Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer

Department:

Engineering

Reports To:

Engineering Manager

FSLA Status:

Exempt

Prepared By:

Upper Management

Approved By:

Human Resources

Rev. Date:

1/27/26

Summary:

This position is responsible for designing, developing, and supervising all aspects of electrical control systems, equipment, and machinery. Also responsible for the installation and technical support of PLC based hardware and software.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

· Designs and develops electrical equipment, components, products, and control systems.

· Develops, tests, maintains and modifies applications of controls, instruments, and systems and prepares electrical schematics, panel layouts, PLC programming, operator interface designs, and upgrades/enhances controls on existing products.

· Ensure components are established and procured in a timely manner.

· Works with the design team to learn work flow, drawing preparation and BOM structure.

· Directs activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing conform to functional specifications, codes, standards and customer requirements.

· Uses computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.

· Makes engineering changes/improvements within CAD environment and processes engineering change requests in a timely manner.

· Ensures customers are satisfied, consistent with expectations.

· Participates in design reviews with design team members and reads and interprets technical materials.

· Provides product support on the manufacturing floor.

· Employ both Digital/Software and Analog based methods of debugging.

· Work closely with assembly and panel build to create quality build.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: ABachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field from an accredited four-year college or university required (Master’s degree is desirable) and 2-5 years experience in a "job shop" environment desired; or equivalent combination of education and experience. We will not be able to sponsor work-related visas for this opening.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, Data Sheets, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to analyze, through critical thinking, a verity of solutions to any one problem or improved methods to accomplish identical tasks.

Computer Skills: MS Office software, RSView and WonderWare software, PLC programming proficiency with Allen Bradley and Siemens S7 products as well as other platforms, AutoCAD drawing software and BPCSW. A base understanding of, a Scripting langue (C, Python, C#, or C ), latter logic, and function block programing methods and the Eaton controller platform with XSoft-CoDeSyS-2 and Galileo 8.0 software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: This job requires no certificates, licenses, or registrations.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Core Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

· Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.

· Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.

· Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

· Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

· Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

· Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.

· Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

· Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

· Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

· Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.

· Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.

· Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

· Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.

· Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

• · Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Pay: $90,130.96 - $130,276.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $90,131 - $130,276