Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer

BCA Mpac Group is located in beautiful Newburyport Massachusetts. Boston Conveyor and Automation (BCA) has brought together a very experienced and successful team to focus on the automation process in the food manufacturing, life science and general manufacturing industries.

Due to rapid growth, BCA is seeking a talented Automation Engineer to join our team. To qualify for this position an individual must be capable of meeting the requirements below and have a minimum of 5 years of applicable experience. This position reports to the Lead Programing Manager.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Design, specification, implementation, commissioning, trouble-shooting, and continuous improvement of automated systems for food & beverage and life science applications
• Documentation of process sequence of operations
• Specification of automation hardware and software
• Development of process documentation including but not limited to sequence of operations, IO mapping etc.
• Programming to include but not limited to
  • PLC’s
  • HMI’s
  • Motion including complex multi axis servo systems
  • Robotics with line tracking
  • Machine vision, both integrated with robotics and stand alone
• Support of:
  • Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) execution
  • Site start-up and Site Acceptance Test (SAT) execution
• Operational support

Technical

Skills & Qualifications

To qualify for this position, candidates should have the following skills and abilities:

• Automated system risk assessments
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Results-oriented and innovative
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and with deadlines
• Ability to visualize a process or system from concept to development
• Strong planning, organizational and decision-making skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with customers, vendors and other stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 25%; sometimes being away for one to two weeks simultaneously

Knowledge and Experience

• Ladder Logic programming, preferably Rockwell
• Strong understanding of safety standards
• OEM Original Equipment Manufacturing Experience
• Experience with automated systems for food & beverage and life science applications

Core Values & Benefits

Mpac Core Values

• Integrity
• Drive
• Expertise
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401k with matching
• Paid time off (Vacation, Holiday, Sick)

Relationship and Reporting Line

• Reports to:
  
  Lead Programming Manager
• Direct Reports (if applicable): NA
• Working relationships with:
  Electrical, Controls, Robotics & Mechanical Engineering, Project Management

BCA Mpac Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

BCA draws on significant experience and history to design and manufacture cutting-edge material handling and automated systems for our food manufacturing, life science and general industry clients.

We specialize in stainless steel construction and sanitary design. All of our metalwork is done on-premises to exacting standards. Our team has decades of experience, which we use to conceive, engineer and execute clean, efficient systems that go beyond what most manufacturers have come to expect.

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