Electrical Engineer

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) is a global producer of flooring products and ceiling systems for use in the construction and renovation of residential, commercial and institutional buildings. The Company designs, manufactures and sells flooring products (resilient and wood) and ceiling systems (mineral fiber, fiberglass and metal) globally. The Company segments includes: Building Products, Resilient Flooring and Wood Flooring.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI), has a job opportunity for an Electrical Engineer. The Electrical Engineer will effectively provide engineering and technical support to the manufacturing operations, manage the capital budget, manage the capital budget, identify and execute process improvement and cost reduction initiatives, and handle the selection, design, and installation of capital projects. Additionally, the Electrical Engineer will also work with a team in standards development, root cause analysis, and the integration of process improvement methodologies throughout the organization.

* Proactively providing engineering and technical assistance to the manufacturing plants in term of equipment, maintenance, and production processes and systems * Managing project capital budgets * Actively participating in identifying and resolving common cause and special cause issues that impact plant reliability and performance * Investigating manufacturing problems in the plant and recommending corrective actions * Consulting with production personnel, analyzing the supporting data, recommending corrective actions, and following through on recommendations to evaluate their effectiveness * Developing preliminary concepts and budgetary capital estimates for new products, projects, and improvements. * Assisting in and/or developing vendor bid packages and final vendor selection for purchased parts and services * Executing capital projects, ensuring cost, schedule, and performance goals are met or exceeded * Applying Precision Maintenance concepts and principals * Educating plant personnel on engineering and technical issues to ensure their knowledge and understanding * Coordinating training and start up activities of new equipment and processes * Participating in Lean efforts, such as kaizen events, where an emphasis is placed on creativity before capital investment. * Providing status updates on project progress and issues

**Required Qualifications for the Electrical Engineer:** * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering * Demonstrated Project Management skills * Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation) * PLC and HMI programming experience with Rockwell suite of products * Experience with Wonderware application programming and support **Desired Qualifications for the Electrical Engineer:** * 5+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment * Rockwells RSLogix 5, 500, and 5000 PLC software * Rockwells RSView Studio ME and SE software * AB PLC 5 and ControlLogix PLCs * AB Panelview Plus series HMI's * AB PowerFlex AC variable speed drives * AB Kinetic and Ultra 3000 Servo Drives * AB DH+, DeviceNet, ControlNet, and Ethernet communications * DataBase Systems i.e., SQL * Cognex Vision Systems * Networked system design and configuration. * 480 VAC power distribution design * Previous experience with the application of Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing methodologies, Statistical Process Control and Team Facilitation.