Senior Electrical Engineer
Solar CyclePosted June 10, 2025
Odessa, Texas
Full Time
Job Description
The Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and installing electrical systems for recycling equipment in a renewable energy company, ensuring operational efficiency and safety. The role involves technical problem-solving, system upgrades, and collaboration across teams to support the company's mission of sustainable solar panel recycling.
Responsibilities
- •Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and mechanical components of recycling equipment to ensure continuous operation.
- •Implement and oversee electrical systems for new equipment installations, ensuring safety and performance standards are met.
- •Install instrumentation and electrical components for process monitoring and control.
- •Perform preventative maintenance and general repairs on electronic and pneumatic equipment.
- •Plan and manage electrical infrastructure upgrades to support equipment expansion and increased power demands.
- •Maintain, modify, and troubleshoot control systems such as DCS and PLCs, including Siemens systems.
- •Create, review, and update electrical diagrams, schematics, and control system documentation.
- •Conduct failure analysis and develop corrective actions using FMEA and FRACAS processes.
Requirements
- •BS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Engineering Technology, or equivalent technical degree
- •Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing or industrial electrical engineering design and development preferably within the recycling or sustainability sector
- •Experience with equipment installation, power distribution, and facility electrical infrastructure
- •Familiarity with Hands-on experience maintaining tools and equipment in a fast-paced production environment
- •Familiarity with electrical safety standards and local national electrical codes e.g., NEC
- •Ability to handle a physical workload, being on your feet for full days and lifting at least 50 lbs periodically
- •Proficiency in reading and interpreting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals
- •Excellent project management and organizational skills with the ability to plan and prioritize multiple projects, especially by using tech-enabled project management tools like Smartsheet
- •Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex electrical mechanical issues quickly and effectively
- •Experience with maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical and mechanical components of full-scale production recycling equipment
- •Experience with implementing and overseeing electrical systems for new equipment installations to meet performance and safety standards
- •Experience with installing instrumentation and electrical components to enable continuous process monitoring of system parameters including electrical consumption
- •Experience with maintaining, modifying, and troubleshooting Distributive Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), with Siemens PLC systems highly desirable
- •Experience with creating, reviewing, and releasing detailed design, project management, and standard operational maintenance documentation
- •Ability to interpret, update, and create plant electrical diagrams
- •Experience conducting analysis of Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMEA) to identify risks and calculate probability of occurrence and criticality of failure modes for electrical equipment components
- •Experience conducting failure analysis and developing corrective actions in support of the Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) process
Benefits
- •Compensation/salary range not specified
- •Work schedule not specified
- •Work environment perks not specified
- •Opportunity to work in the innovative and growing renewable energy and recycling industry
- •Potential for professional development through continuing education and participation in engineering organizations
- •Collaborative team environment
- •Involvement in cutting-edge clean energy projects
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