Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

RFA Engineering () is an engineering service provider dedicated to delivering our clients with timely engineering support and expertise. We are seeking experienced controls and automation engineers to join our engineering team. For this position RFA will be working in many functional areas supporting industrial automation automated equipment machine controls material handling systems and other complex engineered equipment across a variety of industries.

Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

The Senior Electrical Controls Engineer will support the electrical and controls design of complex industrial and material-handling equipment. Projects may involve cranes gantry systems critical handling equipment motion-control systems and specialized machinery used in nuclear and highly regulated environments. Work may include industrial control-panel design power distribution equipment wiring VFD and servo systems motor and brake controls functional safety equipment checkout and Factory Acceptance Testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical and controls designs for cranes gantries material-handling systems and other complex industrial equipment.
• Create production-ready electrical schematics control panel layouts wiring and interconnection drawings I/O documentation and bills of material.
• Design and specify industrial control panels power distribution systems equipment wiring and control-system components.
• Perform electrical design calculations supporting equipment and component selection.
• Develop solutions incorporating VFDs servo drives motors brakes encoders travel limits sensors and motion-control hardware.
• Develop and review control interlocks and safety-related interfaces.
• Apply functional-safety concepts and project-specific Safety Integrity Level requirements to applicable systems.
• Support designs involving SIL 1 SIL 2 and SIL 3 functional-safety requirements as applicable to individual projects.
• Participate in electrical controls functional-safety and multidisciplinary design reviews.
• Coordinate electrical designs with mechanical and controls-software engineering teams.
• Support control-panel fabrication equipment assembly system checkout and troubleshooting.
• Support equipment commissioning and Factory Acceptance Testing.
• Investigate electrical and controls issues and drive corrective actions.
• Incorporate design fabrication and checkout changes into final as-built documentation.
• Develop and review engineering specifications and controlled technical documentation.
• Support projects throughout the engineering lifecycle from initial design through integration testing and delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Technology Controls Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Professional experience with industrial electrical controls automated equipment material-handling equipment or similarly complex engineered systems.
• Experience developing electrical schematics and production-ready electrical documentation.
• Working knowledge of industrial power distribution and control systems.
• Experience with motors drives sensors and electromechanical equipment.
• Ability to independently execute engineering assignments with limited day-to-day technical supervision.

Desired Attributes

• 5 years of relevant electrical controls or industrial-equipment design experience preferred.
• Experience with functional safety and Safety Integrity Level (SIL) applications.
• Experience designing safety-related controls permissives interlocks redundant systems or other high-reliability equipment.
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical EPLAN or similar electrical design software.
• Experience with industrial control-panel design power distribution equipment wiring and I/O systems.
• Experience with VFDs servo drives motor and brake controls encoders travel limits and advanced motion-control systems.
• Experience with cranes gantries critical-handling systems material-handling equipment or other large automated machinery.
• Experience supporting equipment fabrication checkout commissioning load testing or Factory Acceptance Testing.
• Experience with IEEE standards or other applicable industrial controls electrical and safety standards.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

Pay Range: $110000-$160000 Commensurate with experience

About RFA Engineering

RFA Engineering has provided product development and engineering services to industry leading customers since 1943. Our primary focus is the development of off highway equipment including agricultural construction mining recreational industrial and special machines. Our work includes concept development product design documentation problem-solving simulation optimization and testing of components systems and complete machines. Our engineering staff is located at our Engineering Center in Minneapolis branch office in Dubuque IA and at numerous customer sites throughout the U.S.

Competitive Benefits

• Health and Dental Insurance
• TelaDoc Healthiest You
• Supplemental Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Long-Term Disability
• Short-term Disability
• Retirement Savings Account (Traditional 401k & Roth 401k)
• Flexible Spending Plan Dependent Care
• HSA for Medical Expenses
• Bonus Plan (Exempt Employees Only)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Bereavement Leave
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Education Assistance

Equal Opportunity and Veteran Friendly

Required Experience:

Senior IC