Job Title

Electrical Project Engineer II

Job Description

POSTION SUMMARY:

Vanderlande’s Engineering Department is responsible for the design, specification and commissioning of material handling systems for our customers. In this position you will work in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative customer-focused environment to determine and translate customer needs into simple and effective design solutions, provide accurate time estimates, produce manufacturing and assembly drawings, and create BOMs.

Essential Functions (Job Duties and Responsibilities):

Translate concepts into realized alternatives, with a focus on own discipline, taking into account the functionality, feasibility, quality, manufacturability, costs, and completion time
Takes into account other relevant disciplines. Makes optimum use of team members’ expertise
Responsible for maintaining VI USA Equipment Product lines, including supporting documentation
Defines a planning for the work to be done, estimates the workload and lead time and communicates to relevant colleagues about changes and risks pro-actively. Adapts to changes and is solution oriented
Finalizes a design and its deliverables, according to our processes, in order to guarantee a smooth transitions to the relevant stakeholders
Be a resource for coordinating technical details with VI USA Supply Chain
Make improvements to existing equipment designs
Occasional travel to manufacturing facilities and project sites to evaluate processes and design improvements

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology
5 years experience in material handling or related industry
Control panel design to UL508A
Understanding of NFPA 70 (NEC) as related to control panels
Working knowledge of ePlan and/or AutoCAD Electrical

Preferred Qualifications:

Direct experience designing UL rated cabinets and enclosures to accommodate PLC controlled systems, including power distribution, motor protection and control, and Industrial Communication and networking (i.e. ASibus, Ethernet, TCP/IP, Controlnet)
Experience designing cabinets involving multiple hardware platforms for industrial control applications, including A-B/Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, SEW

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities (Competencies):

Understanding of a variety of hardware
Understanding of product data/document lifecycle management software
Knowledge of controls engineering theories and principles
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills
Creative problem-solving skills
Self-motivated
Knowledge of the metric system
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Travel:

This position requires up to 5-10% travel occasionally

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

The work environment/physical requirements described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

Lift 25 pounds occasionally.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is requires sitting/standing in front of a computer in a stationary position for majority of the work-day. This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access office machinery (printers, etc.), Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.