Senior Controls Engineer

Job Description

• Responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of electrical controls for plants manufacturing equipment, &/or gauges/testing for new and existing products and processes

• Troubleshooting process parameters and implementing corrective actions

• Lead regulatory compliance for electrical wiring

• Support process engineers with design of electrical controls

• Support creation of automated data collection system for critical plant operations

• Identify improvement opportunities and lead implementation

• Support project implementation for new products or processes in facility

• Provide electrical training for engineering and maintenance team

• Lead all development, maintenance, and continuous improvements of plant high voltage power supply system

• Generate accurate process instructions, method sheets, equipment set-up and operating instructions.

• Control all equipment electrical drawings and programs

• Develop and implement training for maintenance and engineering on electrical and controls standards

• Initiate appropriation requests for major projects

• Compile, prepare and present data for project updates and technical presentations to staff and/or management

• Support new product manufacturing start ups

• Coordinate with IT department to setup and maintain PLC network communications

• Configure/Manage equipment for automatic daily machine production reporting emails

• Configure/Manage data collection system and upgrade the system hardware and software as needed

• Maintain plant electrical distribution single line drawings and update as new equipment is added

• Perform Arc Flash analysis and label all equipment on 3 year intervals as required

• Coordinate required testing on plant switchgear every 5 years

• Design and build control systems for in house developed equipment

• Upgrade older control systems as needed

• Support machine robotic systems integrations with PLCs. Work with process engineers to troubleshoot problems

• Design, maintain and improve machine safety systems.