Senior Controls Engineer

Position: Senior Controls Engineer

Location: Bethlehem, PA United States | Relocation Package Available

Industry: Automation

Environment: Combination of Plant and Office | Hybrid (2 days remote available)

Compensation:

• $120,000 - $145,000 (depending on experience)

Benefits:

• Paid Holidays, PTO

• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

• Growth Opportunities

Job Summary:

The purpose of this Senior Controls Engineer is to support conveyor, robotic, and integration projects for new and pre-existing accounts/customers. The main experiences sought for this position are design/programming/wiring systems, as well as ramping up integration solutions. This position’s responsibilities begin during the sales cycle engaging with customers, until the very completion including installation, onsite set-up, and all other after-sales support.

Job Responsibilities:

· Programming (PLC/Software development).

· Hardware engineering.

· Electrical panel and schematic design.

· Electrical devices and wiring techniques

· Commissioning systems, machinery, and equipment as needed.

· Training and servicing customers as needed.

· Responsibility for managing subprojects.

· Supportive in sales and quoting.

· Supportive in conceptual design

Knowledge:

· Automation engineering according to EN 60204-1 and IEC 60439-1.

· Design a system to Code, incl. NEC, NFPA, UL

· Design panel, arrange for inspection.

· Safety engineering according to EN954-1.

· Good experience in Allen Bradley PLC programming, Omron/Siemens/Beckhoff a plus

· Good experience in C / Java programming is a plus.

· Good experience in HMI/SCADA, including FactoryTalk Optix exposure.

· Good experience in fieldbus technologies.

· Experience in robot programming is a plus, incl. Fanuc, UR, Omron.

· Experience with servo motors / motion control programming.

· Autodesk CAD tools, including EPlan Electric P8 exposure.

· Good experience with sensors, barcode readers, RFID technology, etc.

· Thorough understanding of pneumatics, including valves/valve banks and actuators.

What You Need to Be Successful

· Hands-on experience in mechanics and controls.

· Focused on customers and business.

· Ability and interest for attention to details and correctness.

· Well-structured and organized in a workspace.

· Good analytical skills.

· Independent critical thinking.

· Enthusiasm, drive, and creativity.

· Engineering degree and Electrical License Work highly preferred.

· Minimum 5 years in the workforce demonstrating the job requirements assigned.

· Fluent in English, bi-lingual a plus.

· Travel to customer sites ranging between 25%-40%.