Principal Electrical Engineer

PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER – Heavy Industry
We’re looking for an energetic & motivated Electrical Engineer with 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in a heavy industry manufacturing or chemical plant for our client’s operation in the greater Salt Lake city area.

Summary: Provide electrical engineering support at a chemical & manufacturing facility for equipment, systems and processes.

Key Requirements:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering (courses in power system distribution are preferred).
• 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in a manufacturing or chemical plant or consulting firm specialized in heavy industry design/construction.
• Working knowledge of ISA, IEEE, NEC, NEMA and NFPA electrical codes and standards
• Strong project management skills utilizing Microsoft Project
• Strong teamwork skills working across all levels of an organization
• Presentation skills critical to influence derived outcome.
• AutoCAD skill is preferred

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide direct, day-to-day technical engineering support and leadership for electrical systems, instrumentation, and controls for plant processing equipment, plant operations, and maintenance.
• Assume lead technical responsibility for design and implementation of new or modified systems. This includes development of electrical drawings including 1-line, layout, schematics drawings, specification of new equipment, electrical distribution systems, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Responsibilities include design development, leading design teams, overseeing and coordinating installation, fabrication, testing and qualification of new equipment or systems.
• Lead projects as a project manager and lead electrical engineer utilizing standard project management tools including scope development, schedule development in Microsoft Project, developing and managing a Work Breakdown Structure, risk management & Utilizing Earned Value Management for managing & reporting project status.
• Develop and execute test plans to ensure proper operation of systems and validation of system designs.
• Establish maintenance requirements for new equipment by following manufacturer’s recommendations and instructions and/or performing engineering analyses to justify changes.
• Ensure compliance to safety and regulatory requirements for plant and equipment electrical and control systems.
• Conduct failure analyses and problem solving to identify causes of failures in systems and recommend resolutions.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations to support plant activities and new projects.
• Analyze and recommend utilization of technological innovations in industrial and process controls for mechanical equipment and chemical processes to solve complex manufacturing problems.
• Analyze and make proposals for new business opportunities and implement strategic plans.