Description
Wagstaff manufactures equipment for aluminum producers, who process formed aluminum into parts and products you use every day.
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Pay: $110,000k - $150,000k, *depending on experience
As an employee of Wagstaff, you’ll enjoy:
Paid non-working holidays
Monthly, site-wide BBQs
Up to 8% retirement contribution
Annual bonus program
1200 Sqft onsite gym, accessible 24/hrs a day
Family-friendly, company-wide events
To view our full benefits summary, please visit https://www.wagstaff.com/Wagstaff/Careers.htm
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Job Summary
Primary duties consist of the application of electrical engineering knowledge to the
unique set of circumstances at each customer location to maximize customer satisfaction, and to develop innovative electrical design and automated process controls for Wagstaff supplied
equipment. Must work independently, without supervision, exercising discretion and judgment
to assist in product conception and complex problem solving.
Primary Job Responsibilities
- Lead and/or participate with project teams to define electrical engineering and automation project requirements, including planned hours, based upon the scope as provided by Sales
- Create the design documents necessary for acquiring customer approval for electrical/automation designs and oversee production of design documents necessary for equipment production, both according to documented design procedures
- Conduct design review meeting with customer representatives
- Serve as Wagstaff’s primary technical contact to customer’s technical personnel for electrical engineering and automation issues throughout the project, up to and including product start-up
- Provide documented technical and analytical evaluations for automation solutions keeping safety, functionality, and cost effectiveness paramount
- Train and/or consult with other team members in support of the required engineering and designs for numerous Wagstaff product lines as assigned
- Design conceptual and detailed PLC based control systems and related architectures
- Program PLCs for direct chill aluminum casting pits and related device control
- Program and develop SCADA and HMI systems
- Test and troubleshoot hardware and software
- Provide technical support to Wagstaff service personnel and customers to resolve customer issues as they relate to Wagstaff provided electrical/automation systems
- Create, modify and maintain design standards as necessary
- Serve as a subject matter expert for particular pieces of Wagstaff equipment, processes, or methods as assigned
- Maintain confidentiality and protect proprietary information
- Periodic domestic and international travel required depending upon customer and business needs
- In order to achieve business objectives, work weeks in excess of 40 hours may be required
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
- Minimum of five (5) years electrical engineering and design experience; industrial experience preferred
- Electrical Engineering / Industrial Automation Skills:
- Power system design
- NEC compliant Industrial low voltage power distribution design
- Industrial equipment automation
- Automation systems hardware and software development
- Automation control system and control panel design
- Machine PLC programming – ladder logic software development
- Scada and HMI software development
- Programming
- Machine commissioning / domestic and international travel required
- Electronics design
- Embedded systems design
- Machine / product R&D
- Direction Received:
- Receives administrative supervision with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits
- Communication Skills:
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Routinely interacts with organization leaders, clients, customers, officials, contractors, and others
Working Environment
While performing the duties of this job on Wagstaff premises, work is performed primarily in an adequately lit, well ventilated, climate controlled general office environment. Close computer work is regularly required. The work usually involves minimal physical exertion. The noise level in the general office environment is usually moderate.
This job may require occasional or more frequent interaction with employees on the manufacturing shop floor. While on the shop floor, the employee may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risks of moving equipment and parts, and other risks associated with a manufacturing environment. Because of this environment and associated risks, coordination with shop floor managers/employees may be necessary before entering the shop floor, and use of job appropriate personal protective equipment and clothing is required on the shop floor. The noise level on the shop floor is often loud.
This job may also require occasional or more frequent travel to and work at customer sites. While at customer sites, the employee may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risks of moving equipment and parts, and other risks associated with a construction and/or manufacturing environment. Because of this environment and associated risks, coordination with customer managers/employees may be necessary before entering the customer site, and use of job appropriate personal protective equipment and clothing is required at customer sites. The noise level at customer sites is often loud.
Employment at Wagstaff is dependent on successfully passing a company-paid drug screening and background check upon hire. Benefits eligibility is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable policies, plans and programs of Wagstaff.
Wagstaff is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
- Ability to design standard-complexity electrical engineering projects, systems, components, or processes
- Ability to perform standard computations or analysis and prepare drawings
- Ability to program PLCs and develop SCADA and HMI systems
- Ability to test and troubleshoot automation hardware and software
- Ability to participate in customer meetings and communicate technical information
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally to customer sites
What We Do
Founded in 1946 and based in Spokane, Washington, Wagstaff, Inc. is a global leader in the design and manufacture of direct chill casting equipment, molds, and automated systems for aluminum producers. The company transforms molten aluminum into billets and ingots. Through its Wagstaff Applied Technologies division, it also provides specialized custom machining and engineering solutions for the nuclear, defense, and hydropower industries.








