Field Controls Engineer

Title – Field Controls Engineer Reports to – Field Service Manager

Date Written/Revised –5/2023 Direct Reports – N/A

Status –Exempt

Objectives of this Role

• Provide professional equipment commissioning, troubleshooting, analysis, site acceptance and customer support services for a complete range of ESS Technologies products.
• Commission equipment at customer's facility as required.
• Provide customer remote support for troubleshooting, analysis, and solving complex inquiries from customers.
• Deepen the understanding of products, customers, goals, organization, and business strategies, evaluating systems and processes, and identifying improvement needs.
• Design, develop and implement equipment control systems and subsystems for multiple simultaneous projects following established design standards and practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Incorporate standard control designs and ancillary subsystems to efficiently design and manufacture in a manner that meets project requirements and facilitates safe, productive startup, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment using established design standards.
• Commission equipment, including final acceptance, prior to shipment.
• Commission equipment at customer's facility as required.
• Provide satisfactory field support which will includes travel to customer locations up to 80% to ensure satisfactory operation of machines, production support, and training.
• Meet ESS Technologies quality standards while maintaining working knowledge of relevant technologies and best practices.
• Provide direction to electrical, assembly, and service as required for execution of designs.
• Develop and implement processes that improve manufacturing production and deliver quality outputs.
• Meet project Quality Plan requirements and project schedules for controls.
• Attend all department and process driven meetings.
• Contribute as a member of a team of design professionals to achieve project, department, and company goals.
• Creating or modifying existing simulations for modifications to existing ESS Technologies equipment.
• Build professional skill through continued training, education, and networking events.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

Skills and Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Associates degree in applied technology, completed mechanical/electrical apprenticeship, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a field service capacity or 1+ years of experience in a design-build manufacturing environment as a controls engineer.
• Must maintain a valid enhanced driver's license and/or passport for travel.
• Experience applying PLC-based programming languages to control and monitor industrial machinery and/or industrial processes.
• Allen-Bradley Studio/ RSLogix
  5000, Factory Talk View Studio experience strongly preferred.
• Fanuc experience strongly preferred.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Advanced training/education in engineering, leadership and project management preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with attention to detail.
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding meeting deadlines.
• Microsoft technology and relevant design and life cycle management software.

Physical/Mental Standards

• Ability to operate computer.
• Manual dexterity sufficient for constant use of a keyboard, mouse, and telephone. Speech and hearing sufficient for regular communications. Vision sufficient for use of a computer monitor and transaction documents.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to perform climbing, stooping, crouching, walking, grasping, talking, hearing and repetitive motions.
• Executing up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and or 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Close mental and visual requirements needed to perform work dealing primarily with Engineering, management, and manufacturing.
• Ability to plan, schedule, train, check and evaluate work.
• Ability to troubleshoot (electrical/ programs/machine).
• Work Environment
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