What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Controls Engineer position at Stihl Inc.?
About Us
As a family-owned company, it's the people who continue to make STIHL a successful, world-class brand. Since revolutionizing the forestry industry in Germany with the first electric chainsaw in 1926, the STIHL name has remained synonymous with outstanding innovations, high-quality products and comprehensive service.
We are seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to join the team. With competitive compensation, excellent benefits and exciting growth potential, it is a great time to join the STIHL team!
Why You'll Love Working at STIHL:
About You
You develop, improve, and support high-volume manufacturing production equipment and methods, aiming for zero defects by enhancing and creating industrial production systems and devices, including PLCs and vision-based monitoring technologies.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Specifications
As a family-owned company, it's the people who continue to make STIHL a successful, world-class brand. Since revolutionizing the forestry industry in Germany with the first electric chainsaw in 1926, the STIHL name has remained synonymous with outstanding innovations, high-quality products and comprehensive service.
We are seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to join the team. With competitive compensation, excellent benefits and exciting growth potential, it is a great time to join the STIHL team!
Why You'll Love Working at STIHL:
- Competitive pay with multiple bonus opportunities and potential for annual merit increases
- Excellent health benefits including Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Onsite Health & Wellness Center for employees and eligible family members
- Company-paid Life Insurance and Short & Long-Term Disability
- Robust retirement offerings including:
- A fully vested Pension Plan after 5 years
- A 401(k) with generous employer match
- Paid time off including 11 Paid Holidays
- A strong culture of stability, community, and innovation
- Compensation: $97,000-$112,000 per year. Actual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.
About You
You develop, improve, and support high-volume manufacturing production equipment and methods, aiming for zero defects by enhancing and creating industrial production systems and devices, including PLCs and vision-based monitoring technologies.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Manages multiple SCADA and PLC integration projects simultaneously with limited supervision within defined timelines.
- Supports all production departments with design, debugging, troubleshooting and continual improvement of production equipment and methods.
- Programs, configures and develops sequence of operation for PLC programs on new and existing production equipment
- Completes electrical, pneumatic, hardware and software control design for new and existing workstations, auto stations and light automation machines.
- Conducts analysis of and implements vision-based monitoring systems.
- Recommends, designs and implements techniques that enhance design performance, reduce cost and improve production processes and quality.
- Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
- Help manage OT Security requirements
- All other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Specifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering (with PLC experience) is preferred or a related amount of years of experience.
- PLC & HMI Programming (Siemens PLC preferred)
- Development of Dashboards using SCADA software
- Pneumatic design and build
- Vision systems deployment
- Programming of FANUC robots (preferred)
Salary : $97,000 - $112,000