Electrical Controls Engineer

At Lyons, we believe who we are as a company is as important as what we do. We feel a great responsibility to the people and communities that make our success possible. We are passionate about our customers, have an uncompromising focus on quality and proudly possess over 150 years of experience in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.

The Electrical Controls Engineer will develop implements and support the continuous improvement efforts of the Walton, KY facility. This position will supervise the electrical technician staff and provide guidance for trouble shooting and root cause analysis of electrical and automation related breakdowns.

* Provide Instrumentation and Electrical Control assistance for the manufacturing area in various technologies ranging from Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), IP21 data systems, and other interfaces with various IT technologies and systems. * Provide programming support and commission new instrumentation, equipment and processes. * Administration of Allen Bradley PLC systems including monitoring and upkeep of applications, documentation of electrical systems, control panels and programs. * Troubleshoot and replace system hardware, resolve software malfunctions and manage software upgrades. * Actively supports a wide variety of formal and informal Maintenance and Engineering projects and other duties, as needed.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** * Demonstrated track record of attention to detail and strong analytical skills * Superior technical skills relative to controls, instrumentation, industrial networks, systems integration and documentation. * Electrical trouble shooting skills * Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team based environment with multiple projects under time constraints. * Specific Hardware Qualifications: * Robotic: ABB, FANUC, Staubli * Servo: Ultra 3000, Kinetix 6000 * AC Drives: Allen Bradley (160,1305, Powerflex 4, Powerflex 70) * HMI: Allen Bradley Panelview Standard, Panelview Plus * Specific Software Qualifications: * Allen Bradley RSLogix (500, 5000), FT View (ME, SE), Ethernet IP, RSLinx, Drive Explorer, Ultraware, FT Asset Centre, VantagePoint, FT Historian (ME, SE) * Wonderware Intouch Developer a plus * Windows (XP, Windows Office Suite) * ACAD 2012 (wire diagrams, panel design) **Education and/or Experience:** * Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related field * Four or more years of large system programming experience including: PLC ladder logic, HMI screens, servo motion control, and robotics