Industrial Controls & Electrical Engineering Leader

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC; Bridgeview (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC seeks a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a small team of engineers and supervisors at our new automated production campus in Bridgeview, IL. You will design, manage, and implement electrical and control systems for production machinery and infrastructure, while ensuring safety and compliance.

As working manager, you will be the strongest technical resource, guide electricians, and oversee capital budgets, scopes, RFQs, and BOMs.

Qualifications

• BSEE or 10+ years of hands-on electrical project engineering in manufacturing.
• 7+ years electrical engineering in a manufacturing setting with design, controls, and project work.
• Hands-on design skills including drawings, scoping, load sizing, and calculations.
• Working-level PLC skills: wire, program, and troubleshoot.
• Experience with 13.8kV service, 480V distribution, MCCs, and control panels.
• Manufacturing background preferred; food, bakery, chemical, packaging, or other complex plants.
• Prior engineering leadership a plus; PE or electrical license a plus, not required.

Responsibilities

• Run electrical projects end to end: design, scope, budget, install, document, and close out.
• Design electrical and control systems for production machinery, robotic palletizing, and building infrastructure.
• Maintain and support the site's medium and high voltage distribution.
• Serve as the escalation point for production when electrical, PLC, or controls problems hit.
• Troubleshoot motor control centers, panels, SCADA, and automated lines.
• Keep plant electrical drawings current and ensure NEC, NFPA 70, local code, and food safety standards.
• Build electrical capital budgets, specs, RFQs, and bills of material for vendor quotes.

Skills

Electrical design

PLC programming

Project leadership

Power distribution

Drafting & calculations

Manufacturing environment

SCADA expertise

Education

BSEE or equivalent

10+ years in lieu of degree

Tools

SCADA systems

Electrical drawings software

Job description

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC seeks a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a small team of engineers and supervisors at our new automated production campus in Bridgeview, IL. You will design, manage, and implement electrical and control systems for production machinery and infrastructure, while ensuring safety and compliance.

As working manager, you will be the strongest technical resource, guide electricians, and oversee capital budgets, scopes, RFQs, and BOMs.