Controls Engineer

DESCRIPTION

A Controls Engineer is responsible for working within a project team to provide controls engineering hardware and software knowledge & direction to the organization through review, design, and communication.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in design reviews at all levels; proposal, standards, project, etc.
• Analyze customer requirements and participate in proposal development activities
• Manage technical solutions to minimize costs while maintaining reliability
• Coordinate with other departments as necessary to satisfy project requirements
• Work with the broader organization to drive continuous improvement in job process and cost
• Provide industry specific application knowledge and direction
• Develop project requirements and design specifications
• Maintain customer specifications and logging of deviations
• Provide support for product development and support
• Perform detailed system design, implementation and test
• Participate in startup, commissioning and customer acceptance at customer facility
• Diagnose problems with pneumatic and mechanical systems interfacing with electrical & electronic systems
• Develop tools and integration strategies to increase effectiveness and lower costs
• Investigate and suggest architecture and technology enhancements
• Project tasks completed on schedule and under budget
• Project tasks completed to specifications and checked for accuracy
• Follow Invio processes and controls work level instructions
• Controlled code incident management with minimal impact to customer's production
• Product cost containment through improved engineered solutions
• Other duties as assigned.
• Able to travel within the US or internationally

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be professional, proactive, and positive. Having a passion for exceptional customer service and support is a must. Being sensitive to the unpredictable demands and uncertainties associated with human resources is a requisite to delivering superior results and exceeding the expectations of our internal and external customers.


Other skills and abilities:

• Experience in automated controls systems.
• Experience with Robotic Controls and programming platforms.
• Experience with Industrial Vision Systems.
• PLC/HMI programming experience with an emphasis on Allen Bradley, Rockwell, and Siemens.
• Competence in industrial machinery controls design.
• Efficient using 2D AutoCAD, AutoCAD electrical or Eplan to generate control system packages.
• Experience and understanding of relevant codes such as NFPA 70, NFPA 79, UL508a, CE, etc.
• Functional troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with different fieldbus architectures such as Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Profibus.
• High degree of mechanical aptitude and spatial reasoning.

EDUCATION
• Associate's Degree and 5 years of robotics, controls, or engineering experience; OR
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and 3 years of robotics, controls, or engineering experience.