Job Description
Job Title: Controls Engineer
Location: Buffalo Grove, IL
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Up to $110,000/year
Travel: Minimal; any travel is planned well in advance
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Up to $110,000/year
Travel: Minimal; any travel is planned well in advance
About the Role:
We are seeking a hands-on Controls Engineer with experience in OEM/custom automation to design, program, commission, and support complex automated manufacturing systems.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys working on projects from concept and electrical design through PLC programming, machine startup, commissioning, and customer installation.
What You'll Do:
- Lead controls engineering projects from concept and design through installation and commissioning
- Develop and program PLC control systems for custom automated equipment
- Design industrial control systems and electrical hardware
- Develop and modify machine control software
- Work cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, software, and project engineering teams
- Support machine integration, startup, debugging, and troubleshooting
- Commission equipment and provide customer training
- Develop complete controls documentation and end-user instructions
- Ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget
- Configure and troubleshoot industrial Ethernet networks
- Support robotics and machine vision applications
- Occasionally travel to customer sites for installation, commissioning, training, and troubleshooting
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
- OEM/custom automation experience is strongly preferred
- Experience writing PLC programs from scratch
- Strong understanding of electrical controls and industrial automation
- Experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs, particularly ControlLogix and CompactLogix
- Experience with machine vision systems
- Experience with industrial networking/Ethernet
- Knowledge of NFPA 79 and/or UL 508A
- Experience with AutoCAD Electrical is a plus
- Strong electrical theory and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to understand and work with software, logic, and complex automated systems
- Strong problem-solving skills and curiosity for understanding how machines work
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Buffalo Grove, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Allen-Bradleyunmatched
- AutoCADunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Control Engineeringunmatched
- Control Systemsunmatched
- ControlLogixunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer Trainingunmatched
- Debugging Skillsunmatched
- Document Managementunmatched
- Electrical Designunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Ethernetunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Industrial Designunmatched
- Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)unmatched
- Network Administration/Managementunmatched
- OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- Project Engineeringunmatched
- Roboticsunmatched
- Software Engineeringunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
- Travel Planningunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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