What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer (Controls) position at Cardinal?
Join us in designing innovative equipment for the glass industry that creates a lasting impact. Our electrical engineers oversee every phase of control system design and programming. This project-based position is technically challenging and dynamic, with some travel involved.
Essential Functions:
Design Equipment to meet specifications and needs of customer.
- Participate in project teams to analyze design proposals, specifications and other data to evaluate feasibility, cost and maintenance requirements of design or specifications.
- Research and evaluate electrical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements.
- Use software to write programs that operate machines.
Oversee and Support Equipment Production.
- Observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.
- Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose the cause(s) and make recommendations and/or correct deficiencies.
- Serve as point of contact and provide technical direction to ensure equipment is installed and functioning according to specifications.
Continuously work to improve equipment.
- Collect and review equipment data to determine operating efficiency.
- Recommend design modifications to eliminate equipment or system malfunctions.
- Evaluate alternate designs and processing methods for feasibility, operating effects and necessity of modification.
Continuously perform your job safely.
- Know and comply with safety policies, standards and procedures that apply to your position.
- Accept responsibility for your behavior and actions.
- Actively participate in safety training and safety meetings.
- Do not knowingly commit unsafe acts.
- Know and manage your personal limitations.
- Assess job hazards before beginning work and plan accordingly so the work can be performed safely.
- Continuously monitor conditions that affect your ability to perform your work safely.
- Use the correct tools and use them safely.
- Maintain good housekeeping in your work area.
- Do not allow job pressures to affect your ability to safely perform your job.
Skills Needed:
- Organized
- Effective communication (written and oral)
- Ability to complete assigned tasks in challenging situations
- Detail oriented
- Dependable; able to accept responsibility for his/her actions
- Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals
- Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge
- Strong ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate
- Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information
- Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas
Additional Responsibilities:
- Position requires regular, in-person attendance.
- Maintain professional appearance and conduct, exhibiting a respectful and courteous demeanor at all times.
- Follow company procedures and protocols.
- Assist in other areas as needed.
- Accept more challenging assignments as experience and knowledge allows.
- Train others to help them gain knowledge in your strength areas.
