Electrical Engineer Plant Engineering Brooksource | Cleveland, OH (Onsite)
Brooksource is supporting a large manufacturing organization in Cleveland with a critical plant modernization initiative. This Electrical Engineer will have a hands-on role upgrading and standardizing aging manufacturing equipment across multiple production areas.
This is not a greenfield design or R&D role. The focus is execution-driven and plant floor oriented, centered on upgrading legacy equipment, supporting installations, and commissioning modern automation systems in an active manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support plant modernization and capital upgrade projects across multiple manufacturing areas.
- Upgrade aging equipment (15+ years old) by implementing:
- New PLCs
- New VFDs / drives
- Updated networks
- Updated electrical prints
- Convert very old equipment (1980s vintage) with no existing PLCs or drives to modern PLC and VFD-based systems.
- Update and maintain electrical drawings using AutoCAD Electrical.
- Work from predefined parts, standards, and technologies selected by the organization.
- Obtain vendor quotes and support capital cost estimates and timelines.
- Assist with hands-on installation alongside electricians.
- Support startup, commissioning, conditioning, tuning, and troubleshooting of equipment.
- Perform extensive drive work including parameter changes, motor tuning, and troubleshooting.
- Partner closely with production, maintenance, and engineering teams to ensure safe, reliable startup and long-term performance.
Required Skills:
- AutoCAD Electrical
- Strong, hands-on experience required.
- Updating and maintaining electrical prints is a core responsibility.
- Rockwell PLC & HMI Experience
- Hardware-focused PLC experience.
- HMI experience required (Rockwell preferred; similar platforms acceptable).
- Experience supporting existing equipment not just new builds.
- VFD / Drive Experience
- Comfortable changing parameters, tuning motors, and interacting directly with drives on manufacturing equipment.
- Candidates with PLC experience but no real drive experience are not a fit.
Ideal Background:
- Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment preferred.
- Acceptable backgrounds include:
- Industrial manufacturing
- Plant or facilities engineering
- Maintenance engineering with strong PLC exposure
- PLC experience does not need to be from the most recent role; meaningful experience within the last 5 7 years is acceptable.
Experience & Education:
- Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering required.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience.
- Ideal range: 3 5 years; 5+ years also acceptable.
- Looking for someone experienced but not necessarily at a senior or lead level.
Work Environment & Culture:
- Stable, long-tenured organization with strong internal mobility.
- No layoff culture; long-term employment focus.
- After 3 years of employment, employees are guaranteed placement.
- Electrical Engineers are frequently promoted into leadership and management roles.
- Day-to-day environment is laidback and methodical:
- Emphasis on doing things right.
- Not a pressure-cooker or fire-drill culture.
At Brooksource, relationships are the foundation of everything we do. Since 2000, we ve built lasting partnerships with clients, consultants, and internal teams to deliver an exceptional experience across every engagement. As a trusted IT and Engineering services provider, Brooksource supports Fortune 500 organizations through Experience-Driven Staffing, Professional Services, and Elevate, our proprietary Workforce Transformation program. Whether you're hiring forsoftware development,cloud computing,cybersecurity,data analytics, orenterprise IT, our customized staffing solutions are designed to align with your company s unique goals, culture, and technology stack. We offer flexible hiring models, includingcontract,contract-to-hire, anddirect placementto meet your evolving business needs.
We are a certified partner of leading platforms, including Salesforce, AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud, enabling us to deliver scalable, end-to-end technology solutions. With a growing national footprint, Brooksource is redefining expectations in IT consulting, engineering services, and technology workforce solutions.
EEO Statement: Brooksource is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
Benefits & Perks: Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.
Pay Disclaimer: The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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