Sr. Staff Controls Engineer

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

Generac Clean Energy combines the speed and excitement of a technology startup with the resources and market power of an S&P 500 industry leader. Our careers offer boundless opportunity for energetic, mission-driven applicants who seek challenge and impact in a fast-paced culture of teaching, learning, and professional growth, developing solar storage products and software for the clean energy revolution.

Join Generac Clean Energy as we drive to build energy solutions for a more resilient, sustainable world.

What You Will Be Doing

Generac Clean Energy Solutions is looking for a highly motivated Senior Staff Controls Engineer to work on new product introductions for clean energy solutions. You will be working cross functionally with manufacturing engineering, design engineering, supply chain, test engineering, product management, and contract manufacturers across North America. The Manufacturing Engineering team delivers new manufacturing lines to produce residential energy storage systems, rooftop power electronic systems, and clean energy ecosystem products. This position is based at Reno, NV and will be focused on guiding the development of controls architecture and standards and working to grow controls engineering resources in the manufacturing engineering organization. As a controls engineering leader you are directly responsible for the design and implementation of automation systems in manufacturing lines, development of standards and templates, and growing the controls engineering team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• System level ownership of assembly line components and design
• Design and launch manufacturing equipment for new products introduced to mass-production
• Developing next generation controls systems that merge traditional PLC logic with the benefits of a modern software stack
• Performing hands-on work with full-scale production equipment, from initial commissioning to mass production and ramp.
• Lead and guide manufacturing equipment builders to successful project delivery.
• Collaborate on high-level machine and line designs decisions, inform and lead supplier design architecture, and review phase milestones.
• Interpersonal and leadership skills are essential in addition to technical acumen. Leadership responsibilities include:
• Developing engineering talent through goal setting, training, and purposeful assignments
• Motivating engineers & providing growth opportunities and project / company impact
• Fostering a collaborative team dynamic that values ownership and accountability
• Providing mentorship to build team resiliency, capability, and technical depth
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with strong fundamentals
• Minimum 10 years of controls engineering experience
• 8 years of experience on bringing up turn-key manufacturing equipment from concept to commission
• Demonstrated track record of team leadership and mentoring experience
• Demonstrated ability to hire and promote engineering talent
• Ability to plan resource requirements and allocation by projects, including leading external or Line-Integrator controls teams
• Programming proficiency in PLC or industrial controllers (e.g., Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff) using ladder logic and structured text.
• Experience programming and setting up industrial robots (e.g., FANUC)
• Electrical schematic design using AutoCAD and EPLAN
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting and fixing electro-mechanical devices.
• Familiar with common hand tools and diagnostic tools (e.g., multimeters)
• Travel required :15%
  
  
  

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”