Senior Controls Engineer

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline.
• 5 years related experience in industrial controls system applications related to variable speed drives, Servo drives systems, PLC , HMI and industrial automation systems.
• Minimum of 7 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 5 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 4 years related experience of controls system applications throughout the project lifecycle 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
• Occasional (typically 30% or less), travel required and work at customer sites.
• Must be available and willing to work overtime on occasion to meet customer project commitments.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• May be responsible to lead and review all assigned engineering team’s assigned tasks for a larger or complex project or perform design reviews for more junior engineers and technicians on their projects
• Leads complex assignments requiring new processes, techniques.
• Provides mentorship and coaching to less senior engineers and technicians.
• 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.