Employment Type: Full-Time
Benefits Offered: 401K, Dental, Medical
Compensation: $75,000 to $95,000 per year
Job Objective: Provide electrical design and direction relating to manufacturing and service support of various types of test systems.
Why Work Here?: “Prime ONE Contracting offers a fun, supportive working environment surrounded by dedicated professionals.”
Grand Rapids, MI
Engineering
ELECTRICAL CONTROLS ENGINEER
Required Experience
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or higher education
- Minimum 5 years combined experience electro / mechanical power and control
- Proficient in CAD
- MS Word, Excel, MS Project
- PLC Programming (Siemens Simatic STEP 7 Portal)
- HMI (Siemens Win CC Flexible Portal)
- Variable Frequency Drives (Siemens)
- Machine control (Core experience required)
Responsiblities
- Actively participates in new equipment design and automation
- Works with mechanical engineers in conceptual design of equipment
- Develop and / or direct IO schematics, bills of material and panel build drawings
- Generates field wiring drawings
- Outline and program required
- Actively specifies and manages new machine electrical needs
- Works with mechanicals to develop capacity needs and generates one-line drawings
- Assists in analyzing and recommending equipment from an electrical perspective to the project group (both hardware and software)
- Provides leadership to service electrical maintenance for difficult troubleshoots
- Travel nationally and internationally as required (15%- 20%)
Required Skills
- PLC programming
- Design and develop machine control schematics and wiring diagrams
- AC and DC motor drive applications, tuning, programming, and trouble shooting
- Control panel layout and design
- PLC logic and programming
- Design and develop one-line diagrams
- Create load calculation, short circuit and voltage drop analysis
- Knowledge of circuit over-load protection, wire / conduit / cable tray sizing
- Experience with power panels and switchboards
- Knowledge of NEC and OSHA requirements
Required Bonus
- Power distribution (experience and familiarity a plus)
- Able to design and develop diagrams, write programs, and complete assignments with minimal supervision
- Experience working with outside contractors
