• Opportunity to make an impact by advancing equipment that helps customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy, and healthy environments.
• Work on a mix of new product development and lifecycle support in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment (medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), company-paid pension, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and more), subject to local offerings.

• Partner with R&D and Product Management/Marketing to translate equipment concepts into manufacturable electrical and control designs.
• Develop and maintain electrical documentation packages, including schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, and bills of material, using electrical CAD tools.
• Own electrical designs throughout the product lifecycle, including sustaining engineering, cost reduction, reliability improvements, and obsolescence management.
• Lead hands-on troubleshooting during production builds, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure designs and build practices meet Ecolab safety requirements and applicable global regulations and standards, including OSHA, NEC, NFPA 70E, UL, CSA, IEC, and CE.
• Develop and maintain electrical standards, design guidelines, reusable architectures, and best practices across the product portfolio.
• Specify electrical components and instrumentation, supporting procurement, supplier selection, technical reviews, and component standardization.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, DFMEA/PFMEA, and change management activities.
• Serve as a technical authority and escalation point for complex electrical challenges.
• Coach and mentor engineers to build technical capability and improve team effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Quality to resolve nonconformances and support corrective and preventive actions.
• Support installation, commissioning, and validation activities as needed to ensure equipment meets performance requirements.

• Location: Naperville, Illinois
• Work Arrangement: Onsite, with periodic time in a shop/fabrication environment
• Travel: Up to 20%, as needed for supplier support, build and validation activities, and/or commissioning

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience supporting industrial equipment and/or control panel design in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with electrical CAD tools, with AutoCAD Electrical preferred.
• Experience designing industrial electrical systems and control panels, including schematics, panel layouts, wiring, and bills of material.
• Working knowledge of applicable electrical codes and safety standards, including NEC, NFPA 70E, UL, CSA, IEC, and CE.
• Experience supporting manufacturing builds and troubleshooting electrical and control issues in a production and/or field environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to translate process requirements into electrical and control design requirements and explain technical documentation to diverse stakeholders.
• No immigration sponsorship available for this position.

• Work is performed in an office and shop/fabrication environment with exposure to dust, fumes/odors, and noise; appropriate personal protective equipment is required as applicable.
• Ability to safely move around equipment builds and test areas, including standing and walking for periods of time.

• Experience programming and troubleshooting PLC and HMI systems, such as Rockwell/Allen Bradley, Siemens, or B&R platforms.
• Experience with motor control and variable frequency drives, pumps and motors, and industrial instrumentation troubleshooting.
• Experience with ERP and plant systems, with SAP preferred, and working within a document-controlled manufacturing environment.

Potential Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.

- Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.

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