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1st Shift Electrical Controls Engineer II

Posted: 08/19/2025

 

Job Title: Electrical Controls Engineer II Reports To:  Process Engineering Manager
Job category:  Individual contributor  ?          Management   ?
Division: Maintenance Department: Maintenance Location: Manitowoc, WI
     
 
Description / Scope / Mission
The purpose of the Electrical Controls Engineer is to contribute to electronic controls development for industrial processes.
 
Key Responsibilities/ Accountabilities
  1. Investigate and implement the latest technologies for electrical and controls system.
  2. Develop standards for drawings and documentation.
  3. Develop and implement testing plans as required.
  4. Provide technical support for Sales, Manufacturing, and Service departments.
 
MARGINAL JOB DUTIES:
None.
 
Education / Certification / Qualifications / Experience
  • Two to four year of experience leading complex electrical engineering projects in a team environment
  • Solid background in control of industrial processes
  • Proficient with AutoCAD Electrical
  • Proficient with PLC and data acquisition hardware and software
  • Proficient with communication protocols including Ethernet and Modbus
  • Proficient with UL/CSA/ESA/CE standards**
  • Excellent written and oral communication and organizational skills with attention to detail.
  • Must display ownership of project(s), including the willingness to work hands-on with assemblers in plant 
 
LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:
  • None.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
  • Use foot/feet to operate machine up to 1/3 of the time.
  • Stand; walk; reach above shoulders; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
  • Use hands to finger, handle or touch; talk or hear 2/3 and more of the time.
  • Up to 10 pounds to be lifted or force to be exerted up to 1/3 of the time.
  • Up to 25 pounds to be lifted or force to be exerted up to 1/3 of the time.
  • Up to 50 pounds to be lifted or force to be exerted up to 1/3 of the time.
  • Up to 100 pounds to be lifted or force to be exerted up to 1/3 of the time.
  • Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).
  • Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more).
  • Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
  • Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point).
  • Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships).
  • Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).
 
TOOLS/EQUIPMENT USED:
  • Various hand tools, welding equipment.
 
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PPE REQUIRED:
  • Exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather);  exposure to outdoor weather conditions up to 1/3 of the time.
  • Work in Chemical manufacturing facility.
  • Work in high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock; and exposure to vibration 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
  • Work near moving mechanical parts 2/3 and more of the time.
  • Medium factory noise.
  • PPE as required by job.