Electrical / Controls Engineer (Hybrid) - Charlotte, Simpsonville, or Duncan

Sealed Air Corporation; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the packaging industry is seeking a Senior Electrical/Controls Engineer to enhance manufacturing capabilities and lead global projects. This role requires expertise in electrical design, project management, and advanced control systems. The position offers a hybrid work schedule based in Charlotte, NC, Simpsonville, SC, or Duncan, SC.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in electrical design and project engineering.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA70E, CE, UL standards.

Responsibilities

• Engineer advanced control systems for production lines.
• Design innovative software tools to improve manufacturing processes.

Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering

Tools

DraftSight

SolidWorks Electrical

Job description

Electrical / Controls Engineer (Hybrid) - Charlotte, Simpsonville, or Duncan

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The Senior Electrical/Controls Engineer plays a key role in executing global projects by enhancing manufacturing capabilities, providing innovative engineering solutions, leading project management, and fostering a collaborative environment within the packaging industry.

This position can be based in Charlotte, NC, Simpsonville, SC, or Duncan, SC, with a hybrid work schedule.

• Utilize your Electrical Engineering degree and 8+ years of experience in electrical design and project engineering to solve complex engineering challenges from concept to startup.
• Apply your communication skills for effective project execution, managing the full project lifecycle including estimates, planning, BOM creation, procurement support, stakeholder management, and milestone achievement.
• Engineer advanced control systems for production lines, including designing, programming, and refining PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and industrial networks; configure motor control systems and electrical distribution.
• Design innovative software tools to improve manufacturing processes, monitor machine parameters, analyze data, and predict equipment failures.
• Contribute to advancing proprietary technology by enhancing equipment reliability, troubleshooting, designing upgrades, and overseeing the installation and startup of control systems and equipment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering or related field from an ABET-accredited university, with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with 2D/3D CAD (DraftSight/SolidWorks Electrical), electrical schematic drawings, and configuration of VFDs (preferably PowerFlex).
• Knowledge of electrical power distribution (480V 3-phase, 110VAC, 24VDC), sensors, actuators, IO, and automation/industrial control systems (PLC, HMI, Ignition, Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus).
• Understanding mechanical systems for control logic design, familiarity with industrial data capture, process data historians, and visualization tools is a plus.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA70E, CE, UL standards, and experience managing electrical installation and commissioning.
• Background in plastics packaging, extrusion, or converting, with experience in web handling, tension control, robotics, vision systems, and pneumatic systems is highly desirable.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, problem-solver with strong teamwork skills and ability to travel ~30% domestically and internationally.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Manufacturing

Industries

• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

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