ELECTRICAL CONTROLS ENGINEER RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Dec 30, 2024 - The Electrical Controls Engineer oversees control systems for both new and existing production equipment, acting as Project Manager from specification to implementation. Manages the design, selection, and integration of electrical components and systems, ensuring compliance with ISO standards and environmental regulations. Collaborates with Quality Assurance and supports Union Trade electricians in maintaining system efficiency and safety.

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1. Electrical Controls Engineer, Automated Systems Inc., Peoria, IL

Job Summary: 

  • Develop, specify and coordinate the build of test fixtures.
  • Perform root cause failure analysis of test failures
  • Develops and maintains detailed schematic for new or existing fixture/machines - AutoCad Electrical or similar
  • Diagnose, repair, and troubleshoot power systems (electrical, pneumatics, and hydraulics)
  • Integrate Vision systems into process control
  • Creates work procedure documentation, reports and is able to prepare/give presentations
  • Support NPD engineering and interface with technicians during tests
  • Design per standards such as NEC/NFPA79, UL508A, CE, OSHA and ANSI
  • Troubleshoots, integrates and installs electrical and controls systems hardware
  • Reads and interprets electrical and control schematics
  • Programs PLC’s, HMI’s, VFD’s and other types of electronic hardware utilized in industrial control systems
  • Extracts and evaluates data in order to identify and prioritize projects
  • Identifies root causes of problems and participates in teams to eliminate these causes


Skills on Resume: 

  • Fixture Development (Hard Skills)
  • Failure Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Schematic Design (Hard Skills)
  • System Troubleshooting (Hard Skills)
  • Vision System Integration (Hard Skills)
  • Documentation Creation (Hard Skills)
  • NPD Support (Soft Skills)
  • PLC Programming (Hard Skills)

2. Electrical Controls Engineer, Precision Control Solutions, Mobile, AL

Job Summary: 

  • Be responsible for control systems on new and existing production equipment.
  • Act as Project Manager on new production equipment purchases, which may include initial specification through implementation on manufacturing floor.
  • Responsible for managing electrical and control systems design, implementation, and integration.
  • Work with designated managers to implement electrical projects that will meet product requirements and specifications for new product development and existing product lines.
  • Responsible for electrical component selection.
  • Create, standardize, and/or maintain all electrical engineering documentation efforts associated with designs.
  • Work with Quality Assurance to ensure conformance to ISO standards.
  • Support all building lighting and power distribution projects.
  • Support Union Trade electricians in diagnosing electrical and system control failures.
  • Comply with all Plant Environmental, Health and Safety policies and Environmental and OSHA regulatory requirements.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Control Systems Management (Hard Skills)
  • Project Management (Soft Skills)
  • System Design (Hard Skills)
  • Electrical Implementation (Hard Skills)
  • Component Selection (Hard Skills)
  • Documentation Standardization (Hard Skills)
  • ISO Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Diagnostic Support (Hard Skills)

3. Electrical Controls Engineer, Industrial Logic Corp., Fargo, ND

Job Summary: 

  • Electrical Support for Capital and R&M Projects includes investigating the project to understand the need, working with the project manager and/or equipment acquisition/designer
  • Develop project scope, estimating cost for electrical portion of project for budgeting and AFE, working with suppliers to specify and select electrical components, designing of the electrical controls portion of the project, creating electrical controls drawings and bills of materials.
  • Machine Control Design includes investigating the project to understand the need
  • Working with suppliers to research and specify electrical components, assisting the equipment acquisition/designer with machine concepts, and determining proper control schemes for functionality, flexibility and cost.
  • PLC Programming includes developing the sequence of operation for equipment that is functional and error proof, developing and writing the program code to control the equipment operation
  • Troubleshooting, debugging and modifying PLC and motion control programs as needed to make equipment function as required and writing equipment description of operation for operator's manuals.
  • Attending and actively participating in department meetings, trade shows, seminars and training, providing technical support on electrical controls and programming related issues
  • Keeping project status updated with customers and in the maintenance management software and participating on miscellaneous project teams.
  • Data transferring implementation includes the acquisition and implementation of data transferring and acquisition software to seamlessly transfer information electronically from production control software 
  • Production equipment to eliminate manufacturing errors
  • Collection, logging and reporting of equipment production performance efficiencies and downtime for the measurement of the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).


