Entry Level Electrical Engineer -Midland, Texas

Direct position - Aerospace

Must have an internship experience

60 hour weeks - 6 days a week - Day or Night Shift openness

Job Description

As a Controls Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing production processes and safety systems across multiple plants. You will provide comprehensive electrical support, including troubleshooting, project engineering, and project management. Your expertise will be crucial in updating legacy technologies to meet current standards, programming automation and controls systems, and refining existing PLC programs. In addition, you will manage electrical projects, including scheduling, financial oversight, and contractor management, while designing, testing, commissioning, and starting up equipment configurations. You will also estimate labor hours, plan work, schedule tasks, coordinate activities, and report on progress, acting as a corporate resource for automation systems development and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various plants to resolve production challenges and enhance safety systems.
• Provide electrical assistance in troubleshooting, project engineering, and project management.
• Upgrade legacy technologies to current standards.
• Program automation and controls systems, improving existing PLC programs including servo drives and A/C drives.
• Manage electrical projects encompassing scheduling, financial oversight, and contractor work.
• Design, test, commission, start up, recondition equipment configurations, and engineer new technologies.
• Estimate labor hours, plan work, schedule tasks, coordinate activities, and report on progress.
• Serve as a corporate resource for automation systems development and implementation.

Essential Skills

• Electrical Engineering Technology diploma or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of related work experience.
• Proficiency in Allen Bradley PLC and HMI programming.
• Knowledge of Ethernet networks and network communication standards.
• Proficient computer skills including AutoCAD, MS Project, Excel, and Word.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Willingness to travel to various sites in North America.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with troubleshooting, controls engineering, Rockwell, Allen Bradley PLC, RSLogix, AutoCAD, electrical, mechanical, programming, automation, PLC troubleshooting, and HMI programming.
• Ability to travel 30-40% to other locations, primarily Monday through Friday, with all expenses paid and per diem provided.