Controls Lead Engineers

What You Will Do In This Role: 

• Verify PLC code (check someone basic, advanced, and complex areas.

• Document, program, and test host interfaces.

• Develop emulation checklist.

• Schedule pre-commissioning meetings.

• Develop commissioning checklist.

• Verify final commissioning plan from PM for concerns, with minimal assistance. Lead commissioning efforts on-site.

• Assist other engineers in hardware and software troubleshooting techniques. Check and approve all system drawings.

• Verify design (check someone else’s work) of advanced areas (such as Shipping or any type of Merge).

• Check drawings and BOM for compliance to department standards and customer specifications.

• Develop composite for cabinet location and network routing. Define the entire safety system design approach.

• Identify all scan points and barcode requirements.

• Coordinate scanner vendor requirements/information on drawings.

• Identify special mounting or brackets that are required for system.

• Coordinate these needs with Installation, Mechanical Engineering, and other groups as needed.

• Participate in schedule review, aligning ME/CE segments.

• Break a quote into different segments and understand how long a segment will take and the cost involved in that segment/task.

• Dissect a quote. Know system, products, and where in quote to find information
• Compare sales/estimating documents with company and customer standards.
• Separate the hours of a project into tasks required to complete the project.
• Schedule and facilitate Hardware, Software, Safety and System Tech reviews.
• Develop staffing plan, without assistance.
• Develop implementation plan and submit to Manger, without assistance.
• Strive to complete milestones per project schedule.
• Track project financials.
• Communicate and document project risks, overruns, and underruns.
• Generate and track overruns (ORAs) and underruns, including plans to mitigate risks.
• Identify and coordinate all required third party contacts.
• Ensure Standard Work and department processes (such as the use of checklists) are followed.

What We Are Looking For: 

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or closely related field and 5 years’ experience as a Controls Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Commissioning Engineer or closely related occupation.
• Also requires 3 years’ experience with software platforms including AutoCAD Electrical, Maestro, RSLogix 5000, Factory Talk, Allen Bradley PLC/HMI Software, ASIMON, SOPAS, and Profibus; testing and commissioning electrical and software aspects of conveyor and sortation systems using NEC, NFPA and UL electrical codes; forecasting and tracking project budgets using SAP; performing compliance checks on other engineer’s documents and schematic drawings
• planning, specification, and implementation of engineering design projects; guiding complex material handling systems; testing and commissioning electrical and software aspects of conveyor systems; installing and configuring material handling system controller hardware and software
• performing controller troubleshooting and implementation of issues resolution; using fieldbus protocol conversion and conversion devices; motor controls, tuning VFD’s, performing FLA calculations for size motors and transformers, and technical writing for operational descriptions; testing E-Stop and safety relay circuits; troubleshooting electrical control systems related to power distribution and material handling equipment; and using and calibrating photo-eyes, scanners, and barcode readers.
•   Up to 40% travel is required to various unanticipated locations. Pre-employment processing for this position requires drug testing and passing background checks. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere within the U.S.

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