Electrical Controls Engineer

Responsibilities

• Create detailed electrical schematics and control panel layouts that meet performance, safety, and reliability requirements.
• Generate accurate Bills of Materials (BOM) for each design project to support procurement and assembly activities.
• Serve as a liaison with customers to clarify technical requirements, understand application needs, and align expectations.
• Provide technical and functional guidance to other employees, supporting collaboration and knowledge sharing within the engineering team.
• Manage projects to maintain strong customer relationships while meeting schedule, quality, and cost targets.
• Review customer specifications and ensure all designs conform to required standards and performance criteria.
• Complete final project close-out activities, including updating documentation and developing clear, user-friendly manuals.
• Perform control system testing and troubleshooting both in-house and in the field to ensure proper operation and resolve issues.
• Develop or revise internal processes to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of engineering and company operations.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in electrical control panel design.
• Strong understanding of electrical schematic layouts and their application in industrial and mobile systems.
• At least 2 years of experience with electrical and mobile control systems.
• Hands-on experience working with PLC-based control systems, such as Beckhoff and similar platforms.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical for creating schematics and panel layouts.
• Experience working with HMI applications for control and monitoring of industrial or mobile equipment.
• Ability to test, troubleshoot, and validate control systems both in-house and in the field.
• Strong communication skills to effectively clarify customer needs and collaborate with internal teams.
• Organizational and project management skills to meet schedule and cost targets while maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• Hydraulics knowledge, particularly in relation to industrial and mobile hydraulic systems, is a plus.
• Experience creating Bills of Materials and technical documentation, including user manuals.
• Background in process improvement and developing or refining internal procedures.
• Comfort working in a small, collaborative engineering team and taking on multiple responsibilities.

Skills

• Electrical controls engineering.
• Design and development of electrical and control systems.
• Customer liaison and technical requirement clarification.
• Project management and scheduling.
• Control system testing and troubleshooting.
• Technical documentation creation.
• Process improvement and procedure development.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision coverage.
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage.
• Life Insurance (voluntary).
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Health Spending Account (HSA).
• Transportation benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave).

Pay and Schedule

• The pay range for this position is $38.00 - $48.00/hr.
• This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Hamilton, OH.

Schedule

• The role is based out of a modern office in Hamilton, Ohio, built in 2018, providing a clean and updated workspace.
• You will work closely with a team of approximately six engineers within a facility of around 44 employees, fostering a close-knit, family-oriented environment where colleagues support one another and employees are treated with respect.
• The setting encourages collaboration, professional growth, and the opportunity to wear multiple hats across the engineering and project lifecycle.
• Work typically involves office-based design activities using tools such as AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical, along with hands-on testing and troubleshooting of control systems in-house and occasionally in the field.

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 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service. 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.