Controls Engineer

Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions seeks an Electrical Engineer to lead electrical design, create schematics, design PCBs, and generate engineering BOMs for industrial equipment. You will work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Sales, Purchasing and Production to ensure top-quality delivery.

Responsibilities include PLC programming (AB/OMRON preferred), DCN processing, UL508a compliance and MTR certification maintenance, and supporting customers and vendors.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• PCB design experience and ability to specify and diagnose board components.
• PLC programming experience, preferably AB and Omron.

Responsibilities

• Generate and maintain system schematics, panel layouts, BOMs.
• Process Design Change Notices (DCNs) to document changes.
• Ensure control panels comply with UL508a requirements.
• Maintain UL508a MTR certification.
• Develop custom equipment proposals with Sales and Mechanical Engineering.
• Design circuit boards and coordinate with board builders on components.
• Read and analyze schematics and prints.
• Communicate with customers and vendors via phone or email.
• Support Sales, Mechanical Engineering, Service and Production teams.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic development

PLC programming

Customer communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PCB design software

UL 508a knowledge

Job description

We have an immediate opening for an Electronical Engineer. Electrical Engineer is responsible for handling all electrical design work, including the development of electrical schematics, programming of PLCs, printed circuit board design and creation of Engineering Bills of Material. They will work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Sales, Purchasing and Production to ensure client is able to deliver quality equipment to our customers.

Client designs and builds ultrasonic cleaning systems for industrial applications in markets such as aerospace, automotive, and medical devices to name a few.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Generate and maintain system schematics, panel layouts, item specifications, and engineering bills of materials
• Process Design Change Notices (DCN's) to document and communicate changes
• Ensure control panels comply with UL508a requirements
• Maintain UL508a MTR certification
• Work with Sales and Mechanical Engineering develop custom equipment proposals
• Manage the design of our circuit boards and work with board builders to address any component supply issues
• Reading and analyzing component and system schematics and prints
• Communicating with customers and vendors via phone and/or e-mail
• Interacting with and supporting Sales, Mechanical Engineering, Service and Production team
• 4 year degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Printed Circuit Board design experience and ability to properly specify and diagnose board mounted components
• PLC programming experience, preferably AB and OMRON
• Ability to develop electrical schematics
• Knowledge of electrical control standards
• Willing to travel up to 15%
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot legacy systems
• Ability to operate soldering iron and electrical test equipment
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally
• Ability to function in an industrial manufacturing setting