Electrical Controls Engineer
Job Description
Location: Roseville, IL (Flexible Hybrid Schedule)
Salary: $100,000–$125,000 per year
Hire Type: Direct Hire
- Assist and oversee the manufacturing of control panels
- Design & create electrical schematics for UL and CE listed industrial control panels using SolidWorks electrical design software
- Testing PLC and OIT programs
- Create new electrical parts and numbers and descriptions in ERP system
- Troubleshooting of machinery operations and control circuits
- Create PLC and HMI programs using Rockwell software - Studio 5000, RSLogix 5000, FactoryTalk View, RSView, RSLogix 500
- Modify program/system logic involving multiple systems subsystems
- Electrical project management work directly with project PM or with customers
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent professional experience
- Must have 3+ years of experience in industrial controls and systems integration with a strong focus on software design and programming
- Must have electrical design software experience (SolidWorks Electrical or other)
- Must have experience with Rockwell platforms and PLC programming
- Networking experience like Ethernet/IP, ControlNet or DeviceNet
- Must be able to do occasional client site travel
Meet Your Recruiter
Senior Technical Recruiter
Galen is a Senior Technical Recruiter at Sterling Engineering with nearly 14 years of recruiting and talent acquisition experience, spanning agency leadership, high-volume technical recruiting, and executive-level client partnership. Since joining Sterling in February 2026, he has brought a strategic, relationship-driven approach to supporting candidates and clients across manufacturing, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and more.
Galen is dedicated to solving complex hiring challenges and building trusted, long-term partnerships with candidates, hiring managers, and executives. He takes the time to understand each person’s experience, goals, and career ambitions so he can help connect them with opportunities that align with both their skills and long-term direction.
For Galen, recruiting is about being an advocate and facilitator during important moments of transition and opportunity. He genuinely enjoys learning what motivates people and helping them take meaningful next steps in their careers while supporting companies in building strong, high-performing teams.