Electrical and Controls Engineer

Foth is currently seeking a team-focused, innovative, and results-oriented Lead Electrical and Controls Engineer who has a desire to contribute to our clients’ success and is looking for new learning experiences and opportunities for career growth. This position will be working out of a Foth or US-Based Remote work from home location.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical hardware and software design leadership for industrial projects
• Develop design packages for bid and construction
• Coordinate and execute design and programming of PLC/DCS, HMI, VFD and Servo Motion projects from hardware design and software integration through construction start-up
• Coordinate electrical engineering and lead design/CAD resources
• Provide hardware and software design for machine design projects in consumer products and general industrial markets
• Develop design packages
• Assist in the development project related documentation including schedules, specifications, and cost estimates
• Produce high quality project deliverables while working in a collaborative team environment
• Gather data and provide installation, start up, and troubleshooting support
• Work simultaneously on multiple project teams and client teams.
• Respond and support project and client requests for on-going controls troubleshooting, including ongoing support of production equipment (may include nights and weekends)
• Interface directly with client(s) on a daily basis to understand and respond to their needs
• Develop relationships and cultivate future work opportunities with clients and facilities as work is performed

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a combination of two or four-year technology degree supplemented with equivalent technical training or experience
• 10+ years of relevant engineering/design experience with exposure to manufacturing environments, including troubleshooting complex projects and demonstrating proven experience in the following technical areas:
• Industrial Intelligent linear actuators and end effectors
• Integration of Machine Vision
• Rockwell Control Logix based PLC and FTView HMI hardware & Software
• Rockwell PowerFlex VFDs and Inverter duty motors
• Rockwell Kinetix Servo Drives and Motors
• Ethernet and Ethernet/IP Networking
• Electrical system design schematics and control panel layout design
• Developing construction and installation documentation

Recent experience with the following:

• Sensing technologies and panel design/layout
• Producing engineering construction and bid packages in accordance with employer/client standards
• Flow control valves, damper actuators, P&IDs, loop configurations, DCS, thermocouples, level, flow, and temperature controls

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain within 24 months of your start date
• Knowledge of safety standards (ISO 13849-1 & RIA 15.06) and risk assessments

Preferred experience with the following:

• Robotics, Vision Systems, 3D Scanners
• AutoCad and AutoCad Electrical
• MES/Database programming (SQL, RS-SQL, MS Access)
• Experience with polymer extrusion and/or adhesive systems
• Siemens S7 & TIA Portal PLCs and HMIs
• Siemens or Schneider/Modicon PLCs
• Siemens, CH or Schneider HMIs
• Visual Basic, Visual Basic.NET, Visual C, C#, C++, XML
• Assembly Language Programming
• Packaging line integration, including; case packing, metal detection, palletizing, along with other packaging related equipment