What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Controls & Robotics Integration Engineer position at Erdman Automation?
Shape how automated machinery comes to life
At Erdman, we design and build automated industrial machinery for the window and door industry. As a world‑class leader in automation and system integration, we live by a simple credo: Visionary thinking. Exceptional doing.
A day in the life
You’ll take a project from a sketched concept through factory install. In the morning, you might map out control architecture, select pneumatic and hydraulic components, and program safety circuits in a safety PLC. Midday could be refining PLC/HMI/robot code in Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk View, running risk assessments, and documenting the control system. By afternoon, you’re on the floor debugging, validating motion control, tuning VFDs and servos, and preparing a machine for customer run‑off. About a quarter of your time, you’ll be on site with customers—installing, starting up, and certifying systems.
What you’ll own
Join a team building the machinery that powers the window and door industry. You’ll work with modern controls, mentor cross‑functional teammates, and see your designs running on production lines across North America.
At Erdman, we design and build automated industrial machinery for the window and door industry. As a world‑class leader in automation and system integration, we live by a simple credo: Visionary thinking. Exceptional doing.
A day in the life
You’ll take a project from a sketched concept through factory install. In the morning, you might map out control architecture, select pneumatic and hydraulic components, and program safety circuits in a safety PLC. Midday could be refining PLC/HMI/robot code in Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk View, running risk assessments, and documenting the control system. By afternoon, you’re on the floor debugging, validating motion control, tuning VFDs and servos, and preparing a machine for customer run‑off. About a quarter of your time, you’ll be on site with customers—installing, starting up, and certifying systems.
What you’ll own
- Program equipment to Erdman and customer build specifications
- Develop safety circuits with a safety PLC and perform risk assessments, implementing appropriate safety devices
- Specify electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic components; create thorough control documentation
- Design electrical/pneumatic systems; program machine PLCs, HMIs, and robots; debug and certify at customer run‑off
- Travel to customer sites for equipment installation and startup (approximately 25%)
- PLC, HMI, industrial robots, motion control, pneumatics, hydraulics
- AutoCAD for schematics and layouts
- Allen‑Bradley ecosystem: Studio 5000, RSLogix 500, FactoryTalk View, and related software
- VFDs, servo motors, and industrial robots
- PLCs from Allen‑Bradley and FANUC
- 5–10 years programming control systems for automated equipment using pneumatics, hydraulics, and other motion technologies
- Ability to carry projects end‑to‑end, from concept through installation
- Proficiency in industrial/manufacturing engineering and PLC programming
- Associate degree in a relevant field desired
Join a team building the machinery that powers the window and door industry. You’ll work with modern controls, mentor cross‑functional teammates, and see your designs running on production lines across North America.
Salary : $30 - $65