Electrical Controls Engineer

Join a Collaborative and Motivated Team as an Electrical Controls Engineer!

Enjoy a culture that includes a casual dress code, flexible working hours, and a friendly environment that encourages sharing of knowledge and experience among your peers.

Take advantage of opportunities to be involved in new processes and innovations at a company where management values your knowledge, experience and ideas.

Varied project exposure from retro-fits/upgrades to Green-field manufacturing facilities.

If you think you would enjoy big company resources with a small company atmosphere then this could be the right opportunity for you!

As an Electrical Controls Engineer you would work in our Downers Grove, Illinois office.

Responsibilities include:

• Follow your assigned projects from kick-off to start-up completion.
• Specify components and design architecture of electrical control systems per industry standard practices.
• Supervise the drafting and design team with development of schematics and layouts.
• Supervise 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.
• Overnight travel is required. (25%)

Requirements to Qualify:

• BSEE, BSME, or equivalent technical degree.
• Applicants should have 7+ years in the following areas: Electrical Schematic Design, PLC programming, HMI Programming, VFD Setup and parametrization, IO set up and checkout and PID Control setup and tuning.
• Able to work effectively individually and with a team.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Comfortable with hands-on work.
• A commitment to doing it right the first time.
• A valid driver’s license for travel

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 & Instrumentation diagram development experience.
• UL 508A and SCCR certification.
• Desire to mentor or supervise junior engineers.

Company Profile

Machine Solution Providers LLC has quickly grown to become a leading provider of equipment and services for industrial automation. Our expertise in engineering, programming, fabrication, and system commissioning enables us to provide high quality solutions for a wide variety of industries. As we continue to grow we continue to create opportunities for others to share in our success. If you would like to become a key contributor to a dynamic and growing company right here in Chicago’s western suburbs, MSP could be the right opportunity for you!

Salary and Benefits

• Base Salary with Annual Bonus and Travel Bonus opportunities
• Benefits including:
• 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
• Opportunities to learn from a strong and cohesive engineering team.

Job Type: Full-time – Hybrid
Hybrid opportunities based on Performance

If you are interested in joining our team, visit www.msp-inc.net and see what we are about.

Disclaimer: Please note that the estimated pay range that is provided on various sites may not be representative of MSP's range for this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Please tell us your desired salary.
• Are you willing to travel for 25–30%

Work Location: In person