Electrical Engineer - All Levels
Posted Jul 27, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
BW Converting is hiring electrical engineers at all levels in Green Bay, Waukesha and Madison. What level do you see yourself at, and what would you point to as evidence?
What they are checking: Self-awareness about their skill level, which helps the team place them correctly.
Tell me about a machine or system you helped design from early concept through startup. What was your piece?
What they are checking: Whether they have seen the full design cycle and understand how early choices show up later.
Tell me about a time you had to learn a new technology quickly for a project.
What they are checking: Learning speed and initiative, which matter across all levels in a growing group.
These are mostly hybrid roles. How do you stay connected to the shop and the team when you are not on site?
What they are checking: Whether they can make hybrid work in a hands-on engineering environment.
What would you do
You are partway through a design and the mechanical layout changes. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Flexibility and how they protect schedule when other disciplines change direction.
How would you support a machine in test that is not performing as designed?
What they are checking: Whether they take ownership in the shop instead of handing problems off to technicians.
About the work
How do you select a PLC platform, I/O and network architecture for a new machine?
What they are checking: System-level thinking about controls architecture, scaled to their experience level.
Explain how a servo drive and motor work together to control position on a high-speed converting line.
What they are checking: Real understanding of motion control, which is central to tissue and hygiene machinery.
How do you design for reliability so a machine runs for years in a customer's plant?
What they are checking: Whether they consider heat, vibration, component ratings and serviceability in design.
What is a safety circuit you have designed or reviewed, and how did you know it was adequate?
What they are checking: Whether they understand machine safety requirements rather than copying old circuits.
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