Controls Engineer

Company: Actalent
Location: Buffalo Grove
Posted on: February 18, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Description Troubleshooting • Able to measure and apply fundamentals of electricity to determine wiring or component issues and recommend fixes. • Fully adheres to LOTO requirements • Able to investigate, sort course of action based on probability, and apply past experiences to filter solutions. • Has awareness of time invested in an issue and seeks advice before progress is stalled. • Implements permanent solutions leaving the final product professional and complete. • Accurately captures red lines and follows through with update procedures. • Able to describe findings and solution to non-technical team members. Electrical Design • Familiarity and able to work with national and international standards like NFPA 79, NFPA 70E, UL 508A. • Knowledgeable in AutoCAD Electrical. Able to maintain libraries and parts databases. Able to maintain symbol libraries. • Knowledgeable in EPLAN. Able to maintain libraries and parts databases. Able to maintain symbol libraries. • Identifies and redeploys intellectual property • Able to read and navigate mechanical layouts in ACAD and SolidWorks • Contributes to development of Safety Risk Assessments, applies Safety Functions that meet performance requirements, and able to verify with SYSTEMA. • Produce engineering drawings describing SCCR calculations. • Design and document feeder and branch circuits in accordance with UL. • Design of industrial networks that conforming to guidance set by their respective governing organization. • Taylor electrical design to solve performance requirements while balancing contractual constraints with our Wes-Tech standards. • Calculate and design to environmental conditions such as ambient heat, ingress requirements, and varying factory voltage supplies. • Familiar with the hardware and software being designed, able to implement the technology to its fullest. • Support applications with control design solutions and support cost estimates. • Research, select, or apply sensors, communication technologies, or control devices for motion control, position sensing, pressure sensing, or electronic communication. Software Design • Understands what the end user is looking for before writing code then governs decisions along the way in order to achieve them. • Responsible for configuration of local and remote IO and assures updates rates are sufficient for machine process demands. • Works with Mechanical Engineers in determining sensor usage assuring the control system has good and reliable information. • Responsible for inter machine interfacing and working with external sources to assure proper signaling. • Program the automated tasks required of our equipment to satisfy the project contract. • Programs to assure machine actions and/or the environment meet expectations at each step of the process. Includes logic to handle undesirable conditions or alarm indicating the problem. • Writes interlocks restricting the machine from damaging themselves. • Writes fault tolerant or recoverable data transactions. • Considers all failure modes and includes a resulting programmed response or alarm. • Assures logical safety systems meet the required Performance Levels • Documents and describes their intentions in software. • Creates user interfaces that are easy to read and easy to navigate. • Produces minimal rework, deploys iterative development styles where necessary. • Able to simplify complex operation through organization, strategy. Job Type & Location This is a Permanent position based out of BUFFALO GROVE, IL. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $110000.00/yr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in BUFFALO GROVE,IL. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Feb 24, 2026. About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

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