Electrical Control Engineer
STIHL USA · Virginia Beach, VA · 2 wk ago
On-siteManufacturing$97k–$112k/yrFull-time
About the role
We are seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to join the team. With competitive compensation, excellent benefits and exciting growth potential, it is a great time to join the STIHL team!
Benefits
- Competitive pay with multiple bonus opportunities and potential for annual merit increases
- Excellent health benefits including Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Onsite Health & Wellness Center for employees and eligible family members
- Company-paid Life Insurance and Short & Long-Term Disability
- Robust retirement offerings including a fully vested Pension Plan after 5 years and a 401(k) with generous employer match
- Paid time off including 11 Paid Holidays
- A strong culture of stability, community, and innovation
Responsibilities
- Manages multiple SCADA and PLC integration projects simultaneously with limited supervision within defined timelines
- Supports all production departments with design, debugging, troubleshooting and continual improvement of production equipment and methods
- Programs, configures and develops sequence of operation for PLC programs on new and existing production equipment
- Completes electrical, pneumatic, hardware and software control design for new and existing workstations, auto stations and light automation machines
- Conducts analysis of and implements vision-based monitoring systems
- Recommends, designs and implements techniques that enhance design performance, reduce cost and improve production processes and quality
- Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards
- Help manage OT Security requirements
- All other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering (with PLC experience) is preferred or a related amount of years of experience.
Skills
- PLC & HMI Programming (Siemens PLC preferred)
- Development of Dashboards using SCADA software
- Pneumatic design and build
- Vision systems deployment
- Programming of FANUC robots (preferred)
Pay
Compensation: $97,000-$112,000 per year. Actual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.