Senior Electrical Control Engineer

We are a capital equipment manufacturing company in search of an experienced Senior Electrical Controls Engineer to join our team at our headquarters in Hingham, MA (south of Boston).  Weiss Technik North America, the global leader in the manufacturing of environmental testing systems for the automotive, space, electronic and pharmaceutical industries.  Weiss Technik NA is a locally managed company that has grown to employ more than 500 individuals in the USA and is part of Weiss Technik Global, which employs over 1,700 individuals around the world.  We are also part of the very successful, financially sound, and globally active technology company – Schunk Group – which employs about 9,000 individuals around the world.

We are an engineering and manufacturing company that builds custom high vacuum process capital equipment for a range of applications that include aerospace testing and thin film coatings. Work orders are project based, typically unique, and range in size and scope from < $50,000 to $10MM +. 

The right candidate will have proven programming skills with PLC controllers; demonstrable HMI programming experience; extensive knowledge of the National Electrical Code; excellent project management and trouble shooting skills; a relevant bachelor's degree and over five years of experience.  While some work may be done remotely there are on-site duties that require attendance at our Massachusetts location.  Up to 25% travel to customer sites is required.

We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits for eligible employees – health, dental and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; vacation, personal/sick time and paid holidays. Negotiable pay range $120,000-$150,000

*Essential Job Functions

• Develop electric controls design plans by researching, analyzing, selecting, and applying electric controls engineering concepts, approaches, techniques, and criteria including power generation, control systems, panel layouts, junction boxes, distributed control systems, robotics, circuitry, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs); adapting and modifying electric controls engineering options; developing and evaluating new electric controls engineering architectures and algorithms; preparing layout drawings, collaborating with related engineering design teams; evaluating components, materials, and suppliers; identifying and resolving design integration/interface issues; determining and establishing design specifications and safety standards.
• Develop process functional design specifications that detail control strategy and sequence of operations.
• Create PLC and HMI software programs. Implement software and perform functional tests on equipment.
• Generate wiring schematics, PLC I/O count, and calculate wiring sizes to operate pumping systems, thermal systems, process equipment.
• Generate Bill of Materials including PLC's, wiring, fuses, contactors, cabinets, etc
• Implement electric controls design by providing installation, start-up, and technical support; troubleshooting and resolving production problems related to electric controls engineering design. Regular travel, both in the United States and abroad, is required.
• Document engineering design by recording electric controls engineering design features, functions, operational requirements, and warnings; specifying operational training; detailing safety and support requirements and operating procedures.
• Maintain engineering design team accomplishments by coordinating actions; obtaining expert input; reviewing open issues and action items; contributing information and electric controls engineering analysis to team meetings and reports; guiding technicians.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Engineering degree
• 5 – 10+ years of related experience
• Up to 25% travel to customer sites for installation is required.
• Proven programming skills with PLC controllers (Allen Bradley, GE) 
• Demonstrable HMI programming experience. Labview is a plus
• Excellent project management skills and ability to multi-task.
• Excellent trouble shooting skills with software, and hardware. 
• Extensive knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) as it relates to power distribution systems, including load coordination studies, preventative maintenance, and circuit analysis. 
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with customers and co-workers.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Excel, and other Windows based software.  

We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits for eligible employees – health, dental and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; vacation, personal/sick time and paid holidays.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work that will be requested of an employee assigned to this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

*External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.