The Electrical Engineer Project Leader provides technical expertise in design, development, testing, troubleshooting and installation of specified equipment as needed

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides services relating to the successful installation, start up and commissioning of packaging equipment, traveling to the customer location, as required.
• Performs machine testing (powering up and check-out functions) and troubleshooting to certify packaging equipment for customer acceptance.
• Responsible for the design and layout of packaging equipment electrical components and systems.
• Performs drafting of electrical component schematic designs, panel layouts and development of BOM’s.
• Electrical lead for projects.
• Create and implement electric component control programs to provide for the proper function of PLC, HMI, motion and message display.
• Assists with the coordination of assembly operations during equipment construction.
• Assists with customer service calls.
• Provide creative and accurate design solutions.
• Communicate electrical design intent to customers, other departments/functions, ensuring that their requirements are fulfilled in the electrical design.
• Communicate with other departments/functions to resolve conflicts, deal with issues, and incorporate suggestion/decisions into electrical designs.
• Obtain quotations from vendors and parts set-up in ERP system.
• Maintains electrical documentation.
• Produce timely and detailed reports.
• Ability to read electrical schematics.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical wiring.
• Understanding of packaging machines and process.

Desired Skill-sets:

• Education is generally equivalent to a (4) year degree in an Electrical Engineering program or related discipline or equivalent training and experience.
• 0-3 years of engineering design experience with packaging equipment.
• 3-5 years of PLC/HMI programming experience
• PLC, HMI and motion control programming experience with Allen Bradley and Siemens.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate design.
• Ability to use hand tools and basic electronic measuring devices.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office software, Eplan, AutoCAD and various Viking Masek systems.
• Networking and communication hardware and protocols.

Other Misc.

• Always sell the Viking Value Proposition.
• Attend trade-shows, when necessary, from a technical resource.
• Continuous improvement and industry training upkeep.
• Occasionally works in proximity to moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and/or reach above shoulders.
• May occasionally travel on company business.
• Adhere to company and departmental SOP’s.
• Follow all company’s filed procedures and protocols.
• Willing to work with a team to troubleshoot problems.
• Team player that is a highly disciplined, problem-solver with a strong work ethic.
• Commitment, Accuracy, Accountability, Communication, Closure.

Business Hours: Monday through Friday - 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Based on departmental needs. Travel may be required (can be flexible). These are business hours, start and end times will vary.