
Electrical Process Engineer
- Elk Grove Village, IL
- $93,900-140,900 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Understands and complies with position related safety SOPs and work instructions, especially for Electrical Safety, Lockout/Tag out, Machine Guarding, Housekeeping, SQF, and Personal Protective Equipment.
- Domestic and International travel (up to 80%) required to manufacturing sites to perform startup/installation/support and troubleshooting duties.
- Designs, develops all aspects of proframming and electrical engineering activities for new projects and/or equipment upgrades.
- Generates electrical schematics and BOM's in compliance with established company standards and applicable regulatory codes.
- Provide technical assistance to the manufacturing operations to resolve quality and/or productivity issues to meet budgeted objectives.
- Troubleshoot and implement solutions to solve operational problems on equipment.
- Coordinate activities and efforts with maintenance, outside contractors, and operations personnel.
- Implements electric controls design by providing installation, start-up, and technical support to resolving production problems associated with electric controls.
- Assists manufacturing with process and.or quality improvements to meet cost and/or quality targets.
- Implements methods for improving OEE and spoilage reduction; through conveying layouts, control methods, and analyzing areas of process variations.
- Enhances engineering and organization repuation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
- Provide Training of new technologies to plant electrical support staff.
- Organizes design project by identifying short-term and long-range issues; preparing timetables, cost estimates, and required resources.
- Being self-motivated and willing to set and hold high standards for work completed.
- Ability to work in a fast paced dynamic enviorment.
- Minimum Technical Degree in Electrical Engineering or 7+ years experience in Designing, programming, and implementing systems.
- Experience working with PLCs, (PLC5, SLC500, CLogix, Siemens S7, TI-505, Modicon), HMIs, (CTC INteract, Panelview Plus, Wincc Flex) AC Drives (Yaskawa, ABB, AB), and Servo Controls.
- Experience with design and implementation of Network communication protocols, IE Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet I/P, Devicenet, Peerlink, ASI Modbus Plus.
- Experience with design and implementation of machine controls and equipment safety.
- Sound understanding of engineering and/or electrical principles and their creative aplication on the job.
- Working knowledge of electrical standards (NEC, NFPA, UL, etc.)
- Willing to engage others in collaborative/matrix work enviorment.
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications with good verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficient in AutoCAD.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to stand, bend, kneel, climb, reach, and pull as needed.