Electrical Controls Engineer

Strivector Corp is a National Recruiting and Staffing agency established in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. We are a preferred recruiting partner for several Fortune 500 companies and are rated 4.6/5 on Google, Indeed, and Glassdoor by candidates, customers, employees, and contractors.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Electrical Controls Engineer will support plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by developing and maintaining robust testing and assembly processes.
The position will participate in the design, development, fabrication, validation, installation, and troubleshooting of production equipment and control programs. The engineer will work closely with Manufacturing, MESH, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Product Design Engineering, suppliers, and customers.

Key responsibilities include:

" Develop guidelines for the design and selection of test equipment.
" Develop testing protocols, test-data collection programs, and best practices.
" Support, service, and troubleshoot controls for production equipment, test equipment, and electrical systems.
" Develop test-equipment specifications that comply with electrical safe-work practices and OSHA requirements.
" Identify and remediate potential electrical and safety hazards.
" Develop interfaces between SQL databases and production systems.
" Support electrical safety, product conformance, and a zero-incident culture.
" Perform root-cause and failure analysis and implement corrective actions.
" Support capital-equipment selection and develop Capital Appropriation Requests for new products or process initiatives.
" Lead or co-lead cost-out and continuous-improvement initiatives.
" Apply Lean and Six Sigma tools to manufacturing problems.
" Leverage advanced technology to improve controls-related information systems.
" Identify opportunities to eliminate waste associated with factory-floor test information.
" Lead or co-lead projects and develop project goals, budgets, and work breakdown structures.
" Drive sustained manufacturing changes using structured change-management techniques such as ADKAR.

QUALIFICATIONS

" Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
" Minimum 4 years of Controls/Test Engineering experience.
" Experience programming and troubleshooting PLC/HMI systems.
" Experience with PLC and HMI programming and an understanding of safety-systems design.
" Manufacturing/production equipment controls experience.
" Willingness to relocate within the immediate 50-mile area of Waukesha, Wisconsin if not currently local.

We understand that even if you are a seasoned Electrical Controls Engineer you may not have all the skills listed here. We encourage candidates whose overall background strongly aligns with the opportunity to apply.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Compensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Minimum Experience: 4 years of Controls/Test Engineering experience
Employment Type: Not provided
Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin
Remote/Hybrid Status: Not provided; plant/manufacturing-based role
Relocation: Relocation benefits are being offered