On-Shift Maintenance Electrical/Automation Engineer

The Hiring Group, LLC•Fort Wayne, IN

30d•$120,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

The person in this role will be responsible for providing Electrical/Automation Engineering support to the maintenance teams of a large manufacturing company. The intended purpose of this role is to provide training to the maintenance wage Electricians, provide troubleshooting support to the maintenance team, identify opportunities for improvement in machine reliability, and aid the shop in development of the maintenance systems/practices. This role will be on night shift and alternating weekends. This is a Long Term Contract (LTC) position with an initial 1-year term and the right to extend. It is considered a pipeline position for day-shift full-time roles, with a possibility of Contract-to-Hire (CTH) after 6 months, though not guaranteed. Support is needed immediately with no defined end date, and the position will be reassessed regularly based on investment plans and the workload of the engineering team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electromechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
2-4 years of current engineering experience in an industrial manufacturing environment preferred.
Experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLC programming standards & programming software, including GRAFCET, Ladder Logic, and Structured Text.
Experience with VFD’s (or Variable Frequency Drives) and motion control technologies equipment.
Experience with controls systems network interfaces and various protocols (ex: Data-Highway Plus, ControlNet, and Ethernet) for communications between devices including computer system databases.
Experience with electrical design standards and able to complete controls systems designs using standard CAD design tools.

Nice To Haves

Specific experience with Control Techniques, SEW MOVIMOT, and Rockwell.
AutoCAD Electrical is a plus, SEE electric experience is preferred.
Robotic experience, configuration or knowledge is preferred but not required.
Specific experience with Fanuc, ABB or Yaskawa is a plus.
Specific experience with Cognex, Keyence, Adept, Bytewise preferred. LMI Gocator is a plus.

Responsibilities

Implement the direction of the maintenance leadership team on shift.
Provide troubleshooting support to on-shift maintenance craftspeople and production supervision.
Interface with internal company support groups to accomplish objectives and provide contract engineering management and direction when needed.
Provide training to the maintenance wage Electricians.
Identify opportunities for improvement in machine reliability.
Aid the shop in development of the maintenance systems/practices.