Job Description:

• Client is looking for a Controls Engineer to join our team based out of our Wixom, MI office.
• Client engineers work in a variety of environments and locations.
• The role requires strong technical knowledge, sound experience and people-skills, to effectively solve issues as they arise.

Responsibilities:

• Creating and commissioning industrial controls systems, PLC software design, and HMI screens, for different industries and environments.
• Responsible for PLC/HMI code development, code installation, debug on job site, and commissioning of the complete system.
• Conducting the peripheral device programming, machine PLC programming, coordinate the machine debug, power-up, and machine validation with build and electrical teams.
• Ensure that systems are designed and programmed to customer and/or Client build specifications using standard techniques and approaches.
• Travel to customer sites for installation and startup of systems.

Requirements:

• 2 years of Controls Engineering/PLC/HMI programming experience
• 2 years of Siemens Step 7 (TIA Portal, WinCC) PLC programming experience.
• Other PLC platforms are helpful as well such as Allen Bradley, Omron, Mitsubishi, Client, etc.
• Experience with hardware design using AutoCAD, Promise-E or ePlan is a plus.
• The ability to program/write code/ladder logic from scratch
• Prior experience with automotive manufacturing integration and commissioning.
• Prior experience programming within customer-defined standards and templates
• Proficient with a variety of field bus networks including but not limited to Device Net, Ethernet I/P, Profibus, ProfiNet, etc. a plus.

Education:

• AS or BS in Engineering.
• Ideally, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineer or similar.
• Equivalent years of experience can be substituted for a degree.