Principal Electrical Engineer
Location: Colonial Heights, VA, United States
Overview
The Principal Electrical Engineer is responsible for troubleshooting and improving electrical and instrumentation systems using reliability-centered maintenance and process control technologies while serving as the primary point of contact for E&I issues, leading diagnostics, maintenance activities, and cross-functional collaboration to support plant operations. The position also drives continuous improvement through data analysis, standardization, and support of capital projects and maintenance initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Solve Electrical and Instrumentation problems through design, redesign, application, and reliability centered maintenance techniques.
- Familiar with all instrumentation devices such as transmitters, controllers, transducers, signal conditioners, valves, limit and proximity switches.
- Perform E/I loop checks, calibrations, and interlock testing.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all E&I related issues during normal working hours and during off hours.
- Develop Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) guidelines, inspection/test/work procedures, standards, documentation methods, and policies to achieve world-class level.
- Provide troubleshooting flow charts and standard works to improve troubleshooting techniques and reduce troubleshooting time.
- Lead troubleshooting and problem-solving activities on E&I related issues.
- Support, plan, and coordinate E&I work during outages.
- Interact effectively with Planners, Operators, Shift Leaders, and Production Engineers to resolve day-to-day E&I maintenance and minor mechanical issues.
- Assist in the implementation of capital projects and maintenance process improvements to maximize manufacturing rates, yields, and efficiencies.
- Provide short-term and long-term improvements in process control using PLC, HMI Programming, AC/DC Inverter Drives, Motor Controls, Experion DCS, and electrical power distribution.
- Utilize SAP, MS Project, and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for planning and reporting.
- Use various test and inspection instruments, including NDT and PdM technologies, to assess equipment condition and repair requirements.
- Apply statistical tools to track, analyze trend data, perform calculations, communicate performance, and predict remaining life and failure expectancy to improve MTBF.
- Investigate incidents related to equipment failure, perform root cause analysis, and develop follow-up recommendations.
- Collaborate with maintenance, stores, suppliers, and purchasing on spare parts and equipment opportunities.
- Track plant downtime and OEE, prepare monthly reports, and report benefits from reliability centered maintenance.
- Support MOC programs for changes in reliability databases and maintenance excellence efforts.
- Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology
- Minimum 6 months of experience in controls, instrumentation, computer programming, hardware design, manufacturing, project design, reliability engineering, maintenance, or production engineering
- Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Outlook, Word, Visio, Project, Adobe Acrobat, and ERP systems
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a high-stress environment
- Willingness to lead process development and improvements
- Effective collaboration skills across all organizational levels
- Hands-on proactive problem solving with strong judgment
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and detail-oriented skills
- Strong problem solving, self-motivation, and innovation capabilities
- Ability to influence organizational change and link business objectives with employee development
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation abilities
System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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