Electrical Controls Engineer (Direct Hire)
Rockford, IL
Job Requisition: 7358
Annual Salary Range: $85,000 – $105,000. Individual salaries are based on education, geographic location, and alignment to the market data.
Description for Electrical Controls Engineer:
Design the electrical and/or pneumatic hardware and software of control panels and electrical/pneumatic systems.
Responsibilities for Electrical Controls Engineer:
- Attending design reviews with customers and/or our sales staff to review and clarify the design specifications of a project
- Assist our sales department with quotations to identify material and labor required to complete project tasks
- Investigate and resolve any conflicts with the customers’ published requirements
- Verify that the design complies with any required electrical standards, building codes and local regulations
- Perform detailed calculations to support the design decisions made
- Identify and create a bill of materials to meet the control design requirements
- Create the complete electrical and/or pneumatic drawings using AutoCAD software to meet the control design requirements. Obtain approvals from the customer when required.
- Release a complete bill of materials to the purchasing department
- Release a complete set of electrical and/or pneumatic drawings to the manufacturing department along with the customer and/or internal required documentation to support the build
- Meet with the manufacturing department after the drawings have been released but prior to the beginning of the build to review the drawings, bill of materials and any customer specific requirements. Resolve any issues from the build review that require engineering attention.
- Supervise the manufacturing process to assure conformity to the customers’ specifications and sales order requirements
- Use vendor software to create programs for programmable logic controllers, operator interfaces, supervisory systems and other components as required
- When applicable, perform pre-shipment testing to verify component and/or system operation
- Provide on-site technical support to complete system integration and verify final customer acceptance
- Supervise and train other employees as necessary
- Oversee projects to insure they are completed on time and within budget
- Overtime and weekend work may be required on a project to project basis
- Follow all procedures and work instructions with in our IMS system related to this job description
Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Electrical Controls Engineer:
- Knowledge of design and production of control systems.
- Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principals involved in developing schematics and implementing software
- Be able to listen and read to interpret customer requirements for a project
- Have good troubleshooting skills for both hardware and software
- Be able to determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations and the environment will affect outcomes
- Keep up to date on available products and processes used in control systems
Experience in the following programs/processes is required:
- AutoCad
- Rockwell RSlogix
- Rockwell FactoryTalk View Studio ME and SE
Experience in the following programs/processes is not required, but a plus:
- Siemens Step 7
- Siemens TIA Portal
- Siemens WinCC
- Wonderware
- CNC Control
- Vision Systems
- Servo Motion Control
- VFD Setup and Control
- Ethernet/IP
- DeviceNet
- ControlNet
- AutoCad Electrical
- NEC, UL, NFPA, CSA and CE codes
- Epicor Accounting Software
Benefits for Electrical Controls Engineer:
Client will provide excellent benefits including health, dental, life, vision and disability insurances, a 401K program, PTO, competitive wages, paid holidays and much more.
