Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager

Ashton North LLC; Bridgeview (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Ashton North LLC in Bridgeview, IL seeks a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager for its large-scale industrial equipment production campus. The role combines leadership with hands-on electrical design, controls, and project ownership across end-to-end electrical initiatives.

You will manage engineers and supervisors, guide electricians, and remain the technical leader for electrical and control systems, ensuring compliance with NEC/NFPA standards and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• BSEE or equivalent; 10+ years in manufacturing electrical projects if no degree.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering in manufacturing with design, controls and projects.
• Hands-on design skills including drawings, scoping, load sizing, and calculations.
• Working-level PLC skills: able to wire, program, and troubleshoot.
• Experience with high/medium voltage distribution and control panels.
• Manufacturing background; complex plants preferred.
• PE license a plus, not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical projects end to end: design, scope, budget, install, document, close out.
• Design electrical and control systems for production machinery and building infrastructure.
• Maintain and support site electrical distribution.
• Escalation point for electrical/PLC/controls issues.
• Troubleshoot motor control centers, panels, SCADA, and automated lines.
• Keep plant electrical drawings current and compliant with NEC/NFPA and food safety standards.
• Prepare electrical capital budgets, specs, RFQs, and BOMs.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical design

Project management

Electrical load calculations

Troubleshooting

Leadership experience

Education

BSEE or equivalent (10+ years experience in lieu of degree)

PE license a plus

Tools

13.8kV service

480V distribution

MCCs

Control panels

Job description

Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager – Industrial Equipment Manufacturing

Location: Bridgeview, IL (On-site)
Compensation: $140,000 to $170,000 based on education and experience
Schedule: 1st shift
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package

Overview

A long-established industrial equipment manufacturer with more than half a century of history has opened a new, heavily automated production campus of roughly 800,000 square feet on Chicago’s southwest side. The volume and complexity of electrical work at the site has grown to the point that it needs a dedicated leader, so this position is new.

It is a working manager seat. You will lead a small group of engineers and supervisors, guide the electricians indirectly, and still be the strongest technical resource in the building on electrical and controls.

What the Job Involves

• Run electrical projects end to end: design, scope, budget, install, document, and close out
• Design electrical and control systems for production machinery, robotic palletizing, and building infrastructure
• Maintain and support the site’s medium and high voltage distribution
• Serve as the escalation point for production when electrical, PLC, or controls problems hit
• Troubleshoot motor control centers, panels, SCADA, and automated lines
• Keep plant electrical drawings current and make sure work meets NEC, NFPA 70, local code, and food safety standards
• Build electrical capital budgets, specs, RFQs, and bills of material for vendor quotes

What They Need

• BSEE, or 10+ years of hands-on electrical project engineering in manufacturing in lieu of a degree
• 7+ years of electrical engineering in a manufacturing setting with real design, controls, and project work
• Hands-on design skills including drawings, scoping, load sizing, and calculations
• Working-level PLC skills: able to wire, program, and troubleshoot
• Experience with 13.8kV service, 480V distribution, MCCs, and control panels
• Manufacturing background required; food, bakery, chemical, packaging, or other complex industrial plants preferred
• Prior engineering leadership a plus
• PE or electrical license a plus, not required