Sr. Project Electrical Engineer

Sr. Project Electrical Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC

Time Type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 6 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID: R3905

About Us

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment to creating for tomorrow. Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.

We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening at Celgard, where we develop and manufacture membrane battery separators that are critical components used in lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles (EDVs) and energy storage systems (ESS).

Company: Celgard, LLC

About the Role

We are seeking a Sr. Project Electrical Engineer to be a part of the Celgard team based in Charlotte, NC. This role performs as a plant engineering department electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineer. Responsible for entire project life cycle from scope determination through timely project closure on assigned projects. This role also aids the other project managers with electrical, controls, and instrumentation design of their assigned projects.

Reporting Relationships

This position directly reports to the Plant Engineering Manager and does not supervise others.

Key Accountabilities

• Project management of capital and expense projects from concept to project closure.
• Specification of equipment, control systems, and process function for new equipment.
• Electrical design of low voltage utility power for machinery and facilities.
• Instrumentation and controls design for machinery and facilities.
• Project material quotation, requisition, tracking, and staging.
• Project forecasting, budgeting, invoice management and controlling costs within project budget.
• Supervise and support electrical installation contractors on project work.
• Supervise and support start up and internal checkout of electrical installation on project work.
• Specify PLC system architecture for new installations.
• Support PLC programmers with machine control concepts and hardware selection.
• Support other discipline engineers with electrical and instrumentation designs for their projects.
• Update electrical drawings in the document control system.
• Occasional support of maintenance personnel with troubleshooting electrical and instrumentation breakdowns.
• Ability to travel, on occasion, domestically and internationally.
• Evaluates performance of mechanical, electromechanical, electrical, and other plant systems and makes recommendations for improvements and cost savings.
• Knowledge and appreciation of safe work practices and environments; Maintains high level of safety among all employees throughout project process.
• Uses technical knowledge and awareness of details to recognize when technical problems are developing in the various disciplines and initiates appropriate corrective actions.

Qualifications

Education Background:

• BS in Electrical Engineering required.

Knowledge & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience with electrical, controls, and instrumentation design of machines, utilities, and facilities in a manufacturing or industrial environment required.
• 4+ years of experience with capital and expense project management required.
• Experience with plastic extrusion equipment, web handling equipment, VF drives, PLC hardware, process instrumentation, and utilities that support the process equipment.
• Well-developed communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Strong emphasis on execution of multiple projects and electrical and instrumentation support of other disciplines.

Key Attributes:

• Proficient in use of AutoCAD (standard or electrical).
• Proficient in MS Office products.
• Proficient in the application of NEC, ISA, NEMA codes and standards.
• Proficient in the application and design of PLCs, HMI, VFDs, and instrumentation.
• Proficient in the application and design of power circuits at 480v and below.
• Proficient in the application of motors and motor controls.
• Proficient in the application of temperature and pressure controls.

Working Environment

This position is in a manufacturing plant setting that would require working in a production environment around chemicals. Work is 80% desk-based but will require standing and walking for 20% of the time. You may be required to lift up to 35 pounds and/or push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Celgard manufacturing sites are IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 certified.

As an equal opportunity employer, Asahi Kasei believes a diverse workforce will provide us with the ability to continuously support the changes in the economy, society, and environment.