Electrical Design Engineer

Job Responsibilities

Basic Functions: We are seeking skilled applicants for an Electrical Design Engineer position to help us maintain the momentum of our growth in this current dynamic marketplace.

Role qualifications:

• Must be familiar with Company quality objectives and play an active role in reaching continuous improvement objectives.
• Focus on meeting challenging project budgets and timelines.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Responsible for electrical designs for process automation; this includes PLC hardware and software, motion control hardware and software, schematic diagrams, control system drawings, wiring techniques and basic electrical troubleshooting procedures.
• Responsible for start-up and refinement of complex industrial systems. Start-up and debug activities will occur at Coldwater Machine’s facility and at customer locations.
• Confer with colleagues, customers, vendors and others to review designs and discuss potential new engineering projects.
• Direct or coordinate manufacturing, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Repetition with activity; computer work. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• Two - five years’ experience (including co-op experience).
• Complete PC capabilities, using MS office programs and others as required, and ability to develop computer programs or spreadsheets for specific analyses.
• 2D Auto Cad Skills.
• Ability to design industrial machine control systems including safety systems.
• Ability to write and troubleshoot PLC code
• Robotics experience is a plus
• ISO 9001 experience helpful, but not required

Behavioral Traits:

• Strong analytical problem solver with ability to process complex information
• Highly self-motivated and driven
• Strategic, dependable, and organized
• Active listener with ability to give attention to multiple information being processed
• Communicate both verbally and in writing
• Innovative and ability to think creatively to implement process improvement
• Strong time management skills
• Focus on completing projects on time and within budget
• Forward thinking attitude and the continual need to refine and polish work, by seeking to exceed customer and Company’s expectations
• Willingness to learn new skills