Controls Engineer 2

Accountabilities:

• Technical Responsibilities
• Develop cost-effective control systems for custom machinery, including hardware design, programming, safety analysis, and technical documentation.
• Identify technical challenges and seek creative solutions by drawing on available knowledge and resources.
• Coordinate with shop personnel during the electrical assembly of control systems and machines.

• Participate in control system debug, on-site installation, and customer training.

• Personal Responsibilities

• Work proactively, with minimum supervision, to complete projects on time and within budget.
• Motivate self and others in a positive and professional manner.
• Collaborate effectively with project managers, engineers, and assembly personnel within a project team.

• Understand and effectively communicate project status and potential obstacles to success.

• Business Support & Development

• Keep current with technology, engineering methods, and standards within the automation industry.
• Actively participate in ongoing process improvement by adhering to engineering standards, procedural audits, and project design reviews.
• Participate in the implementation of new engineering methods and technologies.
• Facilitate the professional development of self and colleagues by constructively sharing lessons learned through project successes and failures.

Essential Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in engineering and a minimum of two years of relevant experience, or a related two-year post high school diploma/certificate and a minimum of three years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Extensive experience with Programmable Logic Controller programming on a variety of platforms.
• Experience with Rockwell Automation ControlLogix family of programmable controllers.
• Familiarity with multiple IEC programming languages (Ladder Logic, Function Block Diagram, Structured Text, Sequential Function Chart, Instruction List).
• Some experience configuring, tuning, and programming servo-based motion control systems.
• Experience in preparing engineering documentation including Electrical Schematics, Bills of Material, Process & Instrumentation Diagrams, and Operator and Maintenance Manuals.
• Basic understanding of computer networking, TCP/IP, and industrial fieldbus architectures such as Ethernet I/P.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex electrical and logical systems in an efficient and accurate manner.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and written communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with standards relevant to industrial machinery, including NFPA79, UL508A, NEC, EN ISO 13849 and IEC/EN 62061.
• Experience configuring and programming Industrial Robots.
• Familiarity with concepts of modular programming as defined in ISA-88 and/or PackML.
• Experience configuring and programming vision systems
• Experience with an Electrical Engineering CAD program, such as SolidWorks Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical, ePlan, or similar product.
• Programming skills in high-level languages, such as, C, C#, Python, and/or relational databases.
• Exposure to GAMP principles and procedures.
• Proficiency in the design of electrical control systems for industrial machinery, including power distribution, PLC configuration, and machine safety.

Salary Range $85,000- $100,000

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Salary : $85,000 - $100,000