Electrical Controls Engineer — PLC/HMI Programming & Electrical Design

Dizario Search; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DIZARIO Search is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer for a global leader in industrial equipment. You will design, program, test, and commission electrical control systems across North America, turning customer requirements into working solutions.

Responsibilities include developing PLC/HMI programs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, troubleshooting field issues, and supporting startups with on-site commissioning. Travel is up to 30% within North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in industrial electrical controls.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in electrical controls engineering.
• Experience with control panels, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Proficiency with multiple PLC/HMI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design industrial automation and control systems, including BOMs.
• Develop PLC and HMI programs for industrial machinery.
• Collaborate with engineering, sales, and manufacturing on specs and proposals.
• Troubleshoot issues and support startup and commissioning.
• Coordinate projects to improve performance, safety, reliability, and cost.

Skills

Electrical controls

PLC programming

HMI programming

Troubleshooting

Customer communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

RSLogix 500/5000

PanelView Plus

Siemens STEP7/WinCC

Mitsubishi GX Works/GT Designer

Eaton easySoft

Toyopuc PCwin

Job description

DIZARIO Search is conducting a search for an Electrical Controls Engineer for a global leader in industrial equipment, with manufacturing operations across North America and internationally. Our client combines established engineering expertise with a focus on innovation, product quality, and long-term customer relationships. You'll join a collaborative team whose equipment helps customers solve demanding manufacturing challenges worldwide.

If you enjoy designing controls, programming equipment, and seeing your work come to life, this role is worth a conversation. You'll help turn customer requirements into working systems, staying involved from electrical design and PLC/HMI programming through testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning.

• Design industrial automation and electrical control systems, including electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, control panel layouts, and bills of materials (BOMs).
• Develop, modify, and test programmable logic controller (PLC) and human-machine interface (HMI) programs for industrial machinery.
• Work with customers, mechanical engineering, sales, and manufacturing on application engineering, equipment specifications, technical proposals, and design requirements.
• Troubleshoot electrical and automation issues, support equipment testing, and perform customer-site startup and commissioning.
• Coordinate multiple engineering projects and improve equipment performance, safety, reliability, and cost.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience in industrial electrical controls and PLC/HMI programming. Candidates without a degree will be considered based on relevant experience.
• At least five years of relevant experience in electrical controls engineering, controls design, automation engineering, systems integration, or electrical application engineering for industrial machinery.
• Experience designing control panels and electrical circuits using motor starters, relays, relay logic, limit switches, push buttons, and related components. Experience creating electrical schematics and wiring diagrams; AutoCAD Electrical is preferred, and EPLAN experience is relevant.
• PLC/HMI programming experience with more than one platform, such as Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Automation RSLogix 500 or RSLogix 5000 and PanelView Plus; Siemens STEP7 and WinCC; Mitsubishi GX Works and GT Designer; Eaton easySoft; or Toyopuc PCwin.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting, project coordination, and customer communication skills. Ability to travel approximately 15-30%, primarily within North America.