Controls Engineer 3
About The Position
This role involves developing control concepts and setting the control direction for complex projects. The engineer will design cost-effective control systems for custom machinery, encompassing hardware design, programming, safety analysis, and technical documentation. Responsibilities include analyzing technical challenges, devising creative solutions, guiding shop personnel during electrical assembly, leading control system debugging, providing on-site installation and customer training, and estimating control system costs for quotations. Collaboration with the Applications Engineering team to evaluate project feasibility is also key. The role requires working proactively and independently, motivating self and others, delegating tasks, and effectively communicating project status, potential obstacles, and customer/vendor interactions. Additionally, the engineer will identify and implement process improvements, stay current with automation industry technology, and facilitate professional development for themselves and colleagues.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in multiple areas of control systems engineering.
- Capable of designing complex systems.
- Handles challenging issues and provides innovative solutions.
- Leads major project components.
- Balances technical work and project coordination.
- Experience in hardware design, programming, safety analysis, and technical documentation for control systems.
- Ability to provide guidance and support for shop personnel during electrical assembly.
- Experience in control system debug, on-site installation, and customer training.
- Ability to provide initial estimates of control system costs.
- Ability to work across teams and disciplines.
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and conduct code/design reviews.
- Ability to work proactively and independently to complete projects on time and within budget.
- Ability to motivate self and others.
- Ability to delegate appropriately.
- Ability to understand and effectively communicate project status and potential obstacles.
- Ability to effectively communicate with customers and vendors.
- Ability to lead project teams.
- Ability to identify inefficiencies and propose improvements.
- Knowledge of new technology, engineering methods, and standards within the automation industry.
- Ability to participate in and lead the implementation of new engineering methods and technologies.
- Ability to facilitate professional development of self and colleagues.
- Ability to participate in training and mentoring of other employees.
Responsibilities
- Develop control concepts and set control direction on complex projects.
- Develop cost-effective control systems for custom machinery, including hardware design, programming, safety analysis, and technical documentation.
- Analyze technical challenges and devise creative solutions by drawing on available knowledge and resources.
- Provide guidance and support for shop personnel during the electrical assembly of control systems and machines.
- Lead and participate in control system debug and provide on-site installation and customer training.
- Provide initial estimates of control system costs for quotations, based on understanding of mechanical concept and customer requirements.
- Cooