Controls Engineer

Addtronics Custom Automation (ACA), an Addtronics company, solves the manufacturing industry’s most challenging problems with unique and creative solutions. Trusted by some of the largest and most influential manufacturing companies in the world, the ACA team of dedicated professionals delivers unique, high-quality, custom designed automation equipment. ACA also offers design and fabrication of all types of industrial tooling, especially highly engineered, complex parts, and assemblies.

This position involves designing control systems for automation machines, ensuring they meet project requirements, customer expectations, and ACA standards. The candidate should communicate project requirements, develop controls architecture, verify electrical design packages, and create designs that adhere to safety and standards. They will interpret internal cost sheets and develop plans that meet cost estimates, accurately report project status, achieve project milestones, and determine the cost of scope changes.

The role also requires reviewing and evaluating new control‑related products, recommending project‑specific training, and following ISO 9001 procedures.

• Document project related requirements/discussions and effectively communicate these requirements to the project team.
• Work with other members of the project team, internally and externally, to develop a controls architecture that provides the required functionality, based on ACA standards and customer specifications.
• Verify electrical design packages before release to the shop floor, based on adherence to accepted electrical codes, accuracy, completeness, use of standard materials, use of standard methods, and safety.
• Create and implement designs that are acceptable based on functionality and adherence to standards. Programs must be accurate, complete, and meet existing safety requirements before being released to the Shop team.
• Interpret and understand how to apply internal cost sheets.
• Develop plans to accurately produce results that meet cost estimates.
• Accurately report project status through regular status reports.
• Ensure that project milestones are achieved.
• Determine and document the cost of scope changes internally and externally.
• Review and evaluate new controls related products to provide cost‑effective and up‑to‑date control solutions.
• Recommend project‑specific training necessary to increase efficiency and improve engineering knowledge.
• Follow all procedures and work instructions as defined in the ISO 9001 Quality Management System.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• BS Degree in engineering or equivalent experience (Preferred)
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The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; lift and carry items up to 50 pounds;…