Electrical Controls Engineer

This position will require working in a team environment while providing subject matter expert support in electrical engineering and controls. The ideal candidate should have experience working with the specification, design, and test of electrical components and equipment for electrochemical systems. The candidate should also have experience in designing, developing, testing, and deploying PLC based control systems for test equipment.

Client Details

Our Client is an industry leader in the hydrogen generation space, offering hydrogen production plants for industry and energy applications, hydrogen fueling stations for the transport sector, and power-to-gas/power-to-power solutions for the renewable industry

Description

• Research and select electrical products and components and peripheral control components to interface with the system, based on specifications, performance, availability and cost
• Verify system and component capability by developing and implementing robust testing methods
• Create and maintain test infrastructure electrical documentation including electrical schematics
• Design PLC based control, automation, monitoring, and safety systems. Deliverables include specifications, schematics, bills of materials, user interface HW and SW, test plans, and technical reports
• Select and integrate components, wiring, harnessing, and PLC hardware
• Participate in cross functional project teams and execute individual project tasks
• Perform hands-on design, coding, and test tasks.

Profile

• B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering with 5-10 years of relevant experience
• Motivated self-starter with a high level of initiative and creative approaches to problem solving and willingness and ability to learn
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), Visio, and AutoCAD Electrical
• Strong organizational skills and ability to balance multiple tasks
• Capable of working well in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Capable of wiring/checking/diagnosing electrical systems
• 3 + years experience of electrical system design and safety systems.
• 3+ years experience with and writing code for Allen Bradley (desired) and Siemens PLC and TIA portal systems (required)
• Experience designing industrial control panels, electrical safety circuits, PLCs and ladder logic, vendor evaluation, selection, procurement, test, and installation
• Selection of sensors, 4-20mA, 0-5V, thermocouples, RTD's, pressure transducers, etc..
• Design of Power distribution for 480VAC, 240VAC and 24VDC systems
• Familiarity with NFPA 70, NFPA 79 and UL508A
• Design, implementation, and test of PID programs, interfacing with IO and external systems and SCADA. PLC remote monitoring and associated networking tasks

Job Offer

• Salary: $100,000 - $130,000
• Role is Bonus Eligible!
• Comprehensive health and insurance benefits
• Paid Vacation time
• 401k with Company Match (available to enroll on first day)

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