Senior Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager - On-site

Ashton North LLC; Bridgeview (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Ashton North LLC in Bridgeview, IL seeks a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager for its large-scale industrial equipment production campus. The role combines leadership with hands-on electrical design, controls, and project ownership across end-to-end electrical initiatives.

You will manage engineers and supervisors, guide electricians, and remain the technical leader for electrical and control systems, ensuring compliance with NEC/NFPA standards and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• BSEE or equivalent; 10+ years in manufacturing electrical projects if no degree.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering in manufacturing with design, controls and projects.
• Hands-on design skills including drawings, scoping, load sizing, and calculations.
• Working-level PLC skills: able to wire, program, and troubleshoot.
• Experience with high/medium voltage distribution and control panels.
• Manufacturing background; complex plants preferred.
• PE license a plus, not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical projects end to end: design, scope, budget, install, document, close out.
• Design electrical and control systems for production machinery and building infrastructure.
• Maintain and support site electrical distribution.
• Escalation point for electrical/PLC/controls issues.
• Troubleshoot motor control centers, panels, SCADA, and automated lines.
• Keep plant electrical drawings current and compliant with NEC/NFPA and food safety standards.
• Prepare electrical capital budgets, specs, RFQs, and BOMs.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical design

Project management

Electrical load calculations

Troubleshooting

Leadership experience

Education

BSEE or equivalent (10+ years experience in lieu of degree)

PE license a plus

Tools

13.8kV service

480V distribution

MCCs

Control panels

Job description

Ashton North LLC in Bridgeview, IL seeks a Controls & Electrical Engineering Manager for its large-scale industrial equipment production campus. The role combines leadership with hands-on electrical design, controls, and project ownership across end-to-end electrical initiatives.

You will manage engineers and supervisors, guide electricians, and remain the technical leader for electrical and control systems, ensuring compliance with NEC/NFPA standards and safety requirements.