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Electrical Engineer

WestRock Company | Orlando Container, FL

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Posted Date 12/01/2025
Description

General Information

Job ID

ATR56742

Posting Job Title

Electrical Engineer

Locations

FL Orlando Container

Employment Type

Full Time

Date Posted

01-Dec-2025

Relocation Support

No

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Employer: WestRock Services, LLC (d/b/a Smurfit Westrock)

Job Title: Electrical Engineer (multiple openings)

ATR: 56742

Job Location: 4364 34th Street, Orlando, FL 32811

Job Type: Full Time

Travel: Yes – Domestic travel required up to 40% of the time

Telecommute: No

Job Duties:

  • Develop efficient flow charts for the theory of machine operation to serve as a basis for efficient controls design and programming.
  • Develop root level Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI control programs to interface with FANUC and/or KUKA robot control programs.
  • Develop robot control programs for case loading, palletizing, and other material handling applications.
  • Design controls and programming for other material handling equipment such as conveyors, collators and dispensers relative to efficient product, case and pallet handling.
  • Interface with Project Management and Mechanical Engineering team to ensure that electrical designs and programming are in-line with overall project objectives.
  • Assist the Application Engineering department to develop strong control concepts to support new customer applications.
  • Research and implement emerging technologies that lead to design and implementation of WestRock equipment, with strong emphasis on design flexibility and redeployment.
  • Create a foundation of commonly utilized and proven designs/programs that can be standardized/reutilized.
  • Domestic travel required up to 40% of the time

Requirements:

Employer will accept a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer Science or related field or foreign equivalent and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. Position requires experience in the following:

  1. Experience in electrical/controls/programming relative to robotics, material handling and systems integration.
  2. Experience in CAD.
  3. Experience implementing industry safety standards into electrical and programming design for robot cells: i.e. UL, Robot Industry Association (RIA).
  4. Experience developing standardized PLC/HMI/Robot control interfaces

Contact: Email resume to: greg.keller@westrock.com (ATR 56742) must be included in resume, cover letter, and subject line.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

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