Electrical Controls Engineer

Owens Corning

$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 4+ years of experience as an Electrical/Controls Engineer or similar role
  • Programming expertise in Allen-Bradley PLCs
  • Proficient in troubleshooting electrical systems
  • Experience with reading and interpreting electrical schematics
  • Familiarity with Autocad for drawing creation and updates

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering support for electrical and control systems to maintain smooth production
  • Troubleshoot, edit, and program PLCs and HMIs, with a focus on Allen-Bradley systems
  • Specify and select electrical equipment such as motors, starters, and VFDs
  • Collaborate with maintenance teams for troubleshooting and equipment modifications
  • Lead electrical and controls support for capital improvement projects
  • Coordinate scope of work and scheduling with contractors
  • Develop and maintain technical drawings using Autocad

Benefits

  • Dynamic manufacturing environment with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement
  • Hands-on experience with advanced automation and control systems
  • Opportunity to solve complex technical challenges
  • Influence plant operations and see measurable results from your work
  • Cross-functional collaboration with various engineering teams
Full Job Description
Join Owens Corning as an Electrical Controls Engineer and play a critical role in driving reliability, innovation, and continuous improvement at a world-class manufacturing facility. In this hands-on position, you'll work with advanced automation and control systems, lead impactful capital projects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize production performance. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, influencing plant operations, and seeing the direct results of their work. If you're passionate about automation, controls, and making a measurable impact in a dynamic manufacturing environment, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:
  • Engineering support for mill electrical/controls needs in order to maintain production
  • Troubleshoot, edit, and program PLC's (Allen-Bradley PLC-5, SLC-500, and ControlLogix) and HMI's (Allen-Bradley RSView32 and FTView)
  • Specify electrical equipment including, but not limited to, motors, starters, VFDs, cable, conduit, various instrumentation, and power distribution equipment
  • Work with maintenance E/I resources on troubleshooting and equipment or controls modifications
  • Lead and offer electrical and controls support for capital projects
  • Coordinate with Manufacturing and Process Engineers, as well as area operations and maintenance
  • Define scopes of work with contractors and clearly communicate scheduling coordination efforts
  • Create and update drawings in Autocad


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • 4+ years of experience as an Electrical/Controls Engineer or related preferred
    • Programming experience (Allen-Bradley preferred)
    • Electrical troubleshooting experience
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics
  • Familiar with Autocad

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