Application Controls Specialist

Sonepar • Normal, IL

2d • $75,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Echo Electric, a Sonepar-owned electrical distribution brand, is seeking an Application Controls Specialist to maintain, communicate, and apply technical knowledge. The role offers opportunities to design, specify, program, test, and quality-check assigned projects, working closely with associates, customers, and manufacturing partners. Services supported include control engineering, control panel building, sub-assemblies, enclosure modifications, wire harnessing, and switchboard assembly. Compensation is $75,000–$100,000 annually, based on experience.

Requirements

• College education in engineering, technical studies, or a related field, with experience.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Ability to multitask, manage workloads, pay attention to detail, and solve problems.
• Ability to gain the trust and support of others and work collaboratively.
• Ability to communicate and share solutions with people at different organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Create schematics, layouts, system designs, and drawings for assigned projects.
• Produce bills of materials for assigned projects.
• Program products and systems as required, including PLCs, HMIs, sensors, safety systems, SCADA, wireless systems, industrial networking, and VFDs.
• Assist with preparing estimates and quotations as requested.
• Design prototypes and proof-of-concepts and provide technical assistance on projects.
• Conduct startups, commissioning, and debugging of customer systems, including at customer job sites.
• Assist with project schedules and coordination as requested.
• Develop and assemble documentation for internal and external needs.
• Maintain ongoing knowledge and understanding of products, solutions, and services.
• Respond with urgency and prepare accurate, detailed information.
• Help customers identify additional solutions and services.
• Assist with customer communications and project follow-up to ensure customers are being serviced.
• Provide engineering guidance to assemblers to support successful project production.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• 401(k) match.
• Profit sharing.
• Tuition reimbursement and employee development.
• Annual safety shoe reimbursement.
• Employee discount on products.
• Access to a variety of personal development trainings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time