Control Systems Engineer Job Windsor area,Connecticut USA,Engineering

This is a full-time on-site role for a Control Systems Engineer, located in Windsor, CT. This position is responsible for developing control systems for industrial machinery, including selecting suitable control hardware, generating schematics, fabricating control electronics, and developing machine code and user interfaces for both PLC and PC based systems. Ability to create and edit/revise existing programming and logic is required.

Duties

and Responsibilities

Work with mechanical and process engineers, as well as customers to understand control system and machine requirements.
Select suitable controls hardware within the constraints of cost, capability, and customer requirements.
Generate a complete control system schematic in Solid Works Electrical.
Create, test, and debug industrial control software written in a variety of standard programming languages including Ladder Logic, Function Block Diagram, Structured Text, , C#, as well as hardware-specific languages such as Aero Basic.
Perform equipment upgrades and modifications based on new requirements, taking into consideration existing hardware, software, and budgetary requirements.
Design and develop functional user interfaces using a variety of platforms including, .NET (VB, C#), or dedicated UI hardware and software, such as Siemens and Allen Bradley platforms.
Document all code for future review and revision.
Work with other personnel to prepare customer-ready documentation of equipment software features.
Work and communicate with hardware original equipment manufacturers to interface with provided application program interfaces.
Assist other engineers with control system development issues.
Work one-on-one or in groups with customers to provide training and support.
Assist with the fabrication of control panels and enclosures.
Develop machine vision programs and strategies.
Assist with mechanical assembly.
Develop desktop software when commercial, off-the-shelf solutions do not exist.
Develop plug-ins and interfaces to allow easy communication with minimally supported hardware.
At times, 10% travel is required to customer sites.

** The duties and responsibilities as described above may be supplemented by other duties needed to help drive our organization’s vision and core values.

Required Qualifications

Ability to understand and create code in a variety of programming languages including IEC 61131-3 standard languages, and .NET (VB, C#).
Experience with control system development on Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLC platforms.
Ability to design and program effective and intuitive user interfaces.
Ability to communicate effectively with other employees, production workers, customers, and vendors.
Ability to draft accurate electrical schematics.
Ability to adapt to situations which require multi-disciplinary thinking.
Ability to work independently with little supervision.
Knowledge of industrial and regulatory standards such as NFPA 70E, UL508A, and NEC.
2+ Years of experience with controls systems.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with Beckhoff TwinCAT3 control systems.
Experience with Solid Works Electrical Schematic.
Experience with multi-threaded/Asynchronous programming.
Basic understanding of SQL.
Knowledge of industrial control communication protocols such as Profibus, Profi Net, TCP/IP, Ethernet/IP, Serial, and EtherCAT.
Knowledge of Aero Basic and Aerotech-based programming.
Knowledge of G code, and experience with CNC platforms.
Experience with a variety of industrial controls vendors such as Rockwell, Siemens, Beckhoff, Aerotech, SMC, Keyence, etc.
Experience with robotics, especially Fanuc.
Some mechanical design background/understanding.
5+ years of experience with control systems.
Familiarity with laser systems.

Language Ability

Ability to read, analyze,…