Controls Engineer

Ehrhardt Automation Systems is hiring a Controls Engineer for our Granite City, IL office.
Full-time Monday-Friday position with occasional travel to customer job sites, can include weekend travel.
Starting pay range is $85,000-$95,000 with straight-time overtime after 45 hours.

• Analyzes the mechanical design, review customer's requirements, and specifications to determine the optimal controls system solutions.
• Interfaces directly with Mechanical Engineers, Tooling Designer, and the project manager to support an on time on budget machine delivery.
• Support procurement and presents status and options as required to maintain budget and delivery schedule.
• Supports manufacturing to assess progress, provide technical assistance, final inspection and sign off.
• Provide on-site controls system start-up as required.
• Review project hardware/software for compliance with applicable codes/standards and assure personnel/machinery safety practices are fully implemented.
• Responsible for meeting project schedule, engineering hour budgets, and customer satisfaction targets for own activities or on a project leadership basis if assigned in support of the assigned project team.
• Identifies scope deviations early and often and communicates early and often the impact to hardware cost, schedule, resource needs or skill sets to the project manager and department manager.
• May assist sales by providing project scope definitions, hardware and labor estimates for proposals.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline.
• 3 years related experience in industrial controls system applications related to variable speed drives, Servo drives systems, PLC , HMI and industrial automation systems.
• Minimum of 4 years related experience in electrical design, safety system designs including schematics and panel layouts, applying and programming VFD drives, Servo Drives, PLC’s and HMI’s.
• Minimum of 4 years related experience in fluid power design, including pneumatic schematics and hydraulic schematics systems, applying and programming drives, PLC’s and HMI’s.
• Minimum of 3 years related experience of controls system applications throughout the project life cycle from initial design concepts through installation and subsequent client support.
• Ability to design systems utilizing AutoCAD electrical.
• Extensive knowledge of Allen-Bradley Powerflex drives, Kinetix drives, Studio 5000, Factory Talk
• View, GuardLogix Controllers, Sensors, Analog sensors, and PLC platforms.
• Knowledge of Siemens SIMATIC programming desired.
• Knowledge of codes and standards applicable to industrial control systems including NEC, NFPA79, UL508A, and UL698.
• Product and/ or Program development experience.

• Must be available and willing to work overtime on occasion to meet customer project commitments.
• Occasional (typically 30% or less), travel required and work at customer sites.
• Motivated self‐starter and team player, works well with others and interacts effectively and efficiently with internal or external people and groups
• Extensive cross functional team experience including technical and non‐technical work
• Must have the ability to prioritize, multi‐task, meet deadlines, and work without supervision
• Organized and detail oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook) and general computer literacy
• Must be a creative thinker, able to think outside the box, results oriented, and focused
• Analytical thinker and problem solver
• Core values, exceptional work ethic, and continuous self‐improvement
• Highly organized, ability to prioritize a varied and fast‐changing workload
• Motivated, high achiever, persistent, and conscientious

Salary : $85,000 - $95,000