What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Controls Engineer position at Talent Edge Recruiting?
We’re partnering with a growing, family-oriented manufacturing company that designs and builds industrial packaging machinery. This is a high-impact Onsite (occasional travel) role where you’ll own controls design, programming, and system-level engineering across both new builds and legacy equipment.
If you enjoy working on real machines, solving complex problems, and seeing your work come to life, this is a great opportunity to step into a role with visibility, autonomy, and long-term growth.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Design and develop control systems for industrial machinery
- Program PLCs, HMIs, and drives (Siemens environment)
- Work across 4 core machine platforms custom builds
- Debug and troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues
- Support machine startup, commissioning, and FAT/SAT
- Collaborate with engineers, leadership, customers, and vendors
- Maintain documentation, system archives, and electrical schematics
- Help improve and modernize legacy equipment and systems
What we need:
- 4 years of hands-on controls engineering experience
- Strong Siemens background (TIA Portal, PLCs, HMIs, drives)
- Experience with: S7-1200 / S7-1500, SINAMICS drives, ET200 I/O
- Experience with Profinet / Profibus / Profisafe
- Ability to read/create electrical drawings and schematics
- Strong troubleshooting across systems, networks, and equipment
- Experience integrating sensors, actuators, and drives
- Bachelor’s in Electrical/Controls Engineering (or equivalent experience)
Why this role?
- 20% Travel, Company card full travel coverage per diem
- Bonuses!
- Family Style Culture
- Tons of Growth Opportunities
Compensation Details:
Base salary $95-$120K/year Bonus and Health Care Benefits
*This position is onsite with no remote/relocation option.
Salary : $95,000 - $120,000