Summary and Purpose

Take project requirements from a cross functional team to create electrical designs, schematics, and release packages for control systems that fulfill customer and internal specifications.

• Meet project Quality Plan requirements and project schedules for controls. 
• Provide direction/guidance to Electrical, Assembly, and Service personnel as required.
• Deepen the understanding of products, customers, goals, organization, and business strategies, evaluating systems and processes, and identifying improvement needs.
• Develop and implement processes that improve manufacturing production and deliver quality outputs.
• Meet Schneider’s quality standards while maintaining working knowledge of relevant technologies and best practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Effectively perform Electrical Design functions, maintaining project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Execute electrical designs utilizing current design software (AutoCAD Electrical).
• Assist with the development of new concepts and enhancements of standard designs
• Effectively support the Schneider Applications Engineering Department.
• Commissioning support of new equipment.
• Commissioning support for modifications to equipment.
• Perform training for improved skill sets of new hires and peers.
• In addition to travel to Schneider, travel required may include field support for customers to ensure satisfactory operation of machines, vendor support, training and/or trade show support. Approximately 10%. Must maintain valid enhanced driver’s license and/or passport for travel.
• Build professional skill through continued training, education, and networking events.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in a design-build manufacturing environment as a controls designer, electrical engineer, or equipment programmer.
• AutoCAD Electrical experience preferred. Highly proficient with AutoCAD, ePlan or equivalent platform required.
• Experience applying PLC-based design methodologies. 
  • Exposure to Allen Bradley PLC’s, HMI’s, and Servo control
• Experience selecting and designing safety schema to mitigate hazards for industrial machinery with safety relays or safety PLCs according to appropriate industrial safety standards
• Project management experience preferred.
• Advanced training/education in engineering, leadership and project management preferred.
• Microsoft technology and relevant design and life cycle management software.

Physical/Mental Standards

• Ability to operate computer.
• Manual dexterity sufficient for constant use of a keyboard, mouse, and telephone. Speech and hearing sufficient for regular communications. Vision sufficient for use of a computer monitor and transaction documents.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to perform climbing, stooping, crouching, walking, grasping, talking, hearing and repetitive motions.
• Executing up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and or 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Close mental and visual requirements needed to perform work dealing primarily with Engineering, management, and manufacturing.
• Ability to plan, schedule, train, check and evaluate work.
• Ability to troubleshoot (electrical/ programs/machine).

Benefits

• Medical/HSA/FSA
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Company paid Life and AD&D
• Optional Life Insurance
• Flexible Work Schedule

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the job holder will encounter. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. The passage of employees through the work area is average and normal.

Conclusion

All employees are responsible for product quality and are required to understand and follow quality system procedures. All employees have the responsibility, organizational freedom, and authority to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any non-conformities relating to product, process, and quality system.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. But this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

About Schneider

At Schneider Packaging Equipment Company, Inc. (“Schneider”), we believe innovation starts with the consumer. This approach has propelled our success in developing real-world solutions that impact people’s daily lives. With over 50 years of industry problem-solving in end-of-line automation, Schneider is a leading manufacturer of case packing and robotic palletizing solutions. Headquartered in Upstate New York, we design state-of-the-art machinery for customers in industries such as: food and beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, personal care, plastics, and paper. To date, we have installed, and continue to support, over 3,700 world-class machines in some of the biggest manufacturing operations in the world. Driving solutions to address our customers’ specific issues pushes us to constantly innovate our machines, software, ancillary services and our company culture.