Controls Engineer (1677791) - Confident Search Consultants

Controls Engineer (1677791) $100k – $120k per year

Saint Joseph, MI

Full Time; Direct Hire

Culture:

» Focusing on delighting everyone involved in the course of business, this company pays close attention to providing for the needs of their employees, from the tools needed at work to the benefits needed for families at home.

» Use knowledge of custom automation and precision machining alongside a team of sales professionals, managers, controls engineers and builders to develop an accurate design for automation systems.

» Industries served by our client include automotive, aerospace, defense, medical equipment, pharmaceutical, & industrial component manufacturers.

» Benefits include: Health, vision and dental insurance at a low cost to employees. Dental, short & long term disability and term life insurance all at no cost to employee. 10 paid holidays per year. PTO and profit sharing bonus.

Responsibilities:

» Take responsibility for the hardware and software design on projects under the direction of the Director of Engineering

» Prepare control systems designs and utilizing AutoCAD, prepare drawings which include power distribution, PLC, panel layouts, console layouts, pneumatics, hydraulics, and instrumentation.

» Write and document software.

» Help manage budgets and schedules. Work with the Project Manager to develop cost to complete and release dates.

» Work with the assembly department during the build phases of the project to provide efficient and timely solutions to problems.

» Help develop skills through the collaboration with the rest of the Controls Department. This includes facilitating formal and informal training on products and software.

» Help develop preliminary projects’ schedules.

» After power-up, debug the software to ensure the system is “production worthy”.

» Participate as a team member during the installation phase of the project.

Qualifications:

» Bachelor’s degree in engineering

» 7+ years’ experience in controls engineering related to custom automation.

» 3+ years of design experience utilizing AutoCAD software required.

» Desired Hardware Competency

• PLC - Allen Bradley: CompactLogix, ControlLogix,
  • Secondary: SLC 500, PLC 5, MicroLogix. Siemens: 416 Square D: Symax 50.
• HMI - Allen Bradley: Panelview, Panelview Plus
  • Secondary: Siemens: TP, OP Series.
• Communications - Allen Bradley Ethernet I/P,
  • Secondary: ControlNet, DeviceNet, Siemens: Profibus.
• Variable Frequency Drives - Allen Bradley Powerflex,
  • Secondary: SEW Eurodrive.
• Robotics - FANUC,
  • Secondary: Epson, Yaskawa, Denso, Kuka, Kawasaki.
• Linear Actuators - Intelligent Actuator, Festo, Tolomatic, Rexroth.
• Servos - Allen Bradley Kinetix
• Vision - Keyence, Cognex
• Data Acquisition – Ignition

» Desired Software Competency

• PLC - Allen Bradley: Studio 5000
  • Secondary: Siemens: Simatic Step 7
• HMI - Allen Bradley: FactoryTalk Studio (PanelView)
  • Secondary: Siemens TIA Portal
• Communications - Allen Bradley: EtherNet IP, RSLinx
  • Secondary: Siemens: Profibus, ControlNet, DeviceNet.
• Robotics - Fanuc
  • Secondary: Epson, Adept V+, Python, C++
• Servos - Allen Bradley: Kinetix 5000
  • Secondary: SEW: Motion Studio.
• Application Development -
  • Secondary: Visual Basic v4.0, v5.0, v6.0, National Instruments

Schedule:

» Full Time, Monday-Friday, 45 hrs/week

» Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

» Travel may be 10% or more per year.

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