Sr. Electrical Controls Engineer at STOW Group

Romeoville, Illinois, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

29 Apr, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

PLC programming, HMI programming, Beckhoff, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Rockwell, Automation controls, Safety controllers, Electrical schematics, CAD software, ePlan, System integration, Troubleshooting, Commissioning, Risk assessment, Project management

Industry

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

Description

Company Description The warehouse of the future is equipped with our iFollow autonomous robots instead of forklifts and our Atlas 2D pallet shuttles or eScala tote shuttles that allow for high-density storage (no wasted space!) and scalable solutions. As part of stow Group and over the span of more than 40 years, we’ve grown into a company with 10 manufacturing facilities, 19 commercial offices, and the know-how of around 2000 employees serving customers in 40 countries. Early 2021, we opened our US Office and have already grown to 70 people. It's exciting times to be at Movu! (pronounced Moe-voo) Job Description The ELECTRICAL CONTROLS ENGINEER is an integral person in helping our customer’s vision for an automated storage solution from Movu US come to life. The core objective is to support Sales and Engineering during the pre-sale phase by answering questions on system integration. And to support project execution by designing, testing, troubleshooting, and supporting product implementation and system integration. Solutions: Fully automated storage solutions including pallet shuttles (atlas), tote shuttles (eScala), as well as automated mobile robots (iFollow) and ancillary systems such as conveyors and lifts. Customers: End users are located throughout the United States and Canada. We work with many of the leading integrators as our Sales partners. Typical project size: 1-30M As our SENIOR ELECTRICAL CONTROLS ENGINEER, you… support Sales, Engineering, Project Management, and Commissioning by sharing your expertise of the final installation and system integration support junior controls engineers as necessary support the creation of the functional description specifications regarding the installation of electrical equipment and the commissioning of controls Develop Programmable Logical Control (PLC) programs draft documentation such as SOPs and contribute to creating manual develop and design electrical cabinets create schematics and network diagrams design controls algorithms and safety systems program device communication of pallet conveyance and pallet inspection equipment test and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems and processes work closely with R&D source external vendors for materials lead engineering and automation teams through concept planning, configuration, and development contribute to the creation of risk assessment documents that identify hazards in a system optimize the system by offering simulation support support the Sales Engineering team with product testing contribute to the mechanical system layout drawings regarding all electrical and controls specifications including cable routing contribute to the development of test plans alongside the Commissioning Team make Full Load Amps calculations ensure UL listed components are selected and cabinet is assembled compliant to such standards be present on-site at First Power Up to make sure everything is operational after rack installation and to make sure everything is functional before our robots are commissioned be present on-site when commissioning is in final stages to prepare the Movu system for handover to the end-customer perform Site Acceptance Testing Qualifications This lets us know you’re up for the job 8+ years of experience with controls and electrical engineering of custom automation Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automation, Robotics, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering PLC and HMI Programming experience (Beckhoff, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Rockwell) Experience with automation controls, monitoring systems, safety area scanners and safety controllers Ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical system Comfortable using 2D (required) and 3D (nice to have) CAD software for design of electrical diagrams and schematics Experience with ePlan or comparable software would be the cherry on top Willing and able to travel to customer sites and if remote, to our office an average of up to 50%, usually no longer than 2 weeks at a time; throughout the United States and occasionally to Canada If remote, occasional travel to our Romeoville, IL office (average 3 days at a time; approx. 4-6 times per year besides onboarding & training) For onboarding and training, if remote, travel for training and onboarding to our Romeoville, IL office and regardless of your location, to our headquarters in Belgium (usually no more than 2 weeks at a time) We work closely with our European colleagues. The morning hours are the most important so we can connect with them while our business hours overlap across time zones. If you love starting your workday mid-morning or later, you would hate it here. Most people start their workday at 8 am CST and some love to start even earlier so they can wrap up earlier at the end of the day. Additional Information What do we offer you? 20 days PTO, 5 days paid sick leave, 11 US paid holidays Medical (currently BlueCross BlueShield), Dental and Vision Insurance Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance Company Paid Life Insurance Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment 401K with employer match, currently 4% Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months Gross Salary EEO Movu US provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Department: Engineering

Responsibilities

The Senior Electrical Controls Engineer will design, test, and troubleshoot automated storage systems while supporting sales, engineering, and project management teams. They will lead automation development, create electrical documentation, and ensure successful system commissioning and site acceptance testing.