Electrical Engineer

Facilities Electrical Engineer

Permanent

Pay: $110,000+ (depending on experience)

Location: Chandler, AZ OR Austin, TX

The Engineer will develop and review electrical designs to support a 24x7 production environment, this breaks down to being about 70% focused on design engineering and 30% on reliability initiatives. The projects this team is supporting range from one month to a year in duration and the Engineer would be expected to support more than one project at a time. Additionally, this individual will collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute projects efficiently, while also supporting system start-ups, optimizations, and shutdowns. On the reliability side, you'll maintain FMEAs, analyze system failures, and implement preventive measures to improve uptime. The Engineers also work closely with site maintenance teams to coordinate upgrades and preventive maintenance activities.

Day-To-Day:

• Perform electrical studies, design, engineering activities related to projects and power distribution infrastructure.
• Plan and prepare designs, specifications, and estimates for projects compliant to local, state, and federal regulations and electrical codes.
• Organize and prepare electrical switching procedures for electrical infrastructure maintenance.
• Monitor Power monitoring system for system alarms and investigate as needed.
• Support manufacturing, EHS, and Central Plant Operations and Maintenance personnel.
• Evaluate bids, submittals, and contractor/manufacturer-furnished information.
• Evaluate infrastructure through studies for replacements or expansions based on capacity, reliability, and safety of operations.
• Perform failure mode and effect analyses (FMEA) on facilities systems.
• Inspect specific construction and/or maintenance work to ensure adherence to design plans.
• Direct designers in preparation of project design documents. - Prepare and present information to upper management as required.
• Support system start-up, system optimization, and shut down functions.
• Analyze and determine root cause of factory outages or equipment loss due to system failures.
• Support operations personnel in establishing preventative maintenance, service programs, and operation procedures.
• Identify and implement energy and cost reduction projects.
• Develop key performance indicators to monitor facility systems.
• Utilize electrical engineering knowledge to predict and prevent electrical system interruptions.
• Be available to provide direction for restoration to operation in the event of system failures, breakdowns, or other emergency situations.
• Provide imaginative/innovative solutions to problems.

Must haves:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of direct electrical engineering experience in an industrial facilities manufacturing environment.
• Professional Engineer license.
• Root cause problem solving skills.

Technical Skills:

• AutoCAD
• Working knowledge of statistical analysis software.
• SKM software analysis experience
• Microsoft Excel
• Ability to function effectively with peers inside and outside the organization.