SENIOR ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER - L&A

MURATA MACHINERY USA INC•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

Under the direction of the Engineering Supervisor, the Electrical Design Engineer is responsible for working closely with highly skilled mechanical, electrical, and project management professionals, to design electrical systems. Knowledgeable in applicable engineering methods, practices, standards, and is expected to be a department champion in ensuring engineering department methods and practices are up to date, this includes training, knowledge sharing, technical guidance and checking of work of other department members. A key role will be to understand and adapt global group company technologies for application in North American customer sites while ensuring adherence to relevant North American standards and accepted industry practices. In addition, this position is responsible for the ongoing implementation of improved quality and reliability of Muratec group company systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum ten (10) years’ experience as an Electrical Engineer in an industrial/engineering/automation environment.
Experience with EPLAN and AutoCAD Electrical required.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization. As part of this position there will be a requirement to communicate with group company members who have varying degrees of fluency in English.
Ability to convert and perform engineering calculations in all units of measure, using appropriate levels of accuracy and units of precision.
Ability to compute and conduct equipment process related rate analyses, determine critical ratios, and percent values of interdependent relationships and to convey complex findings in simple to interpret graphs and/or other types of visualizations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Strong ability to develop electrical designs of complex automated systems from basic concepts using engineering principles.
Knowledge of electrical systems including 400/480VAC 3-phase, controls, I/O systems, servo control, safety circuits and pneumatics.
Familiarity with modular cabling technologies, cable tray systems and electrical installations.
Expertise in safety system design with experience in assessing safety circuits to confirm devices and architecture comply with relevant standards and achieve expected Performance Level.
Knowledge of basic robotic operations, including mechanical, electrical, and software interfacing.
Understanding of, and experience with, conveying and material handling equipment.
Ability to collaborate with 3rd party vendors to integrate purchased equipment modules into a unified material handling/transportation system.
High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently and as part of multi-function team.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to deal courteously and effectively with all levels of staff, customers, vendors, partners, and any other potential stakeholders.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, Outlook, and other common software packages. An ability to learn and use other software packages, such as our ERP software, is required.
A valid driver’s license and good driving record are required. Must have or be eligible to obtain a passport for international travel.

Nice To Haves

Electrical wiring experience and familiarity with mechanical systems is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Develop and prepare electrical designs, and drawings, from preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets and other data while conforming to sound engineering practices.
Create and maintain electrical schematics of electrical designs as well as other support drawings using EPLAN and AutoCAD electrical software during and after the build cycle. Consulting with other departments, project managers/engineers and fabrication groups before and after the build cycle and making changes to electrical drawings as necessary.
Ensure equipment design integrity meets all aspects of functional design requirements, including rate capacity, strength, reliability and service life expectations using standard engineering practices and tools such as, sizing software, component sizing calculations and prototype testing if/when necessary.
Apply expert knowledge of relevant North American codes, standards and practices to assess group company designs and provide technical recommendations and guidance to Muratec group stakeholders to ensure local acceptance. This may include modification/rework of global designs.
Integrate concepts that contribute to the safety of the equipment and its design. Capturing and addressing individual/human safety elements as well as machine safety.
Create and maintain safety validation documentation including SISTEMA files.
Ensure system performance reliability, conformance to customer specifications and quality standards. This includes leading quality checks of completed designs and/or equipment as well as providing technical guidance to other engineering team members.
Develop engineering department technical guidelines, documentation and standards; lead Eplan drawing and template development; develop and refine department training materials.
Working with the Systems Planning team, create estimates for projects that detail material costs and design hours including maintenance and development of department estimating tools.
Maintain device and system engineering drawing packages as well as other support documentation including information on conformance to standards.
Maintain budget and schedule commitments during the design cycle.
Responsible for the research phase of purchasing for electrical parts. Justify product choice to the Project Manager and submit purchase orders to the purchasing department for all electrical components.
Attend project kick off meetings to gain knowledge on project specifications, expectations, timelines and provide hours and material costs estimates.
Schedule, chair, and create minutes for design reviews as required throughout the design cycle.
Attend project update meetings to review and ensure projects are on budget and on schedule.
Participate in “post mortem” meetings to discuss project successes and opportunities for improvement.
Assist in identifying and addressing electrical issues arising on the shop floor and/or at the customer site. This may include participating in site visits and/or coordinating investigations and activities needed to determine mode of failure, root cause analysis, repair requirements and design improvement recommendations.
Assist the Engineering Supervisor in the implementation and maintenance of established goals for quality and reliability of Muratec group company systems as well as research new electrical devices and methods.
Respond to inquiries, questions, concerns from individual employees, departments, and customers. This involves providing technical support in electrical design.
Develop design related documentation, including operating, setup, repair and maintenance manuals and procedures. Including Spare part lists and recommendations.
Ensure all departmental procedures, health and safety policies, procedures, and responsibilities under the OHSA, are followed during all work activities on site and at the Grimsby, Canada location.