Controls Engineer
Job in
Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, 61008, USA
Listed on 2026-02-14
Listing for:
TekPro
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-14
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Robotics, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Tek Pro Engineering is partnered with a well-established employee owned custom automation machinery manufacturer and are looking to hire a Controls Engineer to join their growing engineering team in Belvidere IL. This role focuses on designing programming and supporting custom high speed automated equipment used across multiple industries.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working on one off custom machines not maintenance work and wants to collaborate closely with mechanical engineering while seeing projects through from concept to startup.
What You’ll Be Doing- Design and develop PLC and HMI programs for custom automated machinery
- Create and maintain electrical schematics panel layouts and I O documentation
- Integrate motion control robotics safety circuits sensors and vision systems
- Collaborate with mechanical manufacturing and project engineering teams
- Debug test and commission equipment in house and occasionally at customer sites
- Support machine startups troubleshooting and continuous improvement efforts
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Controls Engineering or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of controls engineering experience in an industrial or machine build environment
- Strong experience with PLC programming with Rockwell Allen Bradley preferred
- Experience with HMI development servo motion systems and industrial networks
- Robotics experience such as Fanuc ABB or similar is a plus
- Ability to read electrical schematics and support custom machine development
- Work for a 100% employee owned company with long term stability
- Projects are custom and technically challenging not repetitive machines
- Strong engineering culture with close cross functional collaboration
- Competitive compensation strong benefits and long term career growth
- Opportunity to see your designs go from concept to build to startup
- Competitive base salary based on experience
- Medical dental and vision insurance
- Four zero one k with company contribution
- Employee ownership program
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development support
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