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This is an opportunity to work on highly customized assembly and testing equipment from concept through startup, supporting customers across the medical device, consumer products, and industrial manufacturing industries.\nIf you're looking for a role where you'll build new automation systems rather than simply maintaining existing equipment, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your technical expertise while working on a wide variety of challenging projects.\nWhat's In It For You?\nCompetitive salary of $110,000-$120,000\nDesign and develop custom automation equipment—not repetitive production support.\nDiverse, project-based work with exposure to cutting-edge assembly and testing systems.\nWork with modern PLCs, HMIs, servo motion, instrumentation, robotics, and industrial controls.\nOpportunity to own projects from concept through machine startup and customer acceptance.\nStable, employee-focused organization with excellent tenure and long-term career growth.\nOutstanding benefits package, retirement programs, and employee ownership.\nCollaborative engineering team where your ideas and technical expertise are valued.\nResponsibilities:\nDesign and develop electrical control systems for custom automated assembly and testing equipment.\nProgram, configure, and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, servo systems, VFDs, instrumentation, and industrial control hardware.\nDevelop electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, pneumatic schematics, and Bills of Material using AutoCAD Electrical.\nSupport machine commissioning, startup, debugging, and system validation.\nCollaborate with Mechanical Engineering throughout the design and build process to ensure seamless system integration.\nIdentify opportunities to improve control system performance, reliability, and standardization across future machine builds.\nSupport continuous improvement initiatives by enhancing electrical design standards, programming efficiency, and engineering best practices.\nAssist with troubleshooting and resolving electrical and controls-related issues during machine builds and customer acceptance testing.\nEnsure designs comply with NEC, NFPA, and applicable industrial electrical standards.\nQualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline preferred.\n3+ years of Electrical Controls Engineering experience within automation, special machinery, or industrial equipment.\nExperience programming and troubleshooting PLCs, HMIs, servo motion, VFDs, and industrial control systems.\nYou should be proficient in:\nPLC Troubleshooting Skills\nPLC Programming Experience\nPLC Wiring Experience\nHMI\nMachines & technologies you'll use:\nVariable Frequency Drives (VFD)\nProgrammable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Siemens)","company":"Tekpro Engineering","rawCompany":"tekpro engineering","city":"Elgin","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-07T10:40:10.887Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2071.00","title":"Electrical Engineers","slug":"electrical-engineers"},{"code":"17-2199.05","title":"Mechatronics Engineers","slug":"mechatronics-engineers"},{"code":"17-3023.00","title":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians","slug":"electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologists-and-technicians"}],"industries":[{"code":"335314","title":"Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing","slug":"relay-and-industrial-control-manufacturing"},{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Electrical Engineer","description":"Our client is a well-established custom automation manufacturer seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to join their growing engineering team. 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