Senior Electrical Engineer

Reynolds Consumer Products•Louisville, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Reynolds Consumer Products …and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance organization. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you! We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team located in Louisville, KY. Responsibilities Your Role: As a Senior Electrical Engineer , you will be a key influencer of manufacturing process control and automation for the plant. You will apply your technical skills to implement new designs and projects, while also providing tactical support to improve overall plant safety and OEE. This position reports directly to the Electrical Engineering Manager. You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Controls, or Automation Engineering (ABET accredited); Computer Science or related field.
7+ years of plant engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
Project engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to understand, interpret, and troubleshoot complex process control schemes and electrical equipment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to translate technical information for a non-technical audience.
Experience with MS Office and AutoCAD.
Strong proficiency in AutoCAD Electrical.
ABB and Siemens software and hardware experience.
Rockwell/Allen Bradley drive and PLC experience.
Experience with the FactoryTalk Platform (AssetCentre, View, License Manager, etc.).
Wonderware InTouch HMI programming experience.
Experience integrating and networking PCs and PLCs (TCP/IP, Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Modbus, etc.).
Experience in design, installation, and troubleshooting of electrical power distribution, AC and DC drives, and automation systems.
Knowledge and application of NFPA/NEC, ANSI machine safety, and other relevant codes and standards.
In-depth understanding of AC/DC high and low control voltage fundamentals.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or other advanced degree.
Experience with manufacturing processes related to rolling mills, coil processing, slitting, sheet/strip handling equipment, and winder/unwinder controls.
ABB DCS experience.
Experience with process data acquisition software (iBA PDA, Wonderware Historian [AVEVA], etc.).
Experience with process instrumentation (current and voltage signals).

Responsibilities

Manage capital projects utilizing the project management life cycle.
Drive projects to completion while maintaining timeline, budget, and objectives.
Create capital acquisition requests, project scopes of work, RFQs, process functional specifications, project and life cycle cost estimates, and project justifications.
Develop process functional specifications, control sequences of operation, and narratives.
Design layouts of control cabinets for PLCs and touchscreen interfaces, and generate electrical wiring schematics.
Support electrical design, scope definition, coordination, and project buyoffs.
Communicate effectively in writing, including preparing and reviewing official and technical correspondence, reports, and presentations.
Participate in or facilitate maintainability and design reviews, FATs/SATs, turnover package reviews, and ensure project documentation is accurate, complete, and meets specifications.
Design control systems that follow good engineering practices and comply with all applicable regulatory and safety requirements.
Develop process control schemes, create programmable controller logic, and design Human Machine Interface (HMI) graphics.
Create, modify, and troubleshoot function block diagrams, ladder logic, and structured text for rolling mill control systems.
Perform I/O checkouts, IP addressing, start-up, and commissioning of automation equipment and controls.
Set up and troubleshoot integration and networking of PCs, HMIs, PLCs, and third-party devices.
Lead, coach, and influence the development of technical resources and area team members.
Participate in process area team FMEAs, RCAs, and Safety Taproots.
Support plant performance by prioritizing and providing engineering support to maintenance and operations as needed.
Assist in the development of technical documents to support maintenance and operations.
Update plant electrical drawings and electrical specifications.
Support troubleshooting of rolling process control equipment on-site and remotely.