Engineer Electrical Controls

About Us:

As a family-owned company, it’s the people who continue to make STIHL a successful, world-class brand.  Since revolutionizing the forestry industry in Germany with the first electric chainsaw in 1926, the STIHL name has remained synonymous with outstanding innovations, high-quality products and comprehensive service.

STIHL is seeking a highly motivated, ambitious Electrical Engineer at STIHL’s corporate headquarters in Virginia Beach! With competitive compensation, excellent benefits and exciting growth potential, it's a great time to join the STIHL team.

Position highlights include:

Competitive Compensation with multiple bonus opportunities
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability
Pension Plan & 401k with employer match
Vacation, Sick, & Paid Holidays

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Supports the assembly department with design, debugging, troubleshooting and continual improvement of production assembly equipment and methods.
Programs, configures and develops sequence of operation for PLC programs on new and existing assembly equipment.
Completes electrical, pneumatic, hardware and software control design for new and existing assembly workstations, auto stations and light automation machines.
Conducts analysis of and implements vision-based monitoring systems.
Recommends, designs and implements techniques that enhance design performance, reduce cost and improve assembly processes and quality.
Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
Manages multiple engineering projects simultaneously with limited supervision within defined timelines.
Assumes additional related responsibilities as required.
Provides 24-hour emergency engineering support via on-call or on-site assistance as required.

Specifications

Associates degree in Electrical or Electronics design or repair.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred).

Minimum of 5 years' experience with the following in a high-volume manufacturing environment:

- PLC & HMI Programming (Siemens S7 200 & S7 300 PLC preferred.

- Electrical schematic drawings (AutoCAD Eplan or similar)

- Electrical panel design and build

- Pneumatic design and build- Vision systems deployment

- Participation and knowledge of quality systems and lean manufacturing and initiatives.

- Proficient work experience utilizing Microsoft Office applications.

- Programming of FANUC robots (preferred).