Automation Engineer — Industrial Controls & Field Startup

Culligan International

Libertyville (IL)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

Culligan International is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer II / Automation Engineer to design, program, build, test, and troubleshoot electrical controls for complex industrial water treatment projects. You will read P&IDs, electrical schematics, and sequence narratives while developing panel layouts and I/O lists.

This role blends design with hands-on shop-floor and field support and collaborates with NAM, LATAM & EMEA teams.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electrical controls or related field.
  • 3+ years of industrial controls experience with PLC/HMI.
  • Proficiency with AB and Siemens PLCs, HMI development, and bus networks.
  • Ability to read P&IDs, electrical schematics, and customer specs.
  • Willingness to travel up to 25% for field support.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and support electrical controls for industrial water systems.
  • Create and maintain schematics, panel layouts, I/O lists, BOMs, and docs.
  • Program PLCs and HMIs per specs and processes.
  • Assist with panel builds, wiring, prototype development, and FAT/QTP.
  • Troubleshoot and support startup and field installations.

Skills

PLC programming
HMI development
Panel design
Schematic reading
Customer communication
Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC
Siemens PLC
HMI software
Industrial networking
BMS integration

Job description

Culligan International is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer II / Automation Engineer to design, program, build, test, and troubleshoot electrical controls for complex industrial water treatment projects. You will read P&IDs, electrical schematics, and sequence narratives while developing panel layouts and I/O lists.

This role blends design with hands-on shop-floor and field support and collaborates with NAM, LATAM & EMEA teams.

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