General Matter
Electrical & Controls Engineer
$100K–$200K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Feb 17, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of electrical and controls engineering experience for industrial control systems, including hands-on electrical design.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Currently a US Citizen with capability to obtain and maintain a US DOE-Q clearance
About the job
Designs, documents, builds, and commissions electrical and controls systems, including panels, instrumentation, and PLC/HMI software for test setups, prototypes, and plant systems.
What you'll do
- Design and document electrical schematics, panels, wiring, harnesses, and I/O; contribute to team design standards.
- Develop and troubleshoot PLC/HMI systems, integrate instrumentation, and perform checkout and field troubleshooting.
- Support system build, integration, testing, and commissioning; collaborate on system architecture and technical documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of electrical and controls engineering experience for industrial control systems, including hands-on electrical design.
- Proficiency with a professional ECAD tool for schematics, panel design, wiring diagrams, and documentation.
- Working knowledge of industrial instrumentation, control panel design, and industrial communications protocols.
Nice to have
- Experience with test stands, automated test equipment, or prototype hardware; hands-on build, wiring, or commissioning experience.
- PLC programming in structured text using Beckhoff TwinCAT and/or Siemens TIA Portal; EPLAN Electric P8 experience.
Pay
$100,000–$200,000 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
EPLAN Electric P8, Beckhoff TwinCAT, Siemens TIA Portal, AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, CAN bus
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