Controls Engineer

Company Description

PDC International has been in business over 50 years as an Industry Leader, awarded as a Connecticut Top Workplace. We engineer, manufacture and distribute machinery for applying Heat Shrinkable Tamper-Evident Seals and Sleeve Labels worldwide to such customers as Kraft Foods, Johnson and Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Nestle and more. PDC also fabricates both Hot Air & Steam Shrink Tunnels. 

Role Description

Controls Engineer will be positioned at PDC’s Norwalk, CT, Corporate Office with occasional travel to customer facilities required.

Skills & Qualifications

· Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

· 10 years of experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment that involves automated control system design and programming of PLCs and motion control, preferably in automated packaging

· Strong knowledge of Allen Bradley PLC systems and current application platforms

· AutoCAD Electrical for schematic and panel design/layout

· Ability to design and program motion control systems

· Ability to interact with clients from project initiation through equipment factory acceptance testing (FAT)

· Capable of multitasking, working independently, with changing priorities in a rapid-paced environment

· Clear and positive communicator

Responsibilities include:

· Develop/write program automation logic to control automated systems

· Create and read logic and flow diagrams for program design

· Program and set up several families of Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, Servos

· Assist with standardizing/modularizing PLC programs

· Review, create and edit software design documents and equipment specifications as needed

· Work within project budgetary guidelines

· Use CAD to create wiring schematics, panel layouts and other diagrams to meet customer specifications

· Commission new programs including testing/debugging equipment to ensure proper functionality, working in an assembly environment along with technicians to bring up machinery

· Ensure full functionality of equipment along with all integrated devices, including, but not limited to printers, vision systems, code readers, and other third-party packaging equipment

· Provide Technical Support, internally and externally. Some travel required for field support.   

· Evaluate new approaches to improve efficiency and cost on automated control systems and internal processes

· Review Customer Specifications to determine project requirements:

· Identify standard features and assist in proposal creation for non-standard items

· Participate in Customer Discussions and Factory Acceptance Tests