Senior Controls Engineer – Mobile Machinery (On‑Site)

Hog Technologies; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

annual bonus potential

insurance (life, medical, dental, vis­

paid holidays

paid vacation

401(k) with matching contributions and

smoke-free, drug-free workplace

Job summary

Elgin Sweeper is hiring a Senior Controls Engineer for mobile machinery at our Elgin, IL facility. The role centers on controls programming (embedded software), electrical schematic and wiring harness design, and HMI development, with senior technical leadership in design reviews and mentoring.

You will lead bench and vehicle-level verification, collaborate with product development, and occasionally travel to customers and trade shows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics/Mechanical/Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years of controls engineering experience on mobile machinery or similar.
• Experience with embedded controls programming and electrical design.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and release embedded controller software including interlocks, sequencing, fault handling, CAN J1939 and Ethernet communications.
• Translate machine requirements into controls architecture, application logic, function blocks, libraries and diagnostics.
• Manage software source control, branching, versioning and release documentation.
• Design and release electrical schematics and vehicle wiring harnesses, including power distribution, circuit protection, connectors and conductor sizing.
• Select and integrate controllers, displays, power-distribution modules, keypads, sensors, actuators and related devices.
• Design and develop operator display/HMI applications and keypad behavior.
• Define onboard diagnostics and fault reporting for operators and service technicians.
• Plan and execute bench and vehicle-level verification; troubleshoot complex integration issues.
• Lead technical reviews of controls designs and mentor team members.
• Support product development, production and service; travel to customers and trade shows.
• Flexible to perform other duties as required.

Skills

Controls design leadership

Embedded C/C++

CODESYS (IEC 61131-3)

Git version control

CAN J1939 / Ethernet

HMI development

Electrical harness design

Schematic design

Mentoring / technical leadership

Test & verification

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Controls, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering

Tools

IQAN

MATLAB/Simulink

Raptor

Python

Git

Job description

Elgin Sweeper is hiring a Senior Controls Engineer for mobile machinery at our Elgin, IL facility. The role centers on controls programming (embedded software), electrical schematic and wiring harness design, and HMI development, with senior technical leadership in design reviews and mentoring.

You will lead bench and vehicle-level verification, collaborate with product development, and occasionally travel to customers and trade shows.