Controls Engineer - Zobility

Job Title: Controls Engineer

Location: Columbus, MS

Duration: Right to Hire

Note:

First shift, typically 45-55 hours/week.

Daily per diem ($68/day) and could cover an initial trip to the area

Job Description:

Creating and commissioning industrial controls systems, PLC software design, and HMI screens, for different industries and environments.

Responsible for PLC/HMI code development, code installation, debug on job site, and commissioning of the complete system.

Conducting the peripheral device programming, machine PLC programming, coordinate the machine debug, power-up, and machine validation with build and electrical teams.

Ensure that systems are designed and programmed to customer and/or build specifications using standard techniques and approaches.

Travel to customer sites for installation and startup of systems.

Skills/Experience Required:

5+ years of Controls Engineering/PLC/HMI programming experience

3+ years of recent Siemens PLC (Step7 or TIA Portal) and HMI programming experience.

Other PLC platforms are helpful as well such as Allen Bradley, Omron, Mitsubishi, Client, etc.

Experience with hardware design using AutoCAD, Promise-E or ePlan is a plus.

The ability to program/write code/ladder logic from scratch

Prior experience with automotive manufacturing integration and commissioning.

Prior experience programming within customer-defined standards and templates

Proficient with a variety of field bus networks including but not limited to DeviceNet, Ethernet I/P, Profibus, ProfiNet, etc. a plus.

Education:

AS or BS in Engineering. Ideally, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineer or similar. Equivalent years of experience can be substituted for a degree.