Hybrid Senior Project Engineer – Controls/Electrical

at Mars

• Job title: Senior Project Engineer – Controls/Electrical
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Yorkville, United States

About the role

• Regional Project Engineer responsible for automation and electrical engineering projects at Mars Wrigley. Leading system design, project management, and team collaboration across multiple sites in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Development of control systems for automating manufacturing processes and packaging systems.
• Delivering projects to the business that provides a competitive advantage.
• Control Systems design, which includes developing control concepts & functional and equipment specifications.
• Directing the modifications, installation, and integration of systems in the following areas: electrical and power distribution, control systems, Factory IT (servers, networks, Wi-Fi, etc.), physical automation, and Digital Plant Technology systems.
• Ensuring delivery of assigned objectives for scope, time, budget, and cash flow.
• Maintaining the project adherence to scope, deliverables, and critical success factors.
• Communicating with the project steering team to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Seeking and applying appropriate technologies to gain and sustain technical competitive advantage.
• Understanding and making decisions to improve business metrics, such as Return on Total Asset earnings (ROTA), Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio (FATR), Economic Profit (EP), etc.
• Designing systems and selecting hardware and/or directing third-party engineering and/or system Integrator firms.
• Providing design services to meet their contract deliverables.
• Actively participating in the development of engineering standards and tools.
• Supporting safety, security and environmental policies.
• Maximizing asset utilization through value-added engineering and lean design.
• Directly managing all assigned project work.
• Understanding and supporting the Five Principles, Vision to Win, and the Winning Environment.
• Actively planning and leading project activities in a cross-functional team environment.
• Contribute to growth and effectiveness of Regional Controls, Automation, and Digital Team through team initiatives and action planning.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or relevant Engineering degree.
• 5-10+ years' experience in a comparable technical position - food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry preferable.
• Basic understanding of engineering principles - knowledge of engineering disciplines: Process, Packaging, Electrical, Controls, Automation, Construction and/or Computer Services.
• In-depth understanding of designated functional engineering area of expertise (for specific job requirement i.e. controls, process, packaging).
• Up to 50% travel requirement depending on project demands.

Benefits

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• Industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
• Participation in 401k plan.
• Paid time off benefits.