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Machine Systems Controls Engineer — Pneumatics/Hydraulics

Erdman Automation
Princeton, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2026
Build machines that build windows and doors

Join Erdman—an automation and system integration leader—designing and delivering automated industrial machinery to the window and door market. Visionary thinking. Exceptional doing.

Your mission

Own the controls lifecycle. From concept sketch to on‑site startup, you will engineer safe, reliable motion and logic that transforms requirements into production equipment.

  • Program to precise Erdman and customer specifications
  • Create safety PLC logic and perform risk assessments; implement the right safety devices
  • Specify electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic components and produce complete control documentation
  • Design electrical/pneumatic systems; implement PLC/HMI/robot code; debug and certify at customer run‑off
  • Travel about 25% for field installation and startup

Your canvas (tech)

  • PLC, HMI, robots, motion control, pneumatics, hydraulics
  • AutoCAD
  • Allen‑Bradley toolset: Studio 5000, RSLogix 500, FactoryTalk View, and related packages
  • VFDs, servo motors, industrial robots
  • Allen‑Bradley and FANUC PLCs

Your background

  • 5–10 years programming control systems for automated equipment using pneumatics and hydraulics
  • Track record of taking projects from concept through installation
  • Proficient in industrial/manufacturing engineering and PLC programming
  • Associate degree in a relevant field preferred

Why this role

See the tangible results of your engineering—from schematics and safety logic to a fully commissioned machine on the factory floor—while shaping equipment used by leading window and door manufacturers.

Salary : $30 - $65

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