Job Details

Job # EE25101

Job Title Hardware Control Engineer

Office Location Roanoke, VA

Business Function/Department Industrial Systems/Project Application & Hardware Engineering

Sales Territory, if applicable N/A

Overview

Provide hardware design for electrical distribution and control solutions for the industrial systems projects that meet client needs and fulfill project requirements.

Role Accountabilities

• Develop detail specifications for suppliers through collaboration with mechanical original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and end-user clients, per the contract and global industry standards, to ensure high quality designs and on-time delivery
• Create electrical circuit drawings that accurately reflect each project's PC, PLC & I/O, AC and DC drives, power distribution panels, operator station devices, and other control equipment to ensure a design that meets project requirements and quality standards
• Generate IO spreadsheet that defines the electrical and drawing attributes for each and every IO point required for a project
• Generate Company specific IO Card drawings for each project using Company designated automated drawing tool
• Create the AC and DC control power distribution drawings, relay, network and sensor interface drawings for each project using Company designated software
• Ensure "as shipped" systems meet all client requirements as defined in the project contract, including system specifications and performance guarantees, while achieving business goals and objectives
• Track all revisions to the IO list and drawings, complying with established change control procedures
• Create project drawings to reflect preliminary, manufacturing, as shipped, and final "As-Installed" configurations
• Create and update the project drawings to support site commissioning activities as needed
• Develop project documentation, such as drawing lists, panel lists, enclosure layout drawings, spare parts lists, and equipment lists, in accordance with standard design standards and project requirements
• Control document distribution, and archiving using established document control procedures
• Develop engineering standards and engineering practices that contribute to the development of Company engineering automation tools to improve productivity, increase quality, and reduce cost of hardware design
• Communicate and collaborate with mechanical OEM and client engineers as assigned
• Provide timely technical guidance to internal and external clients and suppliers as required to ensure total project requirements are met

General Employee Accountabilities

• Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
• Give manager best advice
• Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
• Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
• Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
• Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
• Recommend viable improvements proactively
• Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering with control automation coursework, mechatronics, computer engineering or related field, or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• 2 years' design experience in circuit and control panel design and/or commissioning of control systems for industrial applications
• Demonstrated knowledge of industry standards related to control panel design including device selection, cable selection etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of industrial PLC and field I/Os
• Demonstrated experience using AutoCAD or equivalent drawing tool for industrial applications
• Demonstrated success as contributing member in project team
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 15%, sometimes, with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years' design experience specializing in circuit design and control panel design for complex coordinated industrial systems application
• Proficiency in Visio 2003 Drawing Tools
• Proficiency in AutoCAD
• Proficiency in EPLAN
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of Visual Basic programming or equivalent to write macros to automate drawing generation process

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