Electrical Controls Engineer

Scope of Position:
Corning’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology group (AMT) is focused on aspects of manufacturing equipment across the following areas – Development/Design- Industrialization – Procurement – Deployment – Commissioning – Startup.  This position is in the Fiber Capital Programs (FCP) department within the Advanced Manufacturing Technology group (AMT) and is focused on equipment deployment, commissioning, and startup.  The position is for an Electrical/Controls Engineer to be a member of a project team and provide electrical engineering leadership in the building, installation, commissioning and startup of Corning’s Optical Communications manufacturing systems in the Optical Fiber and Cable division.  PLC code and SCADA/HMI development is not the primary function of this position.  Programming skills could be utilized as opportunities arise within FCP and potentially within other functions outside of FCP.

Project Engineer Role: Electrical

•    Provide electrical discipline support in the construction, installation, debug, and startup of equipment and automated systems including hands-on to the point of turnover to operations at both domestic and international manufacturing sites; majority of time be spent on the floor working on equipment. 

•    Supervise and provide direction to internal or contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades during all aspects of equipment installation and conversion such as demolition, construction, installation, testing, and debug of production equipment.

Project Engineer Responsibilities: -Electrical
•    Develop and use project plans and timelines to achieve project goals without sacrificing safety, intellectual property, or quality.  Adhere to all corporate, business unit and site guidelines
o    Safety – Ensure that all the project team has safety training, safety is analyzed in job plans and all safety requirements are met.  Identify potential safety issues.  Report and investigate all safety incidents.
•    Develop understanding of process and equipment functions in area of responsibility 
•    Analyze and correct equipment installation practices to improve efficiencies, specifically directed toward enhancing installation schedules. 
o    Develop and use project plans and timelines to achieve project goals without sacrificing safety, intellectual property, or quality. 
•    Interface with external system integrators and machine builders to successfully deliver fully integrated process equipment systems to plants on-time, on-budget and that satisfy performance measures. 
•    Perform hands-on troubleshooting, direct engineering techs and trades as necessary to replace defective components and execute changes to solve equipment/process issues. 
•    Provide training to internal or contract engineering techs, internal maintenance, and outside contract trades on new equipment installation procedures as required for successful execution of installation activities. 
•    Review, “redline”, and modify existing installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, machine specs, schedules, and complete drawing packages including follow-up with drafting services. 
•    Provide direction to technicians.
•    Create and modify existing documentation to complete drawing packages, installation checklists, machine part lists, illustrations, and machine specs of production equipment. 
•    Procure and expedite materials needed to build or install new or modified equipment.  
•    Assess condition and usability of existing equipment for fit and function with new installation plans.  
•    Modify software programs used for process equipment control. 
•    Understanding use and set-up of machine controls for system analog and digital I/O requirements, control sequence logic, fail safe states and recovery sequence digital and analog I/O 
•    Provide assistance in developing integrated industrial control systems for new manufacturing equipment and modification of existing equipment.
•    Re-design electrical components to reduce installation cost, solve equipment interferences, and correct inadequate designs. 

Required Education/Skills: - Electrical
·    BS Electrical Engineering, or equivalent, with minimum 2+ years manufacturing experience working with process and automation equipment 
·    Knowledge of power systems for 480VAC and below 
·    Determines and recommends best solution from a series of alternatives within plant guidelines.  
·    Translates engineering solutions to requirements, then further to process and/or equipment designs which deliver required performance criteria as well as interpreting electrical drawings and schematics to aid in troubleshooting. 
·    Works well with other disciplines (IT, Mechanical, and Process engineering) to fully understand manufacturing system functionality and design requirements.  
·    Ability to work hands-on with the equipment using typical hand tools, instruments, and measurement/alignment devices. 
·    Must be flexible with the ability to manage multiple work streams in a team environment adjusting to changing priorities with a strong focus on job site safety and proactive safety approach. 
·    Works well in a team environment, is a self-starter and results oriented & effective in various settings to provide and present necessary information to project, department, and site leaders.  
 

Desired Skills: Electrical
·    Equipment or software experience preferred: * AutoCAD®, AutoCAD Electrical, Windows, MS Office suite including Power Point, Excel, Word. PLC and PC based systems, Beckhoff PLC / Motion Control, B&R PLC Control, A-B PLC / Motion Control, Automated equipment systems experience. 
·    Knowledge of regulations applicable to area of expertise and works to ensure compliance (NEC, NFPA70, OSHA, etc.). 
·    Experience working on a manufacturing floor or construction environment, with a strong focus on job site safety and proactive safety approach. 
·    Displays a bias for action in situations of uncertainty, addresses issues and problems proactively. 
·    Effective communication and presentation skills. 
·    Project management experience, including developing project scope, budgets and schedules. 
·    Knowledge of the Optical Fiber manufacturing process. 
·    PLC code development to achieve desired operation/throughput of new and existing production equipment. 
·    SCADA/HMI development, PID control theory knowledge, Electro/mechanical technical understanding  

Travel Requirements:
•    Typical travel can range from a few days to a few weeks during the project initiation phase. During the deployment phase of the project, travel may be full-time.
•    Planning, Development and/or Deployment phases typically range from 3-9 months but can extend to 1+ years.
•    Travel will be required to Corning Optical Fiber and Cable Manufacturing sites in North Carolina (Concord, Winston-Salem, Hickory, Newton, and Wilmington) and overseas sites in India, China, and Europe.