Electrical Control Engineer

Cindavi; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cindavi in Kentucky is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to design, improve, program, and support equipment that keeps our manufacturing operation moving. This hands-on role covers project ownership, from electrical drawings and BOMs to PLC logic modifications and process enhancements.

You will work onsite with maintenance and production teams to diagnose root causes, reduce downtime, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years hands-on electrical-controls or industrial automation experience.
• Experience with PLC programming including Ladder Logic; Allen-Bradley preferred.
• CAD design experience (AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN) with schematics and revisions.
• Proven ability to diagnose and solve plant-floor electrical or controls problems.
• Onsite manufacturing experience.
• Experience in heavy manufacturing sectors is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create electrical designs, BOMs, and CAD drawings for equipment, upgrades, and projects.
• Modify and troubleshoot PLC programs using Ladder Logic.
• Support machine startup, controls integration, sensors, HMI, motion, and VFD applications.
• Collaborate with maintenance and production to diagnose root causes and reduce downtime.
• Coordinate with engineers, vendors, and stakeholders from design to implementation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and uptime in a fast-moving plant.

Skills

Electrical controls

PLC programming (Ladder Logic)

CAD design (AutoCAD Electrical/EPLAN)

Troubleshooting plant-floor problems

Onsite manufacturing experience

Industrial automation experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

ControlLogix

Siemens

Beckhoff

Job description

If you thrive on solving real automation problems, not just talking about them, we want to meet you.

Job Summary

If you enjoy taking an electrical-controls challenge from concept to commissioning, this is the opportunity to do work that matters every day. We are hiring an Electrical Controls Engineer to help design, improve, program, and support the equipment that keeps our manufacturing operation moving.

This is a hands-on engineering role with a genuine mix of new-project ownership and production support. One day, you may be creating electrical drawings and BOMs for new equipment. The next, you may be modifying PLC logic, working through a difficult controls issue with maintenance, or helping launch an improved process on the plant floor. Your work will have visible impact on uptime, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Duties

• Create electrical designs, BOMs, and CAD drawings for equipment, upgrades, and special projects.
• Modify and troubleshoot PLC programs using established templates, with Ladder Logic at the center of the work.
• Support machine startup, controls integration, sensors, HMI, motion, and VFD-related applications.
• Partner with maintenance and production teams to diagnose root causes, improve processes, and reduce downtime.
• Coordinate with engineering teammates, vendors, and internal stakeholders to carry projects from design through implementation.
• Bring curiosity and practical problem-solving to a fast-moving manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 2+ of hands-on electrical-controls or industrial automation experience. Three to five years is ideal.
• Practical PLC programming experience, including Ladder Logic and the ability to safely modify existing code. Allen-Bradley experience is strongly preferred.
• Electrical CAD design experience, ideally in AutoCAD Electrical or ePlan, including schematics, component changes, and drawing revisions.
• A track record of diagnosing and solving real plant-floor electrical or controls problems.
• Comfort working onsite in a manufacturing setting and supporting operations when needed.
• Experience in heavy manufacturing, mills, cement, food and beverage, or chemical processing translates especially well. Familiarity with ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FactoryTalk ME, motion controls, VFDs, Siemens, or Beckhoff is a plus.

We offer a competitive base salary of $90,000-$110,000, relocation support for the right candidate, a flexible weekday start time, and the chance to build a career with broad technical ownership.