Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practices to create solutions for recycling various materials.
• Electrical, software design of customized solutions including manufacturing automation and safety systems.
• Able to maintain project scope, schedules, budgets, and prevent project creep.
• Support specifying, manufacturing, and validating of systems which include hydraulics, pneumatics, servos, motor drives, relays, communication networks, touchscreens, digital and analog i/o, and robotics.
• Create documentation such as programming diagrams, network diagrams, and electrical drawings in conjunction with the Industrial Process Engineer.
• This includes, but not limited to, the creation and/or updating of existing procedures and best practices.
• Specify, install, and maintain additional data acquisition, monitoring, and reporting solutions to provide accurate information to key stakeholders.
• Lead projects for continuous improvement including communication and training to all levels of the organization.
• Perform hands-on tasks when necessary to troubleshoot issues or optimize processing of recycled products.
• Find lower cost or shorter time solutions for projects and maintenance parts.
• Provide technical support and training to Maintenance and Production as needed.
• Act as liaison for Maintenance and IT in an advisory role to problem solve issues as they arise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as an Electrical Engineer.
• Leadership experience demonstrating the ability to drive projects forward a plus.
• Strong fundamental knowledge of electrical control and power system design and its application in automated.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate projects between departments and planning a flow of tasks beginning to end.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to communicate at any levels, including explanation of technical information to non-technical employees.
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Flexible, assertive, stress-tolerant, and optimistic mindset, with a willingness to adapt to evolving project requirements and deadlines.
• Self-motivated / Autonomous worker
• Industrial designs including specification of vision, power, sensor, inspection, and communication systems.
• Bring extensive repairs to the engineering team for review, discussion, and decision.
• Proficient with MS Office, Visual Basic, PLC programming Allen Bradley RSLogix 5000 or similar system, AutoCad, Ethernet Networking, SCADA & HMI systems.
• Microsoft SQL and database management knowledge is an added plus.
• Understand the 6 types of maintenance.
• Knowledge of regulatory and safety requirements.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, codes, and regulations throughout the design and production phases.