Control Engineer

Commission PLC controls for food process, product handling and packaging equipment for a global company that builds innovative production machinery. They are seeking a Controls Engineer to work in their Dallas area facility. The company has been in business since 1950 and is a world leader in modernized processing equipment used in food, pharmaceutical, and other industries around the world.

Requires about 25% Travel to customer sites.

Job Responsibilities

• Design or Review automation and network design layouts of our equipment
• Commission PLC controls for food process, product handling and packaging equipment
• Work with other engineering disciplines (Mechanical) to deliver projects
• Advise and assist the Sales and Project teams to win new business (Advisor to costing, design and controls related questions to the project).
• Design training material or manuals as it relates to controls
• Design and/or supervise design of electrical or electronic control systems
• Design and/or supervise design of PLC, HMI and SCADA control systems
• Supervise electrical installations of partners
• Commission systems and train operators and plant engineers as it pertains to the equipment or system controls
• Travel about 25%
• Maintain current awareness of trends and techniques industry technology trends

Required Education and Experience

• Electrical engineer experience
• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience programming PLC systems from scratch (Red Lion, Allen Bradley & Siemens)
• Knowledge of the workings of system control panels
• Experience in the food industry a plus
• Experience in a continuous process environment
• Evidence of creating Method Statements and Risk Assessments
• Experience using AutoCAD, preferred
• Experience with SCADA or MES system preferred
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills

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