Electrical Controls Engineer

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Build Your Career as an Electrical Controls Engineer in a Growing Company

At Pharmaworks, we’re looking for people who want to shine. You’ll have opportunities to take your career in the direction you desire. Be creative, strategic, persuasive, influential, meticulous. You’ll be challenged and rewarded. Improve our customers’ packaging performance and efficiency every day. Help build the future of packaging automation.

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Pharmaworks is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to be responsible for designing the controls panels and other electrical systems that drive thermoforming and packaging equipment.

• Apply electrical engineering knowledge to machinery principles and materials, manufacturing methods and processes to ensure that designs are functional, practical, economical, safe, meet required codes and satisfy customer operating requirements.
• Interface with senior engineers, project managers and occasionally customers to understand and clarify specifications and project design objectives.
• Operate computer‑assisted design software to perform engineering tasks.
• Work with panel shop technicians to ensure that assembly, wiring, installation and operation of control panels and electrical systems conform to quality standards, applicable codes and customer requirements.
• Construct accurate and complete bills of material based on designs that conform to cost and performance objectives.
• Inspect, install, troubleshoot and debug machine systems during manufacture and prior to shipment.
• Proactively revise designs to meet specifications and deadlines.
• As needed, provide on‑site and off‑site technical support to the Company’s Field Service Technicians and customers to address and resolve issues encountered during machine installation, start‑up, repair and retrofit.

• Minimum BS “Electrical Engineering” or “Computer Engineering”.
• Minimum 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in electrical control system design and engineering for machinery, including programming, start‑up and debugging processes.
• Experience with PLC Logic using Rockwell, Beckhoff, Siemens, ABB or equivalent.
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical, Solidworks Electrical, or EPlan.
• Experience with Factory Talk, Indusoft or Aveva products.
• Experience selecting and sizing servo drives.
• Knowledge of practical/fundamental wiring practices for industrial control systems including up to 600
  
  VAC motor power circuits and controls (VFDs, FV contractors, Servo Drives), discrete and analog signaling devices, PLC modules, Ethernet communications and safe‑guarding controls.
• Experience with control panel layout and design.
• Knowledge of NEC for industrial low voltage electrical systems (knowledge of UL panel design a plus).
• Basic knowledge of pneumatic (compressed air) systems, materials and manufacturing methods to plan and prepare functional and practical compressed air control schematics and assemblies.
• Packaging or food processing industry controls experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills which include presentation skills.
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office – Word/Excel, AutoCAD Electrical, IT).
• Ability to successfully follow direction provided.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to successfully handle a multi‑tasked role.

There’s no monopoly on good ideas or limits to how far you can advance with our team. We offer an open, communicative environment that fosters individual initiative. In addition to growth opportunities, as a Pharmaworks employee, you receive more than just a paycheck. Total compensation includes your salary, comprehensive medical/dental programs, life insurance, generous paid time off and a retirement savings plan with company match.

Benefits start on your first day of employment.

Pharmaworks manufactures innovative blister packaging systems for the pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and contract packaging industries. With a robust and flexible lineup of thermoforming solutions that spans from stand‑alone…