Senior Licensed Structural Engineer

Position Summary

Provides structural engineering decision-making skills for customer projects. This includes supervising electrical engineers, drafting, sub-contractors and other necessary engineering personnel in order to provide a complete turnkey conveyor control system consistent with customer requirements. Works closely with the Project Manager, Mechanical Project Engineer, Field Superintendent and Subcontractors.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collect and assimilate customer design requirements, needs and specifications for functionality.
• Develop detailed design of control system and meet customer requirements.
• Lead large projects, supervise other engineers and Sub-contractors
• Develop hardware and software drawings, plans, code and operational configuration data.
• Purchase material as needed for shop fabrication, panel fabrication and field installation.
• Supervise/review sub-contractor work of control system design and field wiring installation.
• Assist in development of detailed project schedule for electrical systems portion of project.
• Work closely with Mechanical Engineering to assure Electrical/Mechanical system compatibility.
• Travel to job site for coordination meetings, planning, installation support, debug, start-up and standby. May include working off-shifts, weekends and holidays to support project schedule.
• Support shop operations / assist with equipment operation and repair as needed.
• Assure that all drawings, software and job project files are maintained and archived at job completion.
• Support company management goals and objectives.
• Conform to ISO requirements and R&M documentation requirements
• Support continuous improvement in company operations and process (engineering, shop and field).

Qualification Requirements

• A technical BS degree and 5 years related structural experience
• PE license
• Conveyor industry engineering experience preferred
• Must have strong technical comprehension skills to read, analyze and communicate requirements from specifications, drawings and other design input information.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, PLC control software and related equipment.
• Must be capable of working independently and willing to travel to job sites
• Must comply with customer's site safety requirements and be comfortable working in an industrial plant environment.
• Must have knowledge of conveyor system types, their applications and limitations.
• Working knowledge of competitors systems design parameters.
• Good management and communication skills working with other departments, customers or their representatives.
• Must have the ability to direct the efforts of others, willingness to follow directions.
• Good communication skills working with and directing the activities of others.
• Strong organizational skills to keep project files current and assure documentation is archived.

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