Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Company: Norris Cylinder Company

Primary Location: 521 Green Cove Road SE, Huntsville, AL 35803 USA

Workplace Type: On-site

Employment Type: Salaried | Full-Time

Function: Engineering

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Job Summary:
Research, plans, and designs electrical and electromechanical products and
systems, and
directs and coordinates activities involved in fabrication, operation,
application, installation, and repair of
mechanical or electromechanical products and systems by performing the
following duties with a moderate
level of proficiency.

Job Duties and Responsibilities include the
following. Other duties may be assigned:
* Researches and analyzes data such as vendor design proposal, specifications,
and manuals to determine
feasibility of design or application.
* Designs automation systems that utilize, controls, robots, VFD devices, PID
controlled devices and
mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluid power, or heat transfer systems.
* Designs, programs, maintains and troubleshoots PLC controls for industrial
manufacturing equipment.
* Designs, programs and maintains user interface for machines and systems.
* Designs systems that are compliant with all current environmental and safety
regulations, including
OSHA, NEC, NFPA and Arc Flash.
* Produces and maintains wiring diagrams and schematics in AutoCAD.
* Reviews new designs for production ability, considering cost, quality,
safety, delivery, production
capabilities.
* Plans and directs engineering, maintenance, and production personnel in
fabrication of test control
apparatus and equipment, and development of methods and procedures for testing
products or systems.
* Directs and coordinates installation activities to ensure products and
systems conform to engineering
design, production and safety requirements.
* Coordinates operations, maintenance, and repair activities to obtain optimum
utilization of machines
and equipment.
* Proposes design improvements for current equipment including upgrades for
obsolete equipment and
recommendations for needed spare equipment.
* Evaluates field fabrications and installations and recommends design
modifications to eliminate
machine or system malfunctions.
* Supports plant production and maintenance with troubleshooting and repair of
"down" equipment.
* Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
This role is required to be on-site 5 days at the
Huntsville, AL location.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
Three to five years of experience in programming PLC and
other control devices used in material handling and other heavy
industrial manufacturing equipment.

Physical Requirements: This position requires the
mental ability to read and comprehend policies,

procedures, instructions, etc., to write reports, to use logic and data to
solve problems, to assess needs, to
communicate effectively, and varying degrees of independence, judgment, and
discretion. This position
requires the physical ability to be mobile in an office and industrial
environment, to be able to physically
access maintenance locations of various equipment. This could include elevated
platforms, tight spaces,
and near or on equipment. This position also requires the physical ability to
finger and grasp materials, to
speak effectively, and to listen with intent.

Benefits

Benefit offerings include Medical Insurance and Prescription Drugs, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability Insurance (for eligible employees), Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), Paid Time Off (may include vacation and sick time), Retirement Program, and Other Voluntary Benefits.