Senior Controls Engineer - custom automated equipment

InnoTECH Staffing is looking to hire a fulltime/permanent Senior Controls Engineer for a client in Southern New Hampshire.

DESCRIPTION
A Senior Controls Engineer / Automation Engineer works alongside our operations and engineering teams to design, build, program and deploy custom automated equipment and solutions for every application, process and industry. Our goal is to exceed expectations and ensure our customers receive an exceptional experience. As a Senior Engineer within the department, the largest and most complex projects will be yours to solve for success. Additionally, mentorship of the team will be possible such that your years of experience can benefit the organization and junior members of the team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 10 years of experience in automated controls systems for industrial manufacturing equipment
• Participate in design development and design reviews at all levels; proposal, standards, project
• Analyze customer requirements and translate requirements into an Automated Solution
• Manage technical solutions to minimize costs while meeting customer requirements as well as long term reliability
• Coordinate with other departments as necessary to satisfy project requirements
• Work with the broader organization to drive continuous improvement in job process and optimization of build costs
• Provide industry-specific application knowledge and direction to team members
• Develop project requirements and design specifications
• Perform detailed system design, programming, implementation, and full testing of the automated solution
• PLC logic, servo motion, and HMI development utilizing applicable software (A-B)
• Design and Test of Hardwired and Digital Safety circuits
• Participate in system startup activities
• Diagnose problems with pneumatic and mechanical systems interfacing with electrical & electronic systems
• Develop tools and integration strategies to increase effectiveness and lower cost
• Investigate and suggest architecture and technology enhancements
• Follow and improve upon Company processes and controls design standards
• Able to travel within the US (10% or less) and rarely internationally

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be professional, proactive and positive, with internal and external customers and coworkers. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Skills and Abilities:
Efficient using 2D AutoCAD Electrical to generate control system packages
Functional electrical maintenance and advanced troubleshooting skills
Competence in the industrial machinery controls design domain
Experience with different fieldbus architectures such as Ethernet/IP, Modbus, ASCII
Functional experience programming Servo and VFD drives
Ability to work independently with little direction
Familiar with international standards (IEC, ISO, NFPA, NEC, UL, CE)
Robotic systems (ABB & Fanuc)
Vision systems to perform part recognition, part position, robot guidance, and quality inspections (Keyence, and Cognex)

EDUCATION

• Associate’s Degree and 15 years of robotics, controls, or engineering experience; OR
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 10 years of robotics, controls, or engineering experience