Controls Design Engineer

Tom Trese; Tiffin (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical benefits (including dental and vision)

Long-term disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays, vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A premier manufacturing company in Tiffin, Ohio, is seeking a Controls Design Engineer to join their electrical design engineering team. This position involves working with PLC programming and electrical design. Responsibilities include managing multiple engineering projects, creating bill of materials, and collaborating with mechanical engineers. Candidates should have a minimum of an Associate's degree and three years of relevant experience. Excellent medical benefits and a focus on work-life balance are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of an Associate's degree; a Bachelor's degree is highly preferred.
• At least three years of experience performing similar functions at an OEM or machine integrator.
• Proficiency in PLC programming.
• Experience in electrical design, including panels and panel layout.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a Senior Engineer to learn product and processes.
• Programmable logic controller programming using Allen Bradley PLC platforms.
• Manage multiple engineering projects and partner with mechanical engineers.
• Responsible for control panel and electrical hardware design.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical design

Microsoft Office skills

Project management

Education

Associate's degree (Bachelor's preferred)

Tools

Allen Bradley PLCs

Job description

Controls Design Engineer

Tiffin, Ohio

What matters to you? Will this check all of your boxes?

✅ This is a place where working culture matters, and they prove it every day to their employees.

✅ This company's biggest value and investment is in their people; when they aren't investing in people, they are making capital improvements.

✅ You will work with a team of tenured engineers with an average of 18 years with the company and over 160+ years of combined years of experience with the organization.

✅ You will have the feeling of stability; this employer has business booked out and the orders are coming in.

✅ Not only an industry leader, a world leader in their industry; they supply to an international market.

A well‑established, premier manufacturer is seeking a Controls Design Engineer to join their electrical design engineering team. The role will spend 40% of the time on PLC programming and 20% on electrical design. This position reports to the Electrical Design Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with a Senior Engineer to learn product and processes.
• Programmable logic controller programming using Allen Bradley PLC platforms.
• Manage multiple engineering projects and partner with mechanical engineers to complete machine design concepts.
• Responsible for control panel and electrical hardware design.
• Once trained, manage 1-6 design projects at a time.
• Make design changes to equipment designs.
• Create bill of materials for design projects.
• Make customized modifications to established designs.
• Assist sales and customer service departments with technical electrical expertise related to customer needs and quotations.
• Communicate with customers on equipment needs and preferences.
• Other duties directed by management.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of an Associate's degree; a Bachelor's degree is highly preferred.
• At least three years of experience performing similar functions at an OEM or machine integrator, depending on education.
• Proficiency in PLC programming.
• Experience in electrical design, including panels and panel layout.
• Microsoft Office skills.

Preferred but not required skills:

• VFD and servo control design.
• Strong project management.
• Allen Bradley PLCs.

Benefits:

• Excellent medical benefits (including dental and vision) day one of employment.
• Long‑term disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• Paid holidays, vacation.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Position requires being on site Monday‑Friday.
• Competitive base salary.
• Opportunity to work on a global manufacturer and for a community‑regarded organization.
• Work/life balance and preferred core hours.

Candidates are preferred to be local to the Tiffin, Ohio area. There is no relocation package available at this time.