Apogee Sustainability

Industrial energy efficiency with turnkey solutions

Project Engineer

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeChicago, IL, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

10+ years of experience delivering heavy industrial engineering projects.
A background in Electrical Engineering, Automation, or Mechatronics.
Strong knowledge of medium- and low-voltage electrical systems, switchgear, and variable frequency drives.
Experience with industrial automation platforms such as Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider, or ABB.
Commissioning and troubleshooting experience within live industrial environments.
Professional fluency in English.
Willingness to travel across North America, mainly the Midwest.

Responsibilities

Lead the technical delivery of projects involving medium- and low-voltage electrical systems.
Lead the technical delivery of projects involving medium- and low-voltage variable frequency drives.
Lead the technical delivery of projects involving industrial automation and PLC/SCADA systems.
Lead the technical delivery of projects involving energy optimisation and industrial process improvements.
Lead the technical delivery of projects involving factory and site acceptance testing.
Lead commissioning, troubleshooting, and client handover.
Work alongside multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to high engineering standards.
Take ownership from technical design reviews through commissioning, optimisation, and final client handover.

Desired Qualifications

Experience within steel, mining, manufacturing, utilities, process industries, or other heavy industrial environments.

Project Engineer

Apogee Sustainability Limited · Chicago, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-10

Workplace: hybrid

Department: Operations: Technical, Customer Projects & Services

Description

Project Engineer, North America

Energy Drive Systems is a global leader in industrial energy efficiency, delivering Intelligent Motor Control and Energy Efficiency-as-a-Service (EEaaS) solutions to heavy industry. As we continue expanding across North Ameirca, we're looking for an experienced Project Engineer to support the delivery of technically complex projects throughout the region.

This is a senior, field-based role for an engineer who enjoys taking ownership—from technical design reviews through commissioning, optimisation and final client handover.

What you'll be doing

You'll lead the technical delivery of projects involving:

Medium & Low Voltage electrical systems
Medium and Low Voltage Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
Industrial automation and PLC/SCADA systems
Energy optimisation and industrial process improvements
Factory and Site Acceptance Testing (FAT/SAT)
Commissioning, troubleshooting and client handover

Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you'll ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest engineering standards.

Requirements

We're looking for someone with:

10+ years' experience delivering heavy industrial engineering projects
A background in Electrical Engineering, Automation or Mechatronics
Strong knowledge of MV/LV electrical systems, switchgear and Variable Frequency Drives
Experience with industrial automation platforms such as Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider or ABB
Commissioning and troubleshooting experience within live industrial environments
Professional fluency in English
Willingness to travel across North America (mainly mid-west)

Experience within steel, mining, manufacturing, utilities, process industries or other heavy industrial environments would be highly advantageous.

Benefits

At Energy Drive Systems, you'll work on challenging industrial projects that deliver measurable improvements in energy efficiency and operational performance. You'll collaborate with experienced engineering professionals, contribute to innovative solutions and play a key role in helping heavy industry reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact while working on projects across North America, we'd love to hear from you.

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About the Company

Apogee Sustainability

Industrial energy efficiency with turnkey solutions

Energy Drive focuses on reducing energy use in industrial plants by providing turnkey, zero-capex energy savings solutions for pump and fan motors. They install and manage energy-saving systems powered by variable speed drives (VSD) for low- and medium-voltage motors, and they guarantee net monetary savings for each system with no upfront installation cost. The company differentiates itself through disruptive collaboration with clients, offering guaranteed savings, and a willingness to fund the capital for energy-efficiency projects. They work across industries such as mining, chemicals, manufacturing, food and beverage, paper and packaging, textiles, power generation, and rubber. The goal is to change how industry uses energy by delivering verifiable energy efficiency and environmental savings and improving industrial energy performance.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding: $26.4M
Headquarters: Hillcrest, South Africa
Founded: 2011

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