Staff Facilities Electrical Engineer

Position Summary

The Staff Plant Electrical & Controls Engineer serves as a senior technical leader and subject matter expert for plant electrical, controls, automation, and electrical reliability systems supporting manufacturing operations and facilities. The role provides technical direction and drives improvements in reliability, uptime, safety, and operational performance across electrical power distribution, manufacturing equipment, automation controls, and critical facility systems. The Staff Engineer leads complex problem solving; establishes electrical and automation strategies, standards, and system architectures; supports major capital projects and equipment integration; and develops long-term lifecycle and modernization plans. The position provides expertise in power distribution, PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, industrial networks, drives, robotics, instrumentation, predictive maintenance, and condition-based monitoring while partnering across Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, EHS, Quality, IT/OT, and equipment suppliers.

This position will require travel of up to 50% domestically

What You'll do as a Staff Plant Electrical & Controls Engineer

20% of the time Serve as senior technical leader and subject matter expert for plant electrical, controls, automation, and electrical reliability systems. Lead resolution of complex issues involving power distribution, PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, industrial networks, drives, robotics, instrumentation, and automated manufacturing equipment.

15% of the time Provide technical direction for plant power distribution and critical electrical infrastructure, including reliability, capacity, equipment upgrades, electrical safety, lifecycle planning, and long-term modernization strategies.

15% of the time Establish and drive electrical and automation engineering standards, technical strategies, system architectures, and best practices. Lead modernization and optimization of PLC, SCADA, HMI, industrial network, drive, robotics, and equipment-control systems.

15% of the time Develop and optimize reliability strategies for critical electrical and automation assets using RCFA, FMEA, RCM, predictive maintenance, and condition-based monitoring. Lead root-cause investigations and eliminate recurring failures affecting manufacturing performance.

15% of the time Provide technical leadership for capital projects, including engineering requirements and specifications, project planning, design reviews, equipment and vendor evaluations, cost and schedule support, installation, commissioning, startup, and turnover.

10% of the time Identify opportunities to improve uptime, MTBF, MTTR, maintainability, energy efficiency, and lifecycle cost. Lead continuous-improvement and cost-reduction initiatives and evaluate Industrial IoT, smart sensors, predictive analytics, condition monitoring, and Industry 4.0 technologies.

5% of the time Provide technical mentorship and develop engineering and maintenance capability in electrical troubleshooting, controls, automation, industrial networks, drives, and reliability engineering.

5% of the time Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, EHS, Quality, IT/OT, contractors, and suppliers to implement sustainable solutions and ensure compliance with applicable OSHA requirements, NFPA standards, electrical safety requirements, and STERIS engineering standards.

The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed:

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or related engineering discipline.

20+ years of progressive engineering experience in plant electrical engineering, industrial electrical systems, controls/automation, electrical reliability, manufacturing, or industrial facilities.

10+ years of experience plant electrical engineering, power distribution, controls/automation, electrical reliability, manufacturing, or industrial facilities.

10+ years of experience PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, industrial networks, drives, robotics, instrumentation, and automated manufacturing equipment.

10+ years of experience Technical leadership for capital projects, requirements/specifications, design review, vendor evaluation, commissioning, startup, and equipment integration.

Preferred

15+ years of experience in regulated manufacturing, life sciences, healthcare, FDA-regulated, ISO-certified, or GMP-adjacent environments.

15+ years of experience in Industrial IoT, predictive analytics, smart sensors, condition monitoring, Industry 4.0, CMMS, or electrical asset-management programs.

15+ years of experience Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), Six Sigma, or NFPA 70E-related certification or training.

10+ years of experience Advanced technical judgment, electrical and controls troubleshooting, RCFA, FMEA, RCM, project management, stakeholder leadership, and communication skills.

10+ years of experience Ability to establish engineering standards and lifecycle strategies and communicate complex concepts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Pay range for this opportunity is $124,737.50 - $161,425.00. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.