Controls Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary: Responsible for design, engineering, and programming of a wide range of automation projects and processes. Servicing customers in varying industrial, agricultural, food and dairy, municipal, and OEM sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Initial project conception/design.
• Electrical controls engineering and specification.
• Instrumentation and controls hardware specification and selection.
• Sizing and selection of all components required to build a functioning control system, i.e. enclosures, main disconnects, power distribution, motor controls, power converters, branch circuit short circuit protection, overcurrent protection, power wiring, control wiring, control system enclosure climate controls, etc.
• Following regulatory requirements and guidelines.
• Project management, including working with all of the project stakeholders.
• Estimating project costs as needed.
• Automation component and software programming.
• Field engineering, service, and commissioning/startup activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree/experience.
• Knowledge of advanced PLC functions such as sequencers & PID loop controls.
• Knowledge of the NEC & UL508A.
• Personal computer skills: Automation software installation and use, as well as Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Independence skills: a self-starter with the ability to work efficiently on their own and manage multi-faceted jobs.
• Team skills: a team player with the willingness to help others within the department, as well as within the company.
• Good customer relations skills.
• Ability to work under pressure at times.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to multi-task.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Qualified Manufacturer Technical Representative (MTR) in UL508A.
• Knowledge of multiple PLC manufacturers products.
• Knowledge of multiple HMI manufacturers terminals.
• Knowledge of multiple manufacturers drives.
• Knowledge of the CIP cleaning process.
• Knowledge of the cheese manufacturing process.
• Knowledge of other industries and process.

Working Conditions:

• Electrical Hazards.
• Varying weather conditions.
• Varying customer environments (Food Grade, cGMP, Etc.).
• Varying office and customer locations.
• Varying schedules & occasional extended hours.