Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Provide support to Sales, Engineering, Project Management, and Commissioning by utilizing your expertise in final installation and system integration.

• Assist junior controls engineers as needed.

• Aid in developing functional description specifications for the installation of electrical equipment and controls commissioning.

• Create Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programs.

• Prepare documentation such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and help in the development of manuals.

• Design and develop electrical cabinets.

• Generate schematics and network diagrams.

• Design control algorithms and safety systems.

• Program device communication for pallet conveyance and inspection equipment.

• Test and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems and processes.

• Collaborate closely with Research and Development (R&D).

• Source materials from external vendors.

• Lead engineering and automation teams through concept planning, configuration, and development phases.

• Contribute to the creation of risk assessment documents that identify system hazards.

• Enhance system performance by providing simulation support.

• Assist the Sales Engineering team with product testing.

• Contribute to mechanical system layout drawings, ensuring all electrical and control specifications, including cable routing, are addressed.

• Collaborate with the Commissioning Team to develop test plans.

• Perform Full Load Amps calculations.

• Ensure the selection of UL listed components and that cabinets are assembled in compliance with relevant standards.

• Be present on-site during the First Power Up to ensure operational capability post-rack installation and confirm functionality before robot commissioning.

• Attend on-site during the final stages of commissioning to prepare the Movu system for handover to the end customer.

• Conduct Site Acceptance Testing.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in controls and electrical engineering related to custom automation.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automation, Robotics, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering.

• Proficient in PLC and HMI Programming (Beckhoff, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Rockwell).

• Experience with automation controls, monitoring systems, safety area scanners, and safety controllers.

• Capable of installing, configuring, and troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems.

• Comfortable using 2D CAD software (required) and 3D CAD software (preferred) for designing electrical diagrams and schematics.

• Experience with ePlan or similar software is a plus.

• Willingness and ability to travel to customer sites and, if remote, to our office up to 50% of the time, typically not exceeding two weeks at a time, throughout the United States and occasionally to Canada.

🏝️ Benefits

• 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO).

• 5 days of paid sick leave.

• 11 paid holidays in the United States.

• Medical insurance (currently BlueCross BlueShield).

• Dental and Vision Insurance.

• Company-paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance.

• Company-paid Life Insurance.

• Company-paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance.

• 401K plan with employer match, currently at 4%.

• Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months of employment.