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Sr. Electrical Engineer
| Company | Broadridge |
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| Location | El Dorado Hills, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $100000 – $130000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related electrical degree.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in electrical engineering related to factory automation and industrial system integration.
- Strong experience collaborating with Management and Engineering teams to create requirements and specifications for factory automation systems.
- Strong experience electrically integrating disparate industrial components and machinery into factory automation systems, including the design of any custom circuitry and cabling required for integration.
- Strong experience designing PLC-based factory control systems.
- Strong experience electrically integrating industrial safety components into factory automation systems.
- Strongly proficient in electrical schematic capture of entire electrical systems using software such as AutoCAD, Microsoft Visio, or similar.
- Strongly proficient in the use of oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
- Strong understanding of electrical assembly processes and documentation, including electrical panels, electrical enclosures, and cables.
- Experience working with vendors to identify suitable components for factory automation and to provide support for purchased components.
- Experience maintaining ongoing working relationships with vendors.
- Proven troubleshooting skills.
- Proven ability to readily learn about new technologies and apply them to solving factory automation problems.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Effective communication skills, both written and oral.
- Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proven ability to work on multiple design projects simultaneously.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Management and Engineering teams to create requirements for any new factory automation system or for new modifications to an existing system.
- Design and schematically capture the entire electrical integration of a new factory automation system.
- Take all reasonable measures to ensure maximum safety, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of a new design.
- Collaborate with the Electrical Packaging design team to produce complete assembly documentation for a new factory automation system.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including mechanical engineers, software engineers, project managers, and production staff in the troubleshooting and debugging of a newly assembled system.
- Support and advise the Technician team during assembly of a new system.
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technology advancements, and regulatory requirements.
- Offer technical support and training to staff.
- Establish and maintain a working relationship with all vendors who provide electrical components and technical services.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing local Ethernet topologies for industrial systems.
- Experience with robotics, including electrically integrating purchased robot controllers into larger PLC-based factory/industrial systems.
- Experience specifying power distribution topologies for industrial systems, including specifying isolation transformers and working with electrical facilities installers.
- Proficient in the use of power analyzers and Ethernet analyzers.
