Electrical Project Manager

FFT Produktionssysteme • Greer, SC

5h • $130,000 - $150,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Electrical Project Manager coordinates internal areas of the Electrical Engineering Department to develop assigned projects and manage them toward the desired financial results. The role coordinates design hardware and software, fabrication and electrical installation, robotics, technology, OLP, and simulation teams, as well as communication with other company areas to support quality and reliability.

The position maintains project information and records through the PME process, including progress reports, personnel and power-source plans, and server documentation. It supports project purchasing and supplier contracting, prepares electrical concepts and purchase requests, reviews and pre-authorizes material and service requests, purchase orders, and invoices, and monitors project delivery and client satisfaction. The role also provides technical support for Electrical Calculation Department projects and sales-area ECR quotations, addresses technical or staffing gaps through supplier offers and tenders, and trains new internal or external team members.

The manager uses the ASTRAS portal for supplier tenders, PM TOOL for project status reporting, and SAP for project control. Client visits may be required to support activities, sales for new projects, and issue resolution, including release of draft electrical protocols for customer acceptance. The position requires 10% international travel. Hybrid work from home is permitted one day every two weeks.

Requirements

• At least a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Five years of experience as a Project Manager, Controls Manager, Controls Designer, or in a closely related occupation.
• At least one year of experience with electrical installations and materials, including high-temperature and spatter-resistant cables; high-flex robot dress packs and energy chains; M8/M12 welding-rated sensor/actuator cables; copper grounding bars and flexible grounding straps; circuit breakers, fuses, and surge protection; safety PLCs, light curtains, scanners, and interlocks; metallic cable trays, heat-resistant conduits, and protective sleeves; PLCs, robot controllers, drives, terminal blocks, and industrial connectors; high-intensity LED lighting for BIW environments; spot-welding cables, water-cooled gun cables, and shunt bars.
• At least one year of experience with online/offline robot programming; software/hardware design; PLC programming (Siemens, Allen Bradley); robot programming (Fanuc, KUKA, ABB); safety PLC and safety logic programming; HMI/SCADA development (WinCC, FactoryTalk, etc.); fieldbus configuration (PROFINET, EtherCAT, DeviceNet, CAN); weld-controller programming (spot-weld schedules and parameters); vision-system integration (Cognex, Keyence); servo-motion-control tuning and commissioning; network configuration (industrial Ethernet, switches, VLANs); and offline programming (robot OLP, virtual commissioning, simulations).
• At least one year of experience in hardware, including power-distribution design (MCCs, breakers, fuses, grounding); robot-cell electrical schematics (welding guns, dress packs, EOAT); safety-circuit design (light curtains, scanners, interlocks); I/O layouts for clamps, locators, cylinders, and sensors; panel design (PLC, safety, and communication panels); field-wiring diagrams (sensors, actuators, and weld equipment); network-topology diagrams (PROFINET, DeviceNet, Ethernet); cable-tray and routing design for heat-resistant BIW-rated routing; power and control wiring for spot-welding equipment; and grounding and bonding design for welding cells.
• At least one year of experience with simulation, pneumatics, virtual commissioning and technology (Viper, PS), ASTRAS, PM TOOL, SAP, and ISO processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal areas of the Electrical Engineering Department for project development.
• Update assigned project information in the PME indicator and maintain PME process formats.
• Prepare project progress reports according to the PME process.
• Maintain personnel plans, power-source plans, and project documentation on the server according to the PME process.
• Release delivery protocols to clients.
• Train or introduce new internal and external members to electrical projects (PME).
• Escalate problems.
• Support purchasing materials for assigned electrical projects and prepare purchase order requests.
• Develop electrical concepts.
• Pre-authorize material and service requests submitted by the Electrical Engineering Area.
• Pre-authorize purchase orders requested by internal areas of the Electrical Engineering Department.
• Prepare RFQs and contract suppliers for the electrical department according to assigned project needs.
• Check project delivery and the Electrical Engineering Department's satisfaction with delivery to the client.
• Pre-authorize invoices based on service-provider progress or material delivery.
• Manage assigned electrical engineering projects to obtain desired utilities.
• Coordinate department areas including hardware and software design, fabrication and electrical installation, robotics, technology, OLP, and simulation, and communicate with other company areas to support quality and reliability.
• Provide technical support for Electrical Calculation Department projects and ECR quotations from the sales area.
• Receive supplier offers to address technical deficiencies and personnel limitations.
• Conduct supplier tenders to cover technical and personnel shortages.
• Use ASTRAS for supplier tenders, PM TOOL for project status reports, and SAP for project control.
• Visit clients to support activities, sales for new projects, and issue resolution.
• Release draft electrical protocols for customer acceptance.
• Travel internationally as required (10%).

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability insurance available from the first day of employment.
• Retirement plan with a 2% employer match, subject to eligibility.
• 12 vacation days, prorated for the first year.
• 2 personal days.
• 6.5 sick days.
• 10 company-paid holidays per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level