Electrical Engineer

Alexander & Associates (A&A) is considered a leader in the design of special machines and machine integration. Our current staff is focused on machine design projects including mechanical design, controls system design, information systems, and project management.

A&A works to develop long-term relationships with our customers promoting repeat business, with the overwhelming majority of our business being derived from current and past customers.

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A&A currently serves the technical community from our offices in Cincinnati, Canada, West Virginia, & Maine. Since 1943, A&A has strived to assemble a dedicated team of professionals that can produce rapid, cost-effective solutions to our customers' design needs.

Alexander & Associates has been recognized as a Quality Resource for Design Services for over 60 years and looks forward to serving our customers and meeting new challenges and opportunities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

• Reads and comprehends elementary diagrams, single line diagrams, & machine control flow sheets
• Writes PLC programs in the platform required
• Has a working knowledge of PLC and HMI applications
• Ability to set up and troubleshoot various communications networks
• Generates HMI applications following customer requirements
• Creates drive programs in platform required
• Understand drive and process loop tuning
• Provides commissioning support for machine and system installations and start-up support
• Flexibility to support multiple machine start-ups and changing customer demands
• Capability to troubleshoot hardware systems, components, devices, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

• Proven ability to work independently toward assigned goals and objectives
• Interpersonal skills and a commitment to customer service.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Education and / or Experience :

• Associates degree (A.S.) and five years related experience and training
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) and five years related experience.

Language Skills :

Basic language skills required

Mathematical Skills :

• Basic math and problem-solving skills required
• Unit conversion from SI to metric and vice versa
• Understands kinematics and first principal physics

Reasoning Ability :

Individual must have the ability to make independent decisions that may be of a complex nature.

Computer Skills :

• Understands basic IT functions (networks, switches & routers, etc)
• Understands Virtual Machine configurations
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows and affiliated software packages.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word)
• Rockwell / Allen-Bradley software preferred, Siemens experience a plus
• Must be capable of learning other software packages

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