Automation Controls Engineer – Industrial Water Systems

Culligan NA; Libertyville (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life

401(k)

Paid time off

Additional voluntary benefits

Job summary

Culligan International Company seeks an Electrical Controls Engineer II / Automation Engineer to design, program, build, test, and troubleshoot controls for complex water treatment projects in Libertyville, IL. This role blends office design with hands-on shop-floor work and field support, including panel builds, FAT/QTP, and 20–25% travel.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in industrial controls, experience with PLCs (Allen-Bradley/Siemens) and HMIs, and strong reading of P&IDs and schematics.

Qualifications

• > Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, automation engineering, or related technical field preferred; equivalent industrial controls experience may be considered.
• > Minimum 3 years of industrial controls experience, including PLC programming, HMI development, control panel design, and power distribution panel design.
• > Proficiency with Allen-Bradley and Siemens PLC platforms, HMI screen development, industrial networking, BMS integration, and common communication protocols.
• > Excellent customer-facing communication and polished presentation skills.
• > Ability to read P&IDs, electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, sequence narratives, and customer specifications.
• > Willingness to travel up to 25% for installations, startups, testing, and field support.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support electrical controls solutions for custom industrial water treatment systems and Global Accounts projects.
• Create and maintain electrical schematics, panel layouts, I/O lists, load calculations, BOMs, redlines, and controls documentation.
• Program PLCs and HMIs using P&IDs, sequence narratives, customer specifications, equipment standards, and process requirements.
• Select PLC hardware, instrumentation, control components, enclosures, power distribution equipment, and industrial communication devices.
• Support panel builds, system wiring, prototype development, shop-floor troubleshooting, manufacturing questions, and production readiness.
• Participate in FAT, QTP, startup, commissioning, punch-list closure, and field troubleshooting activities as needed.
• Troubleshoot PLC, HMI, instrumentation, communications, controls, wiring, and integration issues in factory and customer-site environments.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, project management, field service, vendors, and customers to resolve technical issues.
• Perform additional responsibilities beyond this description as business needs require.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI development

Allen-Bradley

Siemens PLCs

Panel design

Wiring & power distribution

P&IDs reading

Troubleshooting

Field startup support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

HMI software

Industrial networking

Job description

Culligan International Company seeks an Electrical Controls Engineer II / Automation Engineer to design, program, build, test, and troubleshoot controls for complex water treatment projects in Libertyville, IL. This role blends office design with hands-on shop-floor work and field support, including panel builds, FAT/QTP, and 20–25% travel.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in industrial controls, experience with PLCs (Allen-Bradley/Siemens) and HMIs, and strong reading of P&IDs and schematics.