Electrical Engineer - Wegner CPAs Client Recruiting Services

Wegner CPAs is partnering with our client in Columbus, WI to fill their Electrical Project Engineer (Controls)

Position overview: The Electrical Project Engineer manages and implements all aspects of electrical engineering for manufacturing equipment. This includes CAD design, electrical specifications, industrial programming, and startup/checkout. Works under general supervision on projects involving diverse scope while analyzing and evaluating various factors related to the assigned projects. May direct the work of inside resources, outside contractors and company service functions. Ensures project completion within a budget and time schedules.

Primary duties & responsibilities:

• Specifies needs for various components with vendors and customers, evaluates and orders necessary items (PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, wiring, sensors, circuit breakers, etc.)
• Conducts engineering design evaluations for compliance with engineering principles, standards and customer requirements.
• Reviews project scope to ensure electrical design complies with customer expectations and equipment requirements.
• Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling and resolution of routine design and test issues.
• Evaluates design changes, specifications and remains familiar of the latest electrical controls technology in the industry.
• Participates in design review meetings covering electrical drawings, electrical specifications, machine specifications, utility requirements, serviceability, and other attributes.
• Travel domestic and internationally as required to perform start-up of machinery. Travel estimated at 30%.
• Makes and implements design modifications to facilitate electrical panels builds
  and machine programming.
• Establishes companies engineering/design standards and specifications utilizing engineering principles and calculations.
• Establishes quality system procedures and other standards/procedures as appropriate to the design function. Ensures
  consistent application of these standards.

Necessary skills and knowledge:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, industrial technology or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity in latest computerized electrical design applications and schematic generation (e.g. Promise E, EPlan).
• Five years of experience in PLC and HMI programming for custom equipment preferred (e.g.-Rockwell(primary), Siemens).
• Ability to effectively check all drawings and programs for errors or deviations from standard practice prior to submittal to customers or manufacturing.
• Knowledge of VFDs, communication networks, and industrial control components (e.g.-Rockwell, Siemens, Ethernet/IP).