Industrial Automation Electrical Design Engineer

Lincoln Electric; Kentucky; On-site; USD 33,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Electric is a global leader in welding, cutting and automation solutions, offering design, build, and service for industrial equipment. This role focuses on electrical engineering for automated systems, including schematics, panel layouts, and network topologies.

You will design and troubleshoot PLC/HMI/robot programs, collaborate with estimating and service teams, and travel to on-site installations as needed. A technical degree and 3+ years in automation are preferred.

Qualifications

• Technical Degree in electrical engineering field desired.
• Electrical Schematic Creation and Design – AutoCAD and/or Solidworks. Electrical experience preferred.
• 3+ years industrial automation electrical design experience.
• PLC / HMI / Robot Programming / Network & Fieldbus / Safety Systems.

Responsibilities

• Take initiative to meet challenging project timelines and budgets (hours and material).
• Provide design deliverables: Electrical schematics, parts lists, control panel layouts, and Fieldbus topology.
• Create and troubleshoot PLC, Safety PLC, HMI, and Servo Motion programs.
• Design and troubleshoot Network & Fieldbus implementations.

Skills

Electrical schematic design

PLC programming

HMI programming

Robot programming

Networking & Fieldbus

Safety systems

Electrical design

Education

Technical Degree in electrical engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Lincoln Electric is a global leader in welding, cutting and automation solutions, offering design, build, and service for industrial equipment. This role focuses on electrical engineering for automated systems, including schematics, panel layouts, and network topologies.

You will design and troubleshoot PLC/HMI/robot programs, collaborate with estimating and service teams, and travel to on-site installations as needed. A technical degree and 3+ years in automation are preferred.