Staff Facilities Electrical Engineer
About The Position
The Staff Plant Electrical & Controls Engineer serves as a senior technical leader and subject matter expert for plant electrical, controls, automation, and electrical reliability systems supporting manufacturing operations and facilities. The role provides technical direction and drives improvements in reliability, uptime, safety, and operational performance across electrical power distribution, manufacturing equipment, automation controls, and critical facility systems. The Staff Engineer leads complex problem solving; establishes electrical and automation strategies, standards, and system architectures; supports major capital projects and equipment integration; and develops long-term lifecycle and modernization plans. The position provides expertise in power distribution, PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, industrial networks, drives, robotics, instrumentation, predictive maintenance, and condition-based monitoring while partnering across Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, EHS, Quality, IT/OT, and equipment suppliers. Domestic travel of up to 10% is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related engineering discipline.
- 20+ years of progressive engineering experience in plant electrical engineering, industrial electrical systems, controls/automation, electrical reliability, manufacturing, or industrial facilities.
- 10+ years of experience in plant electrical engineering, power distribution, controls/automation, electrical reliability, manufacturing, or industrial facilities.
- 10+ years of experience with PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, industrial networks, drives, robotics, instrumentation, and automated manufacturing equipment.
- 10+ years of experience providing technical leadership for capital projects, including requirements/specifications, design review, vendor evaluation, commissioning, startup, and equipment integration.
Nice To Haves
- 15+ years of experience in regulated manufacturing, life sciences, healthcare, FDA-regulated, ISO-certified, or GMP-adjacent environments.
- 15+ years of experience in Industrial IoT, predictive analytics, smart sensors, condition monitoring, Industry 4.0, CMMS, or electrical asset-management programs.
- 15+ years of experience with Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), Six Sigma, or NFPA 70E-related certification or training.
- 10+ years of experience in advanced technical judgment, electrical and controls troubleshooting, RCFA, FMEA, RCM, project management, stakeholder leadership, and communication skills.
- 10+ years of experience establishing engineering standards and lifecycle strategies and communicating complex concepts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Serve as senior technical leader and subject matter expert for plant electrical, controls, automation, and electrical reliability systems, and lead resolution of complex issues involving power distribution, PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, industrial networks, drives, robotics, instrumentation, and automated manufacturing equipment.
- Provide technical direction for plant power distribution and critical electrical infrastructure, including reliability, capacity, equipment upgrades, electrical safety, lifecycle planning, and long-term modernization strategies.
- Establish and drive electrical and automation engineering standards, technical strategies, system architectures, and best practices; lead modernization and optimization of PLC, SCADA, HMI, industrial network, drive, robotics, and equipment-control systems.
- Develop and optimize reliability strategies for critical electrical and automation assets using RCFA, FMEA, RCM, predictive maintenance, and condition-based monitoring; lead root-cause investigations and eliminate recurring failures affecting manufacturing performance.
- Provide technical leadership for capital projects, including engineering requirements and specifications, project planning, design reviews, equipment and vendor evaluations, cost and schedule support, installation, commissioning, startup, and turnover.
- Identify opportunities to improve uptime, MTBF, MTTR, maintainability, energy efficiency, and lifecycle cost; lead continuous-improvement and cost-reduction initiatives; evaluate Industrial IoT, smart sensors, predictive analytics, condition monitoring, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
- Provide technical mentorship and develop engineering and maintenance capability in electrical troubleshooting, controls, automation, industrial networks, drives, and reliability engineering.
- Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, EHS, Quality, IT/OT, contractors, and suppliers to implement sustainable solutions and ensure compliance with applicable OSHA requirements, NFPA standards, electrical safety requirements, and STERIS engineering standards.
Benefits
- STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio; the full benefits list is available through STERIS Benefits.
- Eligible for bonus participation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
