Electrical Controls Engineer

Flores Automation

$70K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years of successful experience in electrical controls engineering.
  • 4-year technical degree in a related field.
  • Experience designing industrial control systems (minimum 2 years).
  • Minimum 2 years of PLC programming experience.
  • Minimum 2 years of AutoCAD experience.
  • Experience with robotics and vision systems (minimum 1 year).
  • Familiarity with IEEE, NFPA, and relevant industrial standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer communications and collaborations as needed.
  • Assist project managers with procurement of third-party resources.
  • Ensure all deadlines are met and report any potential deviations to project managers.
  • Manage the project budget, including labor and materials, and submit change orders as necessary.
  • Maintain quality standards; communicate any concerns to project managers.
  • Identify risks to the project and assist in finding resolutions.
  • Document and report project status, issues, and forecasts to project managers.
  • Support sales efforts with technical information and assist in presentations as required.
  • Contribute to design, programming, testing, and the startup of projects.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Profit Sharing with Company Match
  • 8 Paid Holidays
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Sick Leave
  • Flex-time Available
  • Reimbursed Company Auto Mileage
Full Job Description
Reports To

Operations Manager

Purpose

Planning, designing, programming, testing, and starting automated systems. Ensuring systems meet high-quality standards, internal and external specifications, and established budgetary estimates.

Duties and Responsibilities

Customer Experience Lead
  • Provide communications and collaborations with customers as requested.
  • Communicate customer concerns to project managers that impact the success of the project.

Resource Planning
  • Assist project managers in the procurement of required third party resources.

Time Management
  • Take full responsibility for meeting all established deadlines.
  • Communicate potential deviations with project managers.

Budget Management
  • Maintain assigned budget to include labor, materials, and third-party services.
  • Identify scope changes and submit change order requests to project managers as needed.
  • Seek opportunities for additional project revenue and submit to project managers.

Quality Assurance
  • Ensure products and services meet or exceed the company's high standards.
  • Communicate concerns and deviations to standards with project managers.

Risk Management
  • Communicate issues that jeopardize the project.
  • Identify and communicate risks early and assist in resolution as needed.

Reporting
  • Maintain and report status, forecast, issue resolution, and deviations to project managers.
  • Complete daily timesheets documenting project hours and other activities.

Sales Support
  • Assist sales in the estimating and scope process as requested.
  • Provide technical information as requested.
  • Assist sales with on-site technical presentations as the subject matter expert as requested.

Technical Contribution
  • Provide design, programming, testing, and startup duties as assigned.
  • Contribute to product development, technical improvement processes, and innovation.


Performance Measurements

Performance will be measured by:
  • Pay based on experience.
  • Customer overall interaction experience.
  • Meeting or improving required schedules and assigned estimates.
  • Meeting or exceeding quality standards and specifications.
  • Meeting or improving budgeted project estimates.
  • Ability to contribute in cross functional environment.
  • Continuously demonstrate and promote a culture of ownership thinking.

Direct Reports

No direct reports.

Requirements

Qualifications
  • Minimum 2 years of proven successful working experience in electrical controls engineering.
  • 4-year technical degree in related field.
  • Solid organizational skills to include attention to detail and multitasking.
  • Minimum 2 years experience designing industrial control systems.
  • Minimum 2 years PLC programming experience.
  • Minimum 2 years AutoCAD experience.
  • Minimum 1 year experience with robotics and vision systems.
  • Knowledge of IEEE, NFPA, and relevant standards.
  • Competent use of relevant software, including Microsoft Office, Gannt charts, and related tools.


Preferences
  • A natural and determined desire to serve customers in a positive and professional manner.
  • Thrives on the challenge of multitasking, engineering design, and innovation.
  • Confident and persistent problem solver eager to learn.
  • Strong team player.

Benefits

Benefits
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Profit Sharing with Company Match
  • 8 Paid Holidays
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Sick Leave
  • Flex-time Available
  • Reimbursed Company Auto Mileage

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