Electrical Controls Engineer

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.