Our Wixom, MI customer is seeking an experienced Electrical Controls Designer/Project Manager for a direct hire position.
General Description:
This position is responsible for managing the design, production, testing, and delivery of customer orders; and, for developing products, product modifications, and product components for commercial sale. These products include high pressure water pump units, ancillary equipment, and accessories or tools designed for applications. The design process includes component selection, design of components, weldments and assemblies. The engineer is a core team member working with all other groups at the company.
Responsibilities:
- Designing high pressure water pump skids and trailers, ranging from 60 to 1,000 HP. These skids are powered by electric motors or diesel engines
- Project management of customer orders, including creating, updating and maintaining Bills of Materials for any design, and interaction with the Operations and Service groups for on-time execution
- Electrical controls design and PLC programming
- Product and component redesign for quality improvement, performance improvement, or cost reduction
- Project management from receipt of order to on-time delivery to the customer.
- Managing multiple projects and timelines while elevating any conflicts or roadblocks for resolution.
- Product maintenance /sustaining work related to obsolescence, cost reduction, & error correction.
- Each employee shall actively engage in and fully support a work environment that stresses Safety, Responsiveness, Reliability, and Efficiency WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
- Take ownership of any assigned customer order or project
- Support an ethics-based business culture and fully comply with company policies & procedures.
- Foster a positive work environment promoting teamwork and open and clear communication, within the department, internal to the company, and with suppliers, vendors and customers.
Requirements:
- A BSEE degree is required
- 8 years’ experience in a related role is required
- Project Management experience is required
- Electrical controls design and PLC experience is required
- Industrial Automation experience is highly desired
- A Professional Engineering license is highly desired
- Experience with machine design, including structural design, assemblies, subassemblies, weldments, and components is desired
- Experience in generating, maintaining and updating product Bills of Materials is desired
