On-Site Senior Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager

Management Performance Associates; Bridgeview (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Management Performance Associates seeks a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager to lead electrical and controls design for industrial equipment manufacturing on a new automated campus in Bridgeview, IL. The role is hands-on and working manager, guiding engineers and technicians while contributing as the strongest technical resource in the building.

MA/BS in EE or 10+ years of manufacturing electrical project experience required; 7+ years in engineering and leadership; compensation $140,000

Qualifications

• BSEE or 10+ years of hands-on electrical project engineering in manufacturing in lieu of a degree.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering in a manufacturing setting with real design, controls, and project work.
• Hands-on design skills including drawings, scoping, load sizing, and calculations.
• Working-level PLC skills: able to wire, program, and troubleshoot.
• Experience with 13.8kV service, 480V distribution, MCCs, and control panels.
• Manufacturing background required; food, bakery, chemical, packaging, or other complex industrial plants preferred.
• 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 make sure work meets 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

Budgeting

High voltage

Education

BSEE

Tools

SCADA systems

MCCs

Job description

Management Performance Associates seeks a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager to lead electrical and controls design for industrial equipment manufacturing on a new automated campus in Bridgeview, IL. The role is hands-on and working manager, guiding engineers and technicians while contributing as the strongest technical resource in the building.

MA/BS in EE or 10+ years of manufacturing electrical project experience required; 7+ years in engineering and leadership; compensation $140,000