Electrical and Controls Engineer

The Sterling Choice

Hyattsville (MD)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company is seeking an Electrical & Controls Engineer in Hyattsville, MD. The role involves leading engineering projects, ensuring compliance, and enhancing operational efficiency within a manufacturing environment. Candidates should possess strong problem-solving skills and experience in electrical design and controls integration. This full-time position offers competitive pay and the opportunity to contribute to a growing and modernizing site.

Qualifications

Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments is expected.
Knowledge of codes, schematics, and electrical systems is crucial.
Ability to manage projects with clarity and discipline.

Responsibilities

Lead projects across all plant areas ensuring robust and compliant systems.
Provide problem-solving expertise for equipment and controls issues.
Teach maintenance and operations teams about electrical safety and requirements.

Skills

Problem solving

Electrical design

Controls integration

Project management

Communication

Tools

PLC

Job description

Base pay range

$90,000.00/yr - $100,000.00/yr

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Electrical & Controls Engineer

Food Manufacturing

Location: Hyattsville, MD

If you enjoy being the person everyone turns to when things get complex, when a line goes down, when a system needs redesigning, or when an idea needs turning into something real, this role will feel like home. Because here, electrical and controls engineering is not a support function. It is the backbone of how the site runs, grows, and modernises.

This is a manufacturing environment that is continually investing in improvement. New projects. New automation. New ways to make operations safer, smarter, and more reliable. They are looking for someone who can take ownership of those initiatives from concept through to execution, shaping how electrical design, controls integration, and safety systems evolve across the facility.

You will lead projects that touch every part of the plant. That means working closely with operations, maintenance, safety, and external partners to design systems that are robust, compliant, scalable, and built for the future. You will create the drawings, the logic, the specifications, and the architecture that bring a project to life, and you will see it through to installation, testing, and handover.

Just as important is the problem solving. You will be the person who can walk into a challenge, understand it quickly, diagnose the issue, and chart a path forward. Whether it is an equipment failure, a controls fault, an electrical protection question, or an opportunity to optimise how the plant operates, you will play a central role in making sure the site runs safely and efficiently.

You will also be a teacher. Someone who can help maintenance and operations teams understand electrical requirements, safety expectations, and best practices. Someone who can translate complex engineering into clear direction. Someone who raises the capability around them.

To enjoy this role, you will likely have experience in manufacturing, industrial environments, or similar settings where electrical systems and automation are critical to daily operation. You will know your codes, your schematics, your PLCs, and how to manage projects with discipline and clarity. If you have worked in food and beverage before, that is helpful but not essential.

If you want to be part of a site that is growing, modernising, and genuinely values strong engineering leadership, let’s have a confidential conversation.

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