Electrical Engineer | Industrial Power & Control Systems | Alcoa, TN

Position: Electrical Engineer

Location: Alcoa, Tennessee, United States
Travel: Not specified
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $80,000 - $105,000

About the Role

Our client is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their Tennessee Operations facility. This role will focus on providing engineering support for maintenance and operations. The successful candidate will assist in safety, restoring product flow, solving recurring design and process issues, and driving improvements in equipment and process data analysis. The engineer will also oversee the implementation of capital projects, major repairs, and maintenance projects, as well as provide process engineering support as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for operations and maintenance, focusing on safety and product flow.

• Analyze equipment and process data to identify areas for improvement and implement solutions.

• Manage, develop, and implement capital projects, maintenance projects, and repairs.

• Develop and design electrical systems for industrial equipment, including transformers, switchgear, transmission lines, and sub-stations.

• Troubleshoot and maintain industrial electrical power and control systems and equipment.

• Collaborate with other engineers and technicians to implement engineering solutions and improvements.

• Oversee the activities of craft personnel, ensuring safe work practices and compliance with safety standards.

• Manage external vendors providing electrical design and support functions.

• Lead and manage electrical projects, from design through installation and commissioning.

• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts in manufacturing operations using lean manufacturing principles.

What We’re Looking For

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field from an accredited institution.

• At least 3 years of experience in electrical engineering, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes and principles.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in electrical systems and manufacturing processes.

• Experience with high-voltage electrical equipment, design, application specifications, maintenance, and failure analysis.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD or similar CAD software.

• Strong background in electrical engineering, including industrial power and control systems, transformers, switchgear, and substations.

• Experience with capital project estimation, justification, management, and installation.

• Familiarity with electrical engineering safety standards, codes, and industry specifications.

• Knowledge of world-class manufacturing techniques such as Lean, JIT, SPC, and TQM.

• Strong problem-solving, creative thinking, and communication skills.

• Experience managing and executing electrical projects, including design, installation, and commissioning.

Compensation

• Base Salary Range: Not disclosed

This is a great opportunity to contribute to a modern and innovative manufacturing facility, where you'll play a key role in advancing operational efficiency and engineering practices.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer - East Aurora, NY - Full Time, Perm - USD $79,955 to $147,618

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

East Aurora, NY

Full Time, Perm

USD $79,955 to $147,618

Job Description

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is a critical role in supporting the Prismatic (Complex Milling) Manufacturing Group located in East Aurora NY. The primary responsibility will be supporting the development of new product/development processes, as well as applying new manufacturing technologies to existing or mature production programs. In this role, you’ll take ownership and drive results performing challenging and non‑routine manufacturing engineering work requiring the application of standard engineering techniques and procedures. In addition to accountability for the manufacturing processes in East Aurora, NY you will also help support our other aircraft facilities worldwide as required.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and develop new and emerging technologies in manufacturing engineering.

• Play a major role in coordinating Design for Manufacturing efforts amongst various development engineering groups.

• Determine manufacturing procedures, operation sequencing, prepare tooling and gauge lists, create and prove out N/C programs, writing of detailed operations sheets and work instructions to produce complex machined parts and sub-assemblies.

• Support and improve mature programs through a combination of CAD/CAM, custom macros, and manual coding.

• Prepare, monitor, and update engineered or estimated time standards for set up and run hours, man to machine ratios and economic run quantities for each component’s processes in their entirety.

• Provide cost estimates for new business capture and process improvement efforts.

• Daily interaction with a variety of disciplines, including other engineers, technicians, operations, and quality personnel, as well as external suppliers, to solve process related problems.

• Leadership opportunities assigned by the Group Lead and/or Manufacturing Engineer Manager.

• Support of production automated manufacturing cells, driving process stability to achieve reduced attended labor and human factor variation.

• Some international and/or domestic travel as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years Manufacturing Engineering experience with increasing responsibility.

• Bachelor of Science Degree (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or Technology preferred).

• CAD/CAM CNC programming experience required (NX preferred).

• Strong CNC Milling machine processing, tooling, and programming (4 and 5 axis machining) experience required.

• This job requires access to US export-controlled information.

• Additional seasoned experience in manufacturing engineering that would be equivalent to what is learned in a degreed program would be reviewed for an acceptable alternative to the B. S. Degree requirement.

• A progressive thinker and Self-starter to help advance our current methodologies and technologies.

• Excellent communication and documentation skills to work effectively with a variety of people.

• A “Lean Mindset” and leadership skills to drive change towards a “Lean factory” and “Standardized Work”. (Lean belt certification a plus).

• Strong tooling and/or fixture design experience preferred.

• Experience developing automated and advanced manufacturing systems.

• Program management training and experience is a plus.

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