Senior Electrical Engineer
The Grieve Corporation · Round Lake, IL · 4 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
About the role
Grieve Corporation is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical design for industrial equipment and will be responsible for designing and developing electrical power and control systems.
Responsibilities
- Create electrical schematics, panel layouts, and bills of materials (BOMs) to support manufacturing and procurement.
- Support the design of primarily relay-based control systems, with occasional PLC and HMI applications.
- Develop retrofit packages and electrical modifications based on customer and field requirements.
- Ensure compliance with NEC, UL, and internal engineering standards.
- Provide technical support and documentation to manufacturing, service, and cross-functional teams.
- Develop operating instructions, configuration records, and other technical documentation needed for equipment operation and support.
- Aid in installation, startup, testing, and troubleshooting as needed.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve design standardization, documentation quality, engineering efficiency, and release process.
- Contribute to scalable engineering practices, templates, libraries, and workflows.
- Collaborate effectively with internal teams and external engineering partners to support project execution.
- Take on increasing levels of technical coordination, ownership, and leadership responsibilities over time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
- 8–15 years of experience in electrical design for industrial equipment or similar systems
- Strong working knowledge of power and control system design
- Experience with relay-based logic and industrial control systems; familiarity with PLCs, HMIs, and instrumentation preferred
- Proficiency in AutoCAD Electrical, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat
- Working knowledge of NEC, UL, and related standards (preferred)
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Effective communication across cross-functional teams and external partners
- A continuous improvement mindset with interest in optimizing engineering processes
- Leadership potential with the ability to grow into expanded responsibilities over time