Electrical Engineer

Wagstaff•Spokane Valley, WA

34d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wagstaff manufactures equipment for aluminum producers, who process formed aluminum into parts and products you use every day. As an Electrical Engineer, you will apply electrical engineering and automation knowledge to the design, development, and production of Wagstaff automated casting equipment. You will become familiar with Wagstaff aluminum casting equipment, associated design criteria, and philosophies. You will participate with project teams to define the electrical engineering and automation requirements, including planned hours, based upon the scope as provided by Sales. You will create the design documents necessary for acquiring customer approval for automation designs and oversee production of design documents necessary for equipment production, both according to documented design procedures. You will serve as Wagstaff’s primary technical contact to customer’s technical personnel for electrical engineering and automation issues throughout the project, up to and including product start-up. You will provide documented technical and analytical evaluations for automation solutions keeping safety, functionality, and cost effectiveness paramount. You will participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and train other team members in support of the required engineering and design for a limited number of Wagstaff product lines as assigned. You will provide technical direction and consultation to other team members. You will design conceptual and detailed PLC based control systems and related architectures, program PLCs for direct chill aluminum casting pits and related device control, and program and develop SCADA and HMI systems. You will test and troubleshoot hardware and software, and provide technical support to Wagstaff service personnel and customers to resolve customer issues as they relate to Wagstaff provided automation systems. You will perform design review and post-commissioning review for continual improvement of Wagstaff automated products. You will keep equipment and work area clean and orderly and abide by company policies. Periodic domestic and international travel may be required depending upon customer and company business needs. In order to achieve business objectives, work weeks in excess of 40 hours may be required. Commissioning of automated casting systems at customer sites may also be required. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
Acquires basic knowledge and develops skills in a specific practice area
Applies prescribed and/or standard techniques and procedures in accordance with established criteria to perform assigned tasks
Exercises limited judgment on details of work and in application of standard methods for conventional work
Acquires an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities
Designs a complete project, system, component, or process of standard complexity
Performs standard computations or analysis
Prepares Drawings
Assign tasks to and coordinates with Designers.
Coordinates with other departments as necessary
Receives close supervision on unusual or difficult problems, and general review of all aspects of work
Academic oral and technical writing skills
Attends Customer project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignment.
May occasionally lead the meetings

Responsibilities

Become familiar with Wagstaff aluminum casting equipment, associated design criteria, and philosophies
Participate with project teams to define the electrical engineering and automation requirements, including planned hours, based upon the scope as provided by Sales
Create the design documents necessary for acquiring customer approval for automation designs and oversee production of design documents necessary for equipment production, both according to documented design procedures
Serve as Wagstaff’s primary technical contact to customer’s technical personnel for electrical engineering and automation issues throughout the project, up to and including product start-up
Provide documented technical and analytical evaluations for automation solutions keeping safety, functionality, and cost effectiveness paramount
Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Train other team members in support of the required engineering and design for a limited number of Wagstaff product lines as assigned
Provide technical direction and consultation to other team members
Design conceptual and detailed PLC based control systems and related architectures
Program PLCs for direct chill aluminum casting pits and related device control
Program and develop SCADA and HMI systems
Test and troubleshoot hardware and software
Provide technical support to Wagstaff service personnel and customers to resolve customer issues as they relate to Wagstaff provided automation systems
Perform design review and post-commissioning review for continual improvement of Wagstaff automated products
Keep equipment and work area clean and orderly
Abide by company policies
Periodic domestic and international travel required depending upon customer and company business needs
In order to achieve business objectives, work weeks in excess of 40 hours may be required
Commissioning of automated casting systems at customer sites
Other duties as assigned