STOW Group

Machinery

ELECTRICALCONTROLSENGINEER

Romeoville, Illinois, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“ELECTRICAL CONTROLS ENGINEER at STOW Group. Skills: Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, PLC Programming. Support Sales and Engineering pre-sale phase. Answer questions on system integration”

What You'll Achieve.

Help customer's vision for automated storage solution come to life; Ensure everything is operational after rack installation; Ensure everything is functional before robots are commissioned; Prepare Movu system for handover to end-customer

Industry & Context.

Machinery
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems; Troubleshoot processes

Eligibility Requirements

Willing and able to travel to customer sites up to 30%, Travel to Romeoville, IL office if remote, Travel to headquarters in Belgium if remote, Morning hours are important for connecting with European colleagues, Workday starts mid-morning or later is not suitable

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Multiple 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, 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 CAD software for design of electrical diagrams and schematics

Nice to Have

3D CAD software for design of electrical diagrams and schematics, Experience with ePlan or comparable software

What You'll Do.

Support Sales and Engineering pre-sale phase

Answer questions on system integration

Support project execution

Design electrical cabinets

Create network diagrams

Design controls algorithms

Design safety systems

Program device communication

Test mechanical and electrical systems

Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems

Source external vendors

Lead engineering teams

Lead automation teams

Contribute to risk assessment documents

Support Sales Engineering team

Contribute to mechanical system layout drawings

Contribute to development of test plans

Make Full Load Amps calculations

Ensure UL listed components are selected

Ensure cabinet is assembled compliant

Be present on-site at First Power Up

Be present on-site during commissioning

Perform Site Acceptance Testing

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with R&D; Work closely with European colleagues; Collaborate with Project Management; Collaborate with Commissioning Team; Collaborate with Sales Engineering team

Process & Methodology

Lead engineering teams through concept planning, Lead automation teams through configuration, Lead automation teams through development

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