{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"ac5f05ebfaa72c1252a7748b","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ac5f05ebfaa72c1252a7748b","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ac5f05ebfaa72c1252a7748b","title":"Control Systems Engineer","description":"Panatrol is an industrial controls integrator headquartered out of the Chicago area. Since 1978, Panatrol has delivered innovative and dependable solutions for a variety of industrial applications. The company has grown from servicing a small regional base of customers to working on some of the largest controls and integration projects in North America.\n\nAbout the role\n\nThe Controls Systems Engineer reviews and designs engineered systems for various applications in various facilities. They will be responsible for supporting engineering execution from project kickoff through submittals, fabrication, testing, installation, commissioning, and closeout.\n\nWhat You'll Do:\n\nReview customer specifications, drawings, RFIs, submittal comments, and scope documents to verify technical obligations and identify gaps, conflicts, or missing information.\nSupport design of industrial control systems, including control panels, motor controls, PLC I/O, HMI interfaces, VFDs, instrumentation, networked devices, and field wiring.\nSelect and size electrical components such as circuit breakers, fuses, contactors, starters, overloads, transformers, power supplies, relays, terminal blocks, surge protection, disconnects, VFD accessories, and other panel hardware.\nPrepare and revise electrical schematics, panel layouts, bills of material, wiring diagrams, I/O drawings, network drawings, and related hardware documentation.\nDevelop, read, and troubleshoot relay-control circuits and hardwired logic, including seal-in circuits, permissives, interlocks, timers, safety relays, and contact cross-references.\nSupport PLC, HMI, and drive programming, including logic updates, HMI screen changes, alarm/status mapping, device configuration, and functional testing.\nSupport VFD setup and integration, including control method coordination, parameter review, drive status/alarm interfaces, and PLC/HMI communications.\nPrepare and execute test procedures for shop testing, factory acceptance testing, point-to-point checks, functional checks, alarm checks, and startup verification.\nCompile and maintain project documentation, including submittals, test procedures, operator manuals, owner manuals, maintenance manuals, spare parts lists, and closeout documentation.\nProvide clear technical support to the panel shop, installation electricians, service technicians, project managers, sales, vendors, contractors, and customers.\nSupport field investigation, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and service activities as needed.\nPerform basic power distribution and control power calculations in support of design, component selection, and system testing.\nReview vendor documentation, coordinate with manufacturers and distributors, and maintain current product knowledge to support accurate design and favorable product quotes.\nAnalyze customer and project needs, provide value-added technical input, and identify practical solutions while protecting the company's approved scope of work.\nEscalate technical conflicts, scope gaps, code questions, or customer requests that require senior engineering, project management, or Engineer of Record direction.\nInterpret and apply applicable engineering statutes, standards, and good practices such as UL, NEC, and NFPA 70E within the limits of the assigned role.\nPossess the ability to handle a dynamic, fast-paced workload with minimum supervision while maintaining drawing and documentation accuracy.\nWillingness to travel as needed throughout the continental US.\nEnsure that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed, bringing problems to the attention of the Safety Manager.\n\nRequirements:\n\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Automation, Controls, Mechatronics, or a related technical field preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.\n1-5 years of related experience in electrical controls engineering, industrial automation, control panel design, field service, commissioning, or similar work.\nWorking knowledge of motor controls, including starters, MCPs, overloads, drives, Motor Control Centers, contactors, relays, timers, and safety relays.\nPower distribution knowledge:","company":"Panatrol","rawCompany":"panatrol","city":"Deforest","state":"WI","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-09T10:22:13.371Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2071.00","title":"Electrical Engineers","slug":"electrical-engineers"},{"code":"17-3023.00","title":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians","slug":"electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologists-and-technicians"},{"code":"17-2199.05","title":"Mechatronics Engineers","slug":"mechatronics-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"335314","title":"Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing","slug":"relay-and-industrial-control-manufacturing"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"334513","title":"Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables","slug":"instruments-and-related-products-manufacturing-for-measuring-displaying-and-controlling-industrial-process-variables"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Control Systems Engineer","description":"Panatrol is an industrial controls integrator headquartered out of the Chicago area. 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