Electrical Controls Engineer

ESPO CorporationDowners Grove, IL

$90,000 - $135,000 / year

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Overview

Remote

On-site

Compensation

$90,000-$135,000/year

Job Description

Job Title: Electrical Controls EngineersLocation: Darien, IL areaJob Type and Duration: Direct HireMid-Level: 90-110/KSr. Level: 110-130/K Our client, a major designer/builder of custom manufacturing equipment, is looking to grow their Engineering team with the hiring of an Electrical Controls Engineer at their Corporate Headquarters. The Electrical Controls Engineer's responsibilities include:

Following assigned projects from kick-off to start-up completion.
Specifying components and design architecture of electrical control systems per industry standard practices.
Supervising the drafting and design team with the development of schematics and layouts.
Supervising 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.

Requirements:

A Bachelors' Electrical Engineering, or a Bachelors' Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent technical degree.
4 - 10 years in the following areas:
- Electrical Schematic Design
- PLC programming
- HMI Programming
- VFD Setup and parametrization
- IO setup and checkout
- PID Control setup and tuning.
Strong mechanical aptitude.
Overnight travel is required. (25%)

Primary Software/Hardware in use:

Studio 5000, Factorytalk SE & ME, TIA Portal, WinCC, Wonderware, Ignition
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 and instrumentation diagram development experience.
UL 508A and SCCR certification.
Desire to mentor or supervise junior engineers.

Benefits

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

ESPO CorporationLeaders in Technical Recruiting & Staffing since 1965 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other attribute or protected characteristic by law. If you need assistance applying please contact us directly.

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