Lead Electrical and Controls Engineer – Food & Beverage Production

Foth is a 100% member-owned science and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Wisconsin, with over 85 years of success. Our 700 members across 29 locations are dedicated to solving our clients’ toughest science and engineering challenges. Consistently ranked by Engineering News Record in the top 150 firms, we offer a values-based, collaborative, and flexible work environment with professional growth opportunities. If you thrive working alongside a smart, caring team of colleagues, consider joining us at Foth.
Foth is currently seeking a team-focused, innovative, and results-oriented Lead Electrical and Controls Engineer who has a desire to contribute to our clients’ success and is looking for new learning experiences and opportunities for career growth.  This position will be working out of California.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical hardware and software design leadership for industrial projects
• Lead develop design packages for bid and construction
• Coordinate and execute design and programming of PLC/DCS, HMI, VFD and Servo Motion projects from hardware design and software integration through construction start-up
• Coordinate electrical engineering and lead design/CAD resources
• Provide hardware and software design for projects in consumer products and general industrial markets and water sustainability projects.
• Assist in the development of project related documentation including schedules, specifications, and cost estimates
• Produce high quality project deliverables while working in a collaborative team environment
• Gather data and provide installation, start up, and troubleshooting support
• Work simultaneously on multiple project teams and client teams.
• Respond and support project and client requests for on-going controls troubleshooting, including ongoing support of production equipment (may include nights and weekends).  30% average travel annually.
• Interface directly with client(s) on a daily basis to understand and respond to their needs
• Develop relationships and cultivate future work opportunities with clients and facilities as work is performed
• High level cost estimating

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a combination of two or four-year technology degree supplemented with equivalent technical training or experience
• 10+ years of relevant engineering/design experience with exposure to manufacturing environments, including troubleshooting complex projects and demonstrating proven experience in the following technical areas:
• Industrial Intelligent linear actuators and end effectors
• Integration of Machine Vision
• Rockwell Control Logix based PLC and FTView HMI hardware & Software
• Rockwell PowerFlex VFDs and Inverter duty motors
• Rockwell Kinetix Servo Drives and Motors
• Ethernet and Ethernet/IP Networking
• Electrical system design schematics and control panel layout design
• Developing construction and installation documentation

Recent experience with the following:

• Sensing technologies and panel design/layout
• Producing engineering construction and bid packages in accordance with employer/client standards
• Flow control valves, damper actuators, P&IDs, loop configurations, DCS, thermocouples, level, flow, and temperature controls 
• Packaging line integration, including; case packing, metal detection, palletizing, along with other packaging related equipment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain within 24 months of your start date
• Knowledge of safety standards (ISO 13849-1 & RIA 15.06) and risk assessments 
• Bilingual in Spanish (B1 Intermediate)

Preferred experience with the following:

• Robotics, Vision Systems, 3D Scanners 
• AutoCad and AutoCad Electrical
• MES/Database programming (SQL, RS-SQL, MS Access)
• Siemens S7 & TIA Portal PLCs and HMIs
• Schneider/Modicon PLCs and HMIs
• Visual Basic, Visual Basic.NET, Visual C, C#, C++, XML

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Why Foth: Established Reputation: With over 86 years of experience, we are proud to be 100% member-owned.Dynamic Culture: Benefit from a values-based, client-centered, and flexible work environment, with ample professional growth op