Project Engineer, Systems

Nidec Converison:

Nidec Conversion is a $700M Business Unit of Nidec Corporation, a $18 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 Project Engineer for NIS - Americas will assist in design and implement hardware and software solutions in coordination with principal engineers and other functions. He / She will use commercially viable hardware including PLCs, HMIs, PCs, embedded PCs, Client/Servers, Drives/VFDs, sensors, actuators etc. along with commercially viable software and development environments to design, program, simulate, and commission industrial control systems for a variety of applications in industries including Metals manufacturing, mining, material handling, pulp & paper, marine, and O&G.

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.

Commissioning of systems, 20% travel required.

Education/License Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Controls Engineering,

PE License will be plus

Experience Requirements

Minimum 5-7 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

Permanent