Controls Engineer Associate (On-site)

ATS - Industrial Maintenance; Pontiac (IL); On-site; USD 81,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

PTO

401(k) matching

Job summary

ATS - Industrial Maintenance seeks a licensed Electrical Engineer to test and modify control systems, analyze data, and support internal teams. The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, documentation updates, and collaboration across engineers and staff.

The candidate should have APC, DCS, PLC, and SCADA familiarity, plus strong communication skills and proficiency with Word/Excel/PowerPoint. This position is based in the Pontiac, IL area with onsite work expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a four-year college or university.
• Ability to write technical documents and business proposals.
• Knowledge of APC, DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems.
• Basic communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Ladder Logic, Step7, ASI Gateway.

Responsibilities

• Tests and modifies existing control systems.
• Reviews, revises, and improves existing procedures and documents.
• Analyzes data and reports results to management and staff.
• Collaborates with design engineers, operation engineers, purchasers, and other internal staff.
• Provides technical/troubleshooting support for mechanical and electrical issues.
• Ensures compliance with health, safety, and quality regulations.
• Provides training and consulting support for new employees, staff, and customers.
• Develops new business proposals.

Skills

Technical Writing

MS Office

Ladder Logic

Step7

ASI Gateway

APC

DCS

PLC

SCADA

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Ladder Logic software

Step7

ASI Gateway

Job description

Job Description

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

• Tests and modifies existing control systems
• Reviews, revises, and improves existing procedures and documents
• Analyzes data and reports results to management and staff
• Collaborates with design engineers, operation engineers, purchasers, and other internal staff
• Provides technical/troubleshooting support for both mechanical and electrical issues
• Understands and ensures compliance with health, safety, and quality regulations
• Provides training and consulting support for new employees, technical staff, and customers
• Develops new business proposals

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), & Competencies:

Essential KSAs:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a four-year college or university
• Ability to write technical documents and business proposals
• Knowledge of Advanced Process Control (APC), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
• Basic communication and interpersonal skills
• Must have the ability to work successfully with computers and software, including specific experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, software related to Ladder Logic, Step 7, ASI Gateway

Desirable KSAs:

• 2 years of related experience
• Team player, organized, self-motivated, and able to prioritize
• Outstanding people and communication skills for interaction with other team members, customers, and management.

Competencies:

• Personal Discipline
• Communications
• Customer Focus

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, ascend/descend, or balance to heights that may require a ladder or lift; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. The employee is regularly required to use close vision and color vision. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. Work is typically performed in a factory environment and is usually very loud. In the factory environment, the employee may be exposed to hazardous materials and/or greasy or slippery factory floors.

ATS believes in fair and equitable pay. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. We also offer market-leading benefit programs, including Medical, Dental, and Vision plans, PTO, 401 (k) retirement plans with employer matching, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Pay Range:

*$80,697.47 —$103,204.94 *USD

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You should be proficient in:

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Electrical Schematics
• Industrial Robot Programming
• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
• PLC Programming Experience
• Programming Machine Vision Systems

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Fanuc, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Omron, Siemens)
• Vision System (Omron)
• Industrial Robot