Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

1 month ago


Fairfield, United States Actalent Full time

Job Title: Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

Job Description

As a Senior Electrical Controls Engineer, you will review Customer Scope documents to assess controls requirements, electrical components, and wiring needs. Your role will involve assisting sales and estimating teams with design requirements and cost evaluations. You will be responsible for creating Electrical Schematic Designs, including setting standards for schematics, generating Bills of Material, and designing Panel Layouts. Your expertise will guide the programming of PLCs and HMI, handling Motion and Motor Control using VFDs, managing Fieldbus Communications, and ensuring compliance with CE and UL electrical requirements. Additionally, you will create documentation, training materials, and design network architecture. You will lead programmers and wiring personnel and troubleshoot wiring, PLC code, and machine functionality.

Hard Skills

+ PLC programming

+ Electrical schematic design

+ Panel layout design

+ AutoCAD

+ SolidWorks electrical

+ HMI Programming

+ Motor control with VFDs

+ Motion control

+ Fieldbus Communications

+ Safety PLCs and relays

+ Network architecture design

Soft Skills

+ Leadership

+ Troubleshooting

+ Cross-functional collaboration

+ Documentation creation

Job Type

This is a permanent position.

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Fairfield, New Jersey.

Work Environment

Manufacturing setting - working with an engineering team of 5 individuals. Working cross-functionally with mechanical and electrical teams.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

+ Hiring diverse talent

+ Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

+ Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

+ Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.



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