Control Systems Engineer
About The Position
ENTEK is hiring a Control Systems Engineer at its Terre Haute, Indiana location. The role designs, develops, programs, and starts up industrial control systems for manufacturing equipment, with hands-on ownership of equipment startup and troubleshooting at the facility. The engineer uses P&IDs, scope documents, functional descriptions, and electrical drawings to write and refine PLC programs and HMI systems, and also helps define project scopes, develop and perform test procedures, and support on-site installation and commissioning. The position includes designing and programming HMI and SCADA platforms; reviewing P&IDs and working with Engineering Department personnel; and performing regular troubleshooting and customer service activities. The engineer supports safe machine control and production uptime, follows safety procedures and industry best practices, and contributes to Lean manufacturing through tools such as Kaizens, 5S, and RIEs. The role requires occasional support for after-hours calls and some domestic travel. It typically involves interaction with employees at all organizational levels and requires professional, cooperative communication with coworkers, customers, vendors, suppliers, and partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree or equivalent.
- At least 5 years of related experience.
- Understand basic electrical theory.
- Ability to identify automation components and understand how they interact to control a process.
- Experience or ability in electrical schematic review, I/O checkout, and control system commissioning.
- Ability to track milestones and forecast task timing.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Experience with Autodesk Vault.
- Competency with Siemens Step 7 in TIA Portal and associated PLC and I/O hardware.
- Competency with Siemens S120 and G120C drives.
- Competency with Ignition Perspective.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, program, and start up industrial control systems for manufacturing equipment.
- Troubleshoot equipment and control systems at the Terre Haute facility.
- Use P&IDs, scope documents, functional descriptions, and electrical drawings to write and refine PLC programs and HMI systems.
- Design and program HMI and SCADA platforms.
- Help develop project scopes and create and run test procedures.
- Support on-site installation and commissioning.
- Review P&IDs and interact with Engineering Department personnel.
- Perform regular troubleshooting and customer service activities.
- Track project milestones and forecast task timing.
- Support after-hours calls from time to time and undertake some domestic travel.
- Adhere to safety procedures and regulations, follow safe machine-control practices, and help maximize production uptime.
- Follow Lean manufacturing practices and tools, including Kaizens, 5S, and RIEs.
- Represent ENTEK professionally and contribute to a positive, cooperative work environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
