Electrical Controls Engineer

Komline Sanderson • Rockford Township, IL

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About The Position

Recognized as the leader in providing the highest quality coolant filtration products and services, we proudly serve the US automotive, aerospace, agriculture, and general machine tool industries. Uniquely positioned in our ability to produce large central systems for an entire plant down to individual filters for a single cutting machine on the floor, our proprietary filtration and cooling technologies come second to none.

The Electrical Controls Engineer will design electrical controls systems for filtration equipment. This includes the following tasks: system design, creation of electrical drawing packages, requisition of parts, programming of PLCs and HMIs, run-off of equipment, field support and project management of the electrical portion of projects (creation of electrical schedules, review of project specs, meetings with customers and internal coordination with other departments).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• Minimum of three years of experience in the design, repair and analysis of control systems and automation.
• Working knowledge of the following specifications required: NEC, NFPA79, and UL508A
• Working knowledge of AutoCad and AutoCad Electrical
• Working knowledge of Allen Bradley Studio 5000, Siemens Simatic Step 7, and TIA Portal
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Comfortable working in industrial facilities such as automotive plants

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the IEC 60204 and CSA standards
• Working knowledge of EPLAN
• Knowledge of other PLC/HMI software from GE, OMRON, Mitsubishi and SQ D
• Ability to travel up to a maximum of 25%
• Willingness to participate in a team-oriented environment

Responsibilities

• Assist in the review of customer specifications and company quotes
• Develop electrical control designs using national, local and customer specifications
• Creation of electrical drawing packages for the requisition of parts, system production and PLC/HMI programming
• Creation of both PLC and HMI programs to both company and customer specifications
• Conduct the internal system run-off while working with both the project team and the production department.
• Direct support staff, customer employees and outside contractors with the installation and/or repair of the control systems at the customer’s facilities
• Provide detailed status reports both internally and to the customer as required
• Provide technical direction, prepare briefings for management and assist in problem resolution specific to the program/project

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level