Controls Engineer

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This position offers an opportunity to design, deploy, and support complex control systems for custom machinery, leading project components and providing technical guidance to shop personnel and customers.

• Develop control concepts and set control direction on complex projects.
• Design cost‑effective control systems for custom machinery, including hardware design, programming, safety analysis, and technical documentation.
• Analyze technical challenges and devise creative solutions using available knowledge and resources.
• Guide and support shop personnel during electrical assembly of control systems and machines.
• Lead and participate in control system debugging, provide on‑site installation support, and conduct customer training.
• Provide initial estimates of control system costs for quotations based on mechanical concepts and customer requirements.
• Cooperate with the Applications Engineering team to evaluate project feasibility.
• Collaborate across teams and disciplines to ensure alignment.
• Mentor junior engineers and conduct code/design reviews.
• Work proactively and independently to complete projects on time and within budget.
• Motivate self and others in a positive and professional manner.
• Delegate appropriately to engineering support and shop personnel.
• Communicate project status and potential obstacles to stakeholders.
• Effectively engage with customers and vendors to ensure successful project completion.
• Lead project teams as required.
• Identify inefficiencies and propose process improvements.
• Stay current with new technology, engineering methods, and industry standards.
• Lead the implementation of new engineering methods and technologies.
• Facilitate professional development by sharing lessons learned through project successes and failures.
• Participate in training and mentoring of other employees as appropriate.

• Essential Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in engineering and a minimum of seven years of relevant experience, or a related two‑year post‑high‑school diploma/certificate and a minimum of ten years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive Experience with Programmable Logic Controller programming on a variety of platforms.
• Extensive Experience with Rockwell Automation Control Logix family of programmable controllers.
• Experience with multiple IEC 61131‑3 programming languages (Ladder Logic, Function Block Diagram, Structured Text, Sequential Function Chart, Instruction List).
• Proficiency in configuring, tuning, and programming servo‑based motion control systems.
• Experience configuring and programming industrial robots.
• Knowledge of ISA‑88 and/or PackML modular programming concepts.
• Experience preparing engineering documentation including electrical schematics, bills of material, process & instrumentation diagrams, and operator and maintenance manuals.
• Solid understanding of computer networking, TCP/IP, and industrial field‑bus architectures such as Ethernet‑I/P.
• Proficiency in electrical control system design for industrial machinery, including power distribution, PLC configuration, and machine safety.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex electrical and logical systems efficiently and accurately.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Desired Qualifications
• Knowledge of standards relevant to industrial machinery (NFPA 79, UL 508A, NEC, EN ISO 13849, IEC/EN 62061).
• Experience configuring and programming vision systems.
• Experience with an electrical engineering CAD program (e.g., Solid Works Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical, ePlan).
• Programming skills in high‑level languages (C, C#, Python) and/or relational databases.
• Knowledge of GAMP principles and procedures.

$110,000‑$135,000

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing

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