Electrical Engineer

About Us:

Prairie Machine is a global leader in the manufacturing and supply of heavy-duty equipment and technical solutions for the heavy industrial and mining industries. We are looking for people who are as passionate as we are; people with a desire to succeed, people who aspire for greatness, and people who want to be recognized and appreciated for their contributions.

Why Prairie Machine?

• Competitive compensation packages with yearly performance reviews!
• Pension matching!
• Extended health, dental and vision benefits!
• Employee family assistance program!
• Referral bonus program!

Job Profile:

The Electrical Engineer creates designs, writes technical specifications, implements new electrical systems and updates older designs to use modern technology. The engineer group's goal is to develop modern designs using latest technologies to improve functionality, reduce troubleshooting time, and reduce manufacturing costs. The position works within an application engineering group that develops continuous boring machines, conveyor solutions and other mining support equipment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist both Electrical and Mechanical Design Engineers in the design of
• Determine methods and actions to remedy malfunctions or manufacturing shortcomings
• FAT testing of mining equipment before shipping
• Electrical power design both 600V and 4160V systems
• Motor control, cable size and protective device settings
• Become familiar with ETAP Load flow and short circuit analysis.

Qualifications:

• Completion of a BSc. Engineering degree
• Minimum 2 years of experience
• Relative BEV and Mining experience an asset
• APEGS P.Eng. certification or ability to obtain

Additional qualifications that would be considered an asset:

• Panel layout and interconnections
• Experience in mobile machine electrical and PLC control systems
• Experience working Autodesk environment - Vault Manufacturing and AutoCAD Electrical
• Low/Medium voltage power system design - 600V/4160V
• Panel layouts and interconnections
• Conduit and cabling design