Electrical Engineer – PCB & Controls, 15% Travel

QPS Employment Group; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

QPS Employment Group in Davenport, IA is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and verify control systems for our manufacturing clients. The role involves creating schematics, panel layouts, and BOMs, plus handling DCNs and UL508a compliance.

Ideal candidates hold a 4-year electrical engineering degree, have PCB design and PLC programming experience (AB and Omron), and can travel up to 15% to support field projects. Strong communication and legacy-systems troubleshooting skills are required.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Printed Circuit Board design experience and ability to properly specify and diagnose board mounted components.
• PLC programming experience, preferably AB and OMRON.
• Ability to develop electrical schematics
• Knowledge of electrical control standards
• Willing to travel up to 15%
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot legacy systems
• Ability to operate soldering iron and electrical test equipment
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally
• Ability to function in an industrial manufacturing setting

Responsibilities

• Generate and maintain system schematics, panel layouts, item specifications, and engineering bills of materials
• Process Design Change Notices (DCN's) to document and communicate changes
• Ensure control panels comply with UL508a requirements
• Maintain UL508a MTR certification
• Work with Sales and Mechanical Engineering develop custom equipment proposals
• Manage the design of our circuit boards and work with board builders to address any component supply issues
• Read and analyze component and system schematics and prints
• Communicate with customers and vendors via phone and/or e-mail
• Interact with and supporting Sales, Mechanical Engineering, Service and Production team

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical schematics

Troubleshooting legacy systems

PCB design

Soldering & testing

Communication skills

Travel up to 15%

Reading blueprints

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC (AB)

Omron PLC

Job description

QPS Employment Group in Davenport, IA is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and verify control systems for our manufacturing clients. The role involves creating schematics, panel layouts, and BOMs, plus handling DCNs and UL508a compliance.

Ideal candidates hold a 4-year electrical engineering degree, have PCB design and PLC programming experience (AB and Omron), and can travel up to 15% to support field projects. Strong communication and legacy-systems troubleshooting skills are required.