Skills on Resume: 

  • Project Investigation (Soft Skills)
  • Cost Estimation (Hard Skills)
  • Component Specification (Hard Skills)
  • Control Design (Hard Skills)
  • PLC Programming (Hard Skills)
  • Troubleshooting (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Support (Soft Skills)
  • Data Management (Hard Skills)

4. Electrical Controls Engineer, Dynamic Control Systems, Reno, NV

Job Summary: 

  • Develop effective, compliant electrical and controls-system solutions to address product needs through thorough evaluation of requirements and development of operational specifications (Siemens protocols preferred)
  • Evaluate the suitability of electrical products and components to meet technical, cost and codes and standards requirements
  • Verify system and component capability by developing and implementing robust testing methods includes test procedure development, build and test support
  • Create and maintain product design documentation, including obsolescence evaluations and product improvements
  • Work with outside vendors/suppliers, as necessary, to evaluate designs, value-add capabilities, and documentation
  • Collaborate with project team and service team to provide technical support regarding system capabilities, product implementation, and potential customizations
  • Support FMEA and reliability exercises, as well as internal and customer HAZOP activities
  • Develop and support cyber-security design methodologies per current industry practices
  • Focus on advancement of product communication and data management through cross-functional support from sales, applications and field service.


Skills on Resume: 

  • System Design (Hard Skills)
  • Product Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Testing Development (Hard Skills)
  • Documentation Management (Hard Skills)
  • Vendor Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • FMEA Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Cyber-security Methodologies (Hard Skills)

5. Electrical Controls Engineer, Control Engineering Group, Erie, PA

Job Summary: 

  • Troubleshoot 100+ servo motors and electrical systems on equipment and machinery used for high speed manufacturing
  • Projects involving capital equipment and automation
  • Review parts drawings, specifications and other engineering data
  • Develop and modify process formulations, methods and controls to meet quality standards within FDA guidelines and standards
  • Identify complex technical issues, determine root causes, and recommend and implement improvements, modifications, or additions to document work using proven statistical methods
  • Perform contractor analyses and selection, and contractor management
  • Generate programs for PLC’s, HMI’s and generate wiring diagrams for new and existing products following standard practices.
  • Conduct/coordinate testing to validate programs and electrical systems achieve the project goals, including the sequence of operation.
  • Engineer, troubleshoot, design, and validate the electrical and controls of electromechanical HVAC equipment.
  • Create product engineering documentation ensuring all information is complete and accurate.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Troubleshooting (Hard Skills)
  • Project Management (Soft Skills)
  • Technical Drawing Interpretation (Hard Skills)
  • Process Development (Hard Skills)
  • Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
  • Contractor Management (Soft Skills)
  • PLC Programming (Hard Skills)
  • System Testing (Hard Skills)

6. Sr/Jr Electrical Controls Engineer, Circuit Integration Technologies, Topeka, KS

Job Summary: 

  • PLC and HMI programming using IEC61131 programming languages.
  • Create and maintain Electrical schematics and panel layouts using the latest version of Autocad.LT
  • Create designs from concepts.
  • Design control and motion architecture.
  • Create and maintain Electrical Bill of Materials and purchasing requests.
  • Participate in design reviews with Advent or customer engineers
  • Provide Project Management assistance.
  • Commissioning new systems at customer sites.
  • Primary customer contact for any controls related issues.
  • Technical writing, procedures and manuals.
  • Creating functional block diagrams.
  • Perform all function in adherence to good engineering practices and Advent Design internal procedures and practices.
  • Learn new devices and technologies


Skills on Resume: 

  • PLC Programming (Hard Skills)
  • HMI Programming (Hard Skills)
  • AutoCAD Design (Hard Skills)
  • Motion Architecture Design (Hard Skills)
  • Bill of Materials Management (Hard Skills)
  • Design Review Participation (Soft Skills)
  • Project Management (Soft Skills)
  • System Commissioning (Hard Skills)