Downers Grove, IL
Electrical Controls Engineer (1690782) $85-100k per year
Downers Grove, IL
Job Type: Full-time – Hybrid - Direct Hire
Join a collaborative team as an Electrical Controls Engineer in a culture that includes a casual dress code, flexible working hours, and a friendly environment that encourages sharing of knowledge and experience among your peers. Varied project exposure from retrofits & upgrades to Green-field manufacturing facilities. A leading provider of industrial automation equipment and large machines and machinery.
Responsibilities:
- Follow your projects from kick-off to start-up completion.
- Design architecture of electrical control systems per industry standard practices.
- Supervise the drafting and design team with development of schematics and layouts.
- Supervise the panel fabrication of your projects in our onsite fabrication facility.
- Development of PLC and HMI programming.
- VFD and Servo Motion programming.
- Testing and Simulation of Systems.
- Commissioning and start-up of industrial equipment in the field.
- Electrical controls field troubleshooting and problem solving.
- Overnight travel is required. (25%)
Qualifications:
Electrical Engineer or Mechanical Engineer with a BSEE or BSME or equivalent degree.
Applicants should have 4 - 10 years in the following areas:
Electrical Schematic Design, PLC programming, HMI Programming, VFD Setup and parametrization, IO set up and checkout and PID Control setup and tuning.
Able to work effectively individually and with a team.
Strong mechanical aptitude and excellent problem-solving skills.
Comfortable with hands-on work and a commitment to doing it right the first time.
A valid driver’s license for travel
Primary Software/Hardware in use:
- Studio 5000, Factorytalk SE & ME, Siemens TIA Portal, WinCC, Wonderware, Ignition
- Allen Bradley AB Controllogix, Powerflex VFD, Kinetix Motion, AB and Siemens Distributed IO, G120 & S120 Siemens drives.
Additional Preferred Skills/Abilities:
- Experience with programming and control of high-speed motion systems.
- PLC based safety system development and programming.
- Advanced VFD control (Coordination/Registration)
- Cascading/Nested PID control setup and tuning.
- Process & Instrumentation diagram development experience.
- UL 508A and SCCR certification.
- Desire to mentor or supervise junior engineers.
Salary and Benefits
- Base Salary with Annual Bonus and Travel Bonus opportunities
- Benefits including:
- Health, Dental, Vision insurance
- 401k plan with Matching
- 10 Vacation Days
- 5 Sick Days
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Life, LTD, and AD&D insurance – company paid
- Short Term Disability insurance – company paid
- Opportunities to learn from a strong and cohesive engineering team.
NOTE: No sponsorship is available for this role.
UPON APPLYING:
You’ll likely receive a chatbot with basic questions, then upon receiving your timely answers it’s possible that you’ll receive additional outreach of emails, texts and/or telephone calls from our recruiting firm if you’re being considered for this or another similar position. Upon their recommendations after having discussed the position with you, it can lead to phone, virtual, and face-to-face conversations, and interviews with hiring managers at the company.
If the job description, location, and compensation, align with your qualifications, we encourage you to apply. To explore additional opportunities, visit our website job board: confidentsearchconsultants.com
Confident Search Consultants, a division of Confident Staffing, specializes in connecting engineers and qualified professionals with exceptional career opportunities across the United States.
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