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Electrical Controls Engineer

Stihl Inc.Virginia Beach, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 17 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

You'll thrive as an Electrical Controls Engineer at STIHL, contributing to innovative manufacturing solutions with a competitive salary between $97,000 and $112,000 annually. This role offers significant growth potential within a stable, family-owned company known for its world-class products and strong community culture. Apply today to join a team dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement.

Quick Overview

Salary
$97k - $112k/yr
Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

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.

We are seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to join the team. With competitive compensation, excellent benefits and exciting growth potential, it is a great time to join the STIHL team!

Why You'll Love Working at STIHL:

    • Competitive pay with multiple bonus opportunities and potential for annual merit increases
    • Excellent health benefits including Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
    • Onsite Health & Wellness Center for employees and eligible family members
    • Company-paid Life Insurance and Short & Long-Term Disability
    • Robust retirement offerings including:
      • A fully vested Pension Plan after 5 years
      • A 401(k) with generous employer match
    • Paid time off including 11 Paid Holidays
    • A strong culture of stability, community, and innovation
    • Compensation: $97,000-$112,000 per year. Actual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

About You

You develop, improve, and support high-volume manufacturing production equipment and methods, aiming for zero defects by enhancing and creating industrial production systems and devices, including PLCs and vision-based monitoring technologies.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Manages multiple SCADA and PLC integration projects simultaneously with limited supervision within defined timelines.
  • Supports all production departments with design, debugging, troubleshooting and continual improvement of production equipment and methods.
  • Programs, configures and develops sequence of operation for PLC programs on new and existing production equipment
  • Completes electrical, pneumatic, hardware and software control design for new and existing 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 production 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.
  • Help manage OT Security requirements
  • All other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Specifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering (with PLC experience) is preferred or a related amount of years of experience.
  • PLC & HMI Programming (Siemens PLC preferred)
  • Development of Dashboards using SCADA software
  • Pneumatic design and build
  • Vision systems deployment
    • Programming of FANUC robots (preferred)

Skills

SCADA

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