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Controls Engineer

Insight Global

Job Description

The Controls Engineer programs, initializes and tests packaging machines. Additional tasks include providing technical support to our customers when needed.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

• Develop design, specifications, and control schemes for automation equipment and the integration between automation and information systems.

• Author, write, and program automation logic to control packaging machines, and communicate information between systems over networks.

• Approve the design of electrical/control-wiring schematics for our packaging systems.

• Develop Human Machine Interface (HMI) to meet the functional requirements.

• Mentor junior-level engineers in areas of your expertise.

• Assure high quality in the testing phase.

• Makes customer site visits as necessary to help solve in-field issues.

• High awareness of client satisfaction level and client needs.

• Participate in lessons-learned meetings with team members after completion of programs/projects.

• Periodic travel up to 15% may be required.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to View email address on click.appcast.io learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy:

Skills and Requirements

  • 2-3 years' experience in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, Computer Science/Computer Engineering in a manufacturing background (could be EE degree or someone more jnr to grow into the role)

○ Experience with Beckoff (or any multi axi motion control)

○ Good fit would be someone who programs for fun

- Demonstrated competence with robotic and PLC programming (Ladder and structured text)

○ Must be able to do structured text

- Experience with any of the following platforms: Beckhoff, B&R, Codesys

- Git Version Control - Control Logix PLC

- Robotics exp

○ ABB, Rockwell URC Robotic Control, KEBA

Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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