Senior Electrical & Controls Capital Engineer (Remote)

General Mills, Inc; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Minneapolis Preferred

Remote eligible

Job summary

General Mills is seeking a Senior Electrical & Signals Capital Senior Engineer to lead electrical, controls, and automation scope on NA capital projects. The role partners with project managers, plant teams, and external resources to deliver safe, reliable, and maintainable solutions.

The position offers remote eligibility with travel up to ~50%. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in industrial electrical systems, controls, and instrumentation, plus 7–10 years of relevant

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering or related field with applicable experience or extensive relevant work experience.
• 7–10 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to travel 50%.
• Experience in plant operations and industrial environments understanding equipment design and impacts to materials, labor, and work processes.
• Strong technical leadership skills in a collaborative fashion.
• Self-motivator with proven ability to energize working teams.
• Capable analytical problem solver through data and judgment.
• Project Engineering experience including scope definition, cost estimation and tracking, EAC estimation, and scope management.
• Experience supporting technical execution for capital projects from scope development through startup and closeout.
• Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems, controls systems, instrumentation, and automation integration.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management leadership on capital project installations with business teams and key stakeholders including scope definition, budget development, resource selection/management, and schedule management.
• Provide Electrical & Controls technical leadership throughout the project life cycle including equipment/component selection and design, installation and commissioning support, startup readiness, and system performance improvement.
• Lead or support electrical and controls scope development, design review, and execution support for capital projects across multiple sites and business initiatives.
• Partner with project managers to define scope, identify risks, develop execution strategies, and support delivery against project objectives, timelines, and budgets.
• Serve as a key technical resource for electrical, controls, and automation decisions on assigned projects.
• Collaborate with project teams, matrix engineers, plant engineering, operations, maintenance, IT, and external resources to assess opportunities for innovative designs and capital efficiencies, ensuring value.
• Review and coordinate design work completed by external engineering firms, programming partners, system integrators, OEMs, and contractors.
• Ensure technical solutions align with plant standards, corporate standards, safety requirements, and long-term maintainability.
• Support development and implementation of electrical distribution, motor control, instrumentation, controls architecture, network considerations, equipment integration, and startup strategies.
• Coordinate with plant operations, maintenance, engineering, IT, and project stakeholders to align tie points, shutdown planning, startup readiness, and handoff requirements.
• Assist with contractor and vendor coordination, including technical reviews, submittals, FAT/SAT planning, field issue resolution, and commissioning support.
• Contribute to estimate development, scope clarification, technical bid review, and assessment of external support needs.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and capture lessons learned for future projects.
• Requires travel, including some extended time possibilities over weekends and holidays. Travel is variable ranging from 25% to 100% during project execution and start-up, with an overall average of approximately 50%.

Skills

Technical leadership

Electrical & Controls

Travel 50%

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

General Mills is seeking a Senior Electrical & Signals Capital Senior Engineer to lead electrical, controls, and automation scope on NA capital projects. The role partners with project managers, plant teams, and external resources to deliver safe, reliable, and maintainable solutions.

The position offers remote eligibility with travel up to ~50%. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in industrial electrical systems, controls, and instrumentation, plus 7–10 years of relevant