Senior Controls Engineer

Senior Controls Engineer

EOSYS is growing and currently hiring a Senior Controls Engineer to join our talented team.

Our engineers are some of the most talented and engaged engineers in the industry. As a leader in providing industrial automation and integration services, we offer stimulating, challenging projects across a wide variety of industries including Consumer Packaged Goods, Food and Beverage, Chemical, Automotive, Metals, Pulp & Paper and Power & Utilities. We work in small teams, build strong relationships with our colleagues and customers, and provide many opportunities for career development.

For all these reasons and more, our Engineers have a strong sense of accomplishment and choose to call EOSYS home.

The Senior Controls Engineer position oversees and performs the design, programming, documentation, testing, and commissioning of control system projects. They also contribute to overall team performance by training/mentoring associates, providing technical assistance, and improving processes and standards.

This position operates under a hybrid work model based out of our Smyrna, TN office. The role requires a regular, routine onsite presence for face-to-face collaboration, team meetings, and hands-on projects, combined with the flexibility of partial remote work. Additionally this position requires up to 30% travel to client sites regionally and throughout the continental US.

• Provide application/control systems design and development for systems of varying complexity
• Develop and evaluate alternative system solutions that meet stated requirements
• Modify program/system logic involving multiple systems and subsystems
• Develop proficiency in several programming languages and control device networks for PLCs, PCs, or DCS systems
• Interact with customers to gain an understanding of the business environment. Defines scope, plans and deliverables for assigned work
• Work successfully in a matrix structure; focused strongly on customer service and personal growth
• Travel up to 30%

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college/university or equivalent experience
• 9+ years work experience in industrial controls and system integration with a strong focus on software design and programming
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, have excellent attention to detail and be willing and able to learn new technologies quickly
• Material handling or process control design, development, and troubleshooting experience
• Rockwell Control Logix PLC Programming experience
• Networking experience including - Ether Net/IP, Control Net, and Device Net
• Experience successfully interacting and working with customers at multiple levels of responsibility in a manufacturing or production environment
• Willingness to work beyond core business hours, if necessary to minimize business interruption during planned or unplanned system modifications
• Have solid verbal and written communication skills
• Successful completion of drug screen and background check is required

• Servo design, development, and troubleshooting experience of advanced motion control systems including multi-axis, coordinated axis applications is a plus. (Rockwell Kinetix experience is a plus)
• Experience with HMI, Wonder Ware Intouch / App Server / System Platform
• Automotive or Food & Beverage experience
• Experience successfully managing projects with teams of 1 to 2 engineers
• Experience successfully managing technical projects through the entire project cycle including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, commissioning, and closing phases
• Familiar with common Project Management tools for managing budget, schedule, and scope of various size projects
• Experience mentoring engineers on a technical level

The physical demands 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.

• General Office demands
• Sitting at a desk or console for extended periods
• Must be able to be fitted for Personal Protective Equipment…