Engineering Manager, Systems

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Job Summary

Job Description

Job Title: Engineer Manager Systems

Department: Technology Dept

Reports directly to: Director –Engineering

FLSA Status – Exempt

Nidec Industrial Solutions:

Nidec Industrial Solutions [NIS] is a $400M Business Unit of Nidec Corporation, a $15 Billion global company focused on motors, drives, and controls. NIS is headquartered in Milan, Italy with footprint in 10 countries and growing. Our US operations are based in Cleveland, OH. NIS Americas activities span a range of business models including products manufacturing, system engineering and automation, installation, and services. Our customers and applications are in O&G, Mining, Renewable Energy & Storage, Metals manufacturing, Pulp & Paper, Marine, Material Handling, Power Generation, and other diverse sectors.

Position Summary:

The Engineering Manager for Systems for NCA – will assist the engineering group to follow efficient, standard and consistent design for hardware and software according to industry standards.

He / She will help engineering group to use commercially viable hardware including PLCs, HMIs, PCs, embedded PCs, Client/Servers, Drives/VFDs, sensors, actuators, software and development environments to design, industrial control systems for a variety of applications in industries including Metals manufacturing, mining, material handling, pulp & paper, marine, and O&G.

This is primarily an on-site position at our Cleveland Office, occasional flexibility will be considered.

Essential Job Functions

• Knowledge of Power Systems to design drive controls.
• Expert in AC/DC Drive Control Architecture
• System design for automation of plants & machinery
• PLC, HMI, and other industrial-equipment programming
• Schematic & Layout design for electrical & electronic Control Systems including VFDs/DC Drives using AUTOCAD Electrical and Mechanical, Knowledge of EPLAN will be plus.
• Simulation, testing, and documentation
• Estimation of Systems Project RFQ, Direct interface with Sales and Customers for RFQ.
• 10% travel required.

Education/License Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Controls Engineering,
• PE License will be plus

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 7 Years in Design & Implementation of Industrial Control systems using PLCs, HMIs, and Drives (VFDs and DC Drives);
• Minimum 7-Years of Programming PLCs, HMIs, and related equipment for Industrial Control Systems. Minimum 3 Years direct work experience with Schematics & Panel layouts
• Knowledge of C#, VB, .NET, OPC, SQL will be plus
• Preferred: Knowledge of NEC / NFPA70 / UL 508 Standards.
• Preferred: Direct experience with implementation of systems with EtherNet/IP, EtherNet TCP/IP, DeviceNET, ProfiNET, Modbus TCP/IP
• Rockwell, GE, Siemens, & Schneider PLC Platforms experience

Working Conditions

• Standard office environment, standard office equipment.
• OSHA compliant manufacturing facilities.
• Customer Sites – Industrial manufacturing plants, Ports, Above & Underground Mines, Warehouses & logistics-center
• Up to 20% Travel to customer or sister-company sites/facilities including overseas

Additional Job Details

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
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No Soliciting

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