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What You’ll Be Doing:

Direct, coordinate, and exercise functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering designs within areas of assigned responsibility with general supervision. Plan and formulate technical programs and organize those involved in specific phases of aspects of projects such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications, and technical information. Develop controls solutions in compliance with good engineering principles, company standards, and related customer specifications. Coordinate activities connected with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving design and test problems. Control expenditures within the limitations of the project budget. Prepare interim and complete reports in a timely manner. Work with personnel inside and outside RFC on a regular basis to develop technical solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Others as assigned.

• Provide overview design concepts for continuous improvement initiatives.
• Follow standards for company technology and applications in the area of responsibility and makes suggestions for improvements to standards where appropriate.
• Identify new technologies required to advance the company and support customer needs in areas of responsibility.
• Plan and implement designs from start to completion.
• Develop electrical budget for new equipment designs or upgrades.
• Work with supporting groups to complete assigned projects.
• Interact with vendors as required and appropriate both to keep abreast of available product and technology and to work with specifics related to projects assigned.
• Design, develop, troubleshoot and coordinate all aspects of electrical controls systems relative to equipment, machinery, and special application tools and fixtures.
• Oversee startup of equipment and special tools, fixtures requiring motion, sensors and PC/PLC based HMI.
• Support maintenance and production teams to improve processes and reduce downtime.

Schedule: This position is overtime-exempt and will primarily work eight or more hours per day, five days per week based on business needs. May occasionally support operations as needed on weekends and evenings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Industrial/Mechanical Engineering with related electrical controls experience.
• Minimum of one year experience with controls or automation applications such as Allen Bradley Control Logix or Compact Logix, Motion Controls, FactoryTalk ME, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Strong computer skills with ability to learn new programs: Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical, Microsoft Project, Engineering development software.
• Willing to work in a manufacturing plant environment, which is fast-paced with occasional shifting priorities.
• Able to drive to/travel to other plant locations up to 10% of the time.
• US Person as defined by ITAR / EAR

Preferred

• 2-5 years experience with controls engineering including
  • AutoCAD Electrical
  • Basic networking: End user/operator interface and support
  • Control or Automation Application experience with the following; Allen Bradley PLCs (Control Logix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix), Panelview Plus HMI, AB Servo System(s), VF drives
  • Pneumatic and Hydraulic Controls
  • Siemens and Beckhoff

• Controls design and Machine startup experience

• Experience with metal forming or roll forming equipment
• Experience with the following: programming languages and SQL databases; end user/operator interface and support (basic networking); Siemens and Beckhoff; Controls design and Machine start-up

What You’ll Be Doing:

Direct, coordinate, and exercise functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering designs within areas of assigned responsibility with general supervision. Plan and formulate technical programs and organize those involved in specific phases of aspects of projects such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications, and technical information. Develop controls solutions in compliance with good engineering principles, company standards, and related customer specifications. Coordinate activities connected with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving design and test problems. Control expenditures within the limitations of the project budget. Prepare interim and complete reports in a timely manner. Work with personnel inside and outside RFC on a regular basis to develop technical solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Others as assigned.

• Provide overview design concepts for continuous improvement initiatives.
• Follow standards for company technology and applications in the area of responsibility and makes suggestions for improvements to standards where appropriate.
• Identify new technologies required to advance the company and support customer needs in areas of responsibility.
• Plan and implement designs from start to completion.
• Develop electrical budget for new equipment designs or upgrades.
• Work with supporting groups to complete assigned projects.
• Interact with vendors as required and appropriate both to keep abreast of available product and technology and to work with specifics related to projects assigned.
• Design, develop, troubleshoot and coordinate all aspects of electrical controls systems relative to equipment, machinery, and special application tools and fixtures.
• Oversee startup of equipment and special tools, fixtures requiring motion, sensors and PC/PLC based HMI.
• Support maintenance and production teams to improve processes and reduce downtime.

Schedule: This position is overtime-exempt and will primarily work eight or more hours per day, five days per week based on business needs. May occasionally support operations as needed on weekends and evenings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Industrial/Mechanical Engineering with related electrical controls experience.
• Minimum of one year experience with controls or automation applications such as Allen Bradley Control Logix or Compact Logix, Motion Controls, FactoryTalk ME, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Strong computer skills with ability to learn new programs: Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical, Microsoft Project, Engineering development software.
• Willing to work in a manufacturing plant environment, which is fast-paced with occasional shifting priorities.
• Able to drive to/travel to other plant locations up to 10% of the time.
• US Person as defined by ITAR / EAR

Preferred

• 2-5 years experience with controls engineering including
  • AutoCAD Electrical
  • Basic networking: End user/operator interface and support
  • Control or Automation Application experience with the following; Allen Bradley PLCs (Control Logix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix), Panelview Plus HMI, AB Servo System(s), VF drives
  • Pneumatic and Hydraulic Controls
  • Siemens and Beckhoff

• Controls design and Machine startup experience

• Experience with metal forming or roll forming equipment
• Experience with the following: programming languages and SQL databases; end user/operator interface and support (basic networking); Siemens and Beckhoff; Controls design and Machine start-up