Controls Engineer III

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$45.00/hr - $48.50/hr

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Akkodis is seeking multiple of a Controls Engineer III for a 6+ months contract position with one of our Aerospace Industry Leading Direct Client in Mason, OH. The ideal candidate would be someone with strong experience with warehouse automation or material handling equipment specifically for post and parcel customers.

Pay Range: $45.00 - $48.50 hourly on W2, the pay range may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Will be traveling to clients locations through out the country, 90 percent of the time.

Expenses will need submitted weekly as Misc. invoice for reimbursement.

Job Description:

The PLC Controls Engineer III implements multiple electrical projects as the Lead Engineer for an integrated system or sub-system. Engineer provides planning, reporting and management of the electrical project, in addition to technical implementation. The Electrical Controls Engineer takes full ownership of the controls program elements and executes and/or delegate individual tasks throughout the project life cycle by coordinating and forecasting electrical resources in-house and on site may include other Electrical Project Engineers.

The Engineer takes a systems approach in understanding core design features, project elements, overall electrical architecture and manages the scope, budget, schedule, maintaining internal and external customer expectations throughout the project life cycle.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Designs, modifies, develops, writes and implements software programming applications. Supports and/or installs software applications/operating systems. Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software. Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area and 4-6 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.

Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complicated tasks. May lead and direct the work of others. May report directly to a project lead or manager. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Key Responsibilities:

Provides planning, reporting, and technical management of the project for the PLC Controls Engineering portion.

Acts as the Lead Engineer or as an Engineering Team Member, handling multiple projects with little or no supervision.

Demonstrates and recognizes project success from multiple levels of financial, technical, and timeline management responsibilities.

Works closely with other engineering functional teams and manages the scope, budget, and schedule.

Executes all test plans on-site, both internal and customer acceptance/BUAT/UAT/FAT.

Collaborate with engineering teams

Prepare or update reports and documentation

Attends weekly team meetings; reviews scheduled tasks/timelines

Maintains internal and external customer expectations throughout the project life cycle.

Must Have:

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering

• Minimum of 7 years of Controls Engineering Experience in a warehouse automation or material handling equipment specifically for post and parcel customers.

• Leadership experience (Project Lead, Project Manager, Supervisor, Team Lead, or similar)

• Experience leading a program or multiple projects at one time

• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Programming and Electrical Design of:

o Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff Programmable Logic Controllers

o Codesys and ladder logic programming

o Servos and motion control experience

o Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) programming and setup

o Network Protocols - Serial, Ethernet IP, Profinet

o Warehouse control system software interface and protocols

• Scanner and Machine vision system interface

• Project planning and budgeting

• Effective writing and verbal skills

Equal Opportunity…