sustaining reliable, on-demand packaging systems. We want you to come in and ask well thought out questions, carry out solid fundamental engineering, do independent research and collaborate effectively with your peers. We have many R&D and product sustaining projects going on and look forward to new ideas and diverse, creative thinking to help solve difficult problems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience
Low voltage DC and high voltage AC experience and qualifications
Skill in developing electrical schematics
Understanding of machine automation, industrial electrical wiring and associated safety protocols
Experience with Eplan
Ability to solder and wire up test systems
Knowledge of PLC’s and industrial automation technologies
Programming in various functional and object-oriented languages
Promoting industry best-practice
Ensure conformance to applicable equipment specifications
Selecting sensors related to machine automation and data acquisition
Strong interpersonal skills for collaborating in team environments while maintaining individual duties effectively
Ability to prototype and 3D print simple designs and assemble systems to test automation strategies
Demonstrates lean and design thinking disciplines and mindsets
Shows curiosity and likes to tinker
Troubleshooting and finding root cause of complex electrical problems
Ability to do the physical work necessary to fabricate prototypes (using machine shop tools, turning wrenches etc.) and building machines

Responsibilities

Support procurement in sourcing and purchasing machine parts and assemblies
Enable the successful transfer of new machine designs to production
Interface with the Product Quality team to investigate issues and obtain feedback on machine performance
Update or modify electrical schematics and wiring diagrams CAD/PDM/PLM organization
Collaborate with other engineers, particularly on engineering design best practices
Manage CAD data and machine documentation and communicate these to manufacturers and the organization
Provide system level machine design input
Support and troubleshoot existing electrical cabinet/panel designs
Collaborate on the design and layout of new cabinet/panel designs
Write specification documents for electrical components
Identify and approve alternative electrical components
Assist other engineers in building and testing complex automated machines and subsystems
Build and test electro-mechanical systems
Write code appropriate for a specific test
Provide input during design reviews
Lead troubleshooting and debugging efforts
Assist in writing test plans
Engage in continuous improvement activities
Work with the team to organize, clean and maintain R&D test area (5S)
Maintain prototyping hardware and test equipment
Use typical R&D tools and other shop equipment
Document work in Atlassian Confluence