Engineer - Electric

JEFFERSON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION•West Jefferson, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electric Engineer provides professional, dependable engineering service and supports the team in achieving company objectives for customers and suppliers. The role designs, develops, and installs equipment; manages capital equipment projects; reports on project maturation; and assists with quality issues. The engineer is expected to understand customer and supplier requirements and contribute to the company’s safety, morale, quality, cost, and delivery goals. The position supports automotive manufacturing at Jefferson Industries Corporation. It involves planning, designing, developing, ordering, delivering, installing, and setting up weld and assembly equipment for new models, as well as improving existing equipment and processes. The engineer designs, builds, and installs electro-mechanical systems for robotic automation cells, including control panels, wiring, PLC/HMI, robot, and vision programs. The role also tracks equipment and process problems, develops countermeasures, supports production trials, researches emerging technologies, and contributes to departmental business plans and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, or Welding, or at least 3 years of work experience in a related field.
Competence in electrical system design and building electrical and control systems, including control panels, hard wiring, PLC/HMI, weld timers, and robot programming.
Working knowledge of spot welding, arc welding, and production automation technologies such as PLC, HMI, robotics, and computer vision.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for working with associates, the management team, department managers, and senior management.
Leadership and communication skills to provide direction and motivate team members to maintain processes and equipment in good condition.
Problem-solving ability to assess situations quickly, identify defects, and resolve equipment and process problems to avoid quality, delivery, or safety concerns.
Competence with office software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and ability to prepare reports and presentations.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
Ability to analyze production or engineering reports and develop action plans to meet company goals.
Ability to present information in one-on-one and small-group settings.
Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
Self-starter with a continuous-improvement mindset, attention to detail, persistence, and confidence to function effectively in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Follow safety policies and procedures, maintain an orderly and safe work area, and ensure designed and installed equipment includes required safety safeguards.
Develop TQM fundamentals and PDCA practices within daily management activities.
Ensure process and equipment installations meet quality and productivity expectations for new models and production.
Communicate with other departments to support smooth operations.
Use equipment standards when designing and developing new-model equipment and improving existing equipment to prevent quality issues.
Support department budgets and costs; apply best practices and minimize equipment fabrication, purchasing, and maintenance costs through equipment and supplier selection.
Provide expertise and direction to improve production efficiency and reduce waste.
Establish and maintain engineering and management standards, and support maintenance and improvement activities for optimum production.
Oversee weld equipment performance requirements, including efficiency.
Assist with the design, development, ordering, delivery management, installation, and setup of weld and assembly equipment for new models.
Design, build, and install electro-mechanical systems for robotic automation cells, including control panels, wiring, PLC/HMI/robot/vision programs.
Track and document existing weld equipment and process problems, develop countermeasures, improve equipment in safety, quality, cost, and delivery areas, and prevent recurrence on new equipment.
Assist with project planning and scheduling and support other departments with trial-part production.
Develop current best practices for high-performance policies and practices.
Research new weld-process and production-automation technologies to promote safety, quality, cost, delivery, and morale objectives.
Provide input to product strategy and research and development of new and emerging products.
Assist with departmental business plans and program requirements, including safety, morale, quality, cost, and delivery goals.
Work independently with little or no supervision, take responsibility for individual and team performance, adapt positively to assignments and changes, and seek improved work methods.
Perform other duties as assigned.