Senior Controls & Electrical Engineering Leader

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC; Bridgeview (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC is seeking a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a small team of engineers and supervise electricians on a new, heavily automated production campus in Bridgeview, IL. You will own electrical projects end-to-end, shape control systems for production machinery, and uphold NEC/NFPA 70 and food-safety standards.

This working manager role requires hands-on design and leadership, with a focus on delivering safe, reliable electrical and control solutions

Qualifications

• BSEE degree, or 10+ years 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: drawings, scoping, load sizing, calculations.
• Working-level PLC skills: able to wire, program, troubleshoot.
• Experience with 13.8kV service, 480V distribution, MCCs, and control panels.
• Manufacturing background; 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 project management

PLC programming

Electrical design

Team leadership

SCADA knowledge

Education

BSEE or 10+ years experience in manufacturing

Tools

SCADA

MCCs

Control panels

Job description

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC is seeking a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a small team of engineers and supervise electricians on a new, heavily automated production campus in Bridgeview, IL. You will own electrical projects end-to-end, shape control systems for production machinery, and uphold NEC/NFPA 70 and food-safety standards.

This working manager role requires hands-on design and leadership, with a focus on delivering safe, reliable electrical and control solutions