Electrical Controls Engineer

Schertz, TX 78154

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Electrical Controls Engineer will work within a multidisciplinary design team, and is responsible for the design, development, and support of all aspects of electrical control systems for custom industrial automation machinery, throughout all phases of the project lifecycle. Qualified candidates will be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures in the field of electro-mechanical equipment design and manufacture. Detailed responsibilities include:

• Electrical schematic design and control panel layout.
• Machine programming and HMI design.
• Robot Programming on ABB and Fanuc platforms.
• Support of the manufacturing and assembly teams.
• System start-up, testing, and debugging.
• On-site installation and integration support.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, industrial, or similar engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 7 years PLC, HMI, and servo control and integration experience.
• Experience with schematic design software.
• Excellent technical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Travel required as needed to fulfill responsibilities.

The preferred candidate will possess one or more of the following qualifications:

• Significant experience programming Allen-Bradly Logix5000 PLCs, PanelView HMIs, and Kinetix servo systems.
• Significant experience using the TIA Portal development environment to program Siemens S7-300/400/1200/1500 PLCs, SIMATIC HMIs, and SINAMICS S120 servo drives.
• Significant skill with multiple programming languages, in addition to PLC ladder logic. LabView experience is a plus.
• Significant experience with industrial vision inspection system and/or vision guided robotics.
• Significant experience with hydraulic and/or pneumatic systems and related controls.
• Significant experience with AutoCAD Electrical schematic design software.

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