Job Description
Title: Electrical Project Engineer
Location: West Chicago, IL
Hire Type: Contract to Hire
Salary: $45-$55/hr.
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Our client is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer to design and support industrial control systems from concept through startup. This role is ideal for an engineer with experience in PLC programming, HMI development, AutoCAD Electrical, and customer-facing project execution. You'll work closely with engineering, production, purchasing, and customers to deliver high-quality automation solutions.
Job Duties:
- Prepare project quotations, including material, labor, and cost estimates.
- Develop written proposals and engineering documentation.
- Create electrical schematics and panel layouts using AutoCAD Electrical.
- Generate and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs).
- Program and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, motor drives, and servo systems.
- Support control panel design, fabrication, and testing.
- Coordinate with Purchasing and Shop personnel to resolve material and production issues.
- Review project documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to shipment.
- Collaborate with Quality to ensure panel design integrity and compliance.
- Communicate directly with customers and vendors regarding project requirements and technical support.
- Support field startup and commissioning activities, including occasional electrical installation and wiring.
- Maintain project documentation and customer records throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) required.
- Experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLC and HMI programming.
- Experience with AutoCAD Electrical and electrical schematic design.
- Knowledge of industrial motor drives and servo systems.
- Understanding of the National Electrical Code (NEC); familiarity with UL 508A is a plus.
- Experience developing Bills of Materials (BOMs) and engineering documentation.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
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 | West Chicago, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $45–$55 Per Hour |
| 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
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- AutoCADunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Control Systemsunmatched
- Cost Estimatesunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Electrical Designunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electrical Wiringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Human Machine Interface (HMI)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Industrial Designunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- National Electrical Codeunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- Project Designunmatched
- Project Engineeringunmatched
- Project Executionunmatched
- Project Lifecycleunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Proposal Developmentunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Servomechanismunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Testingunmatched
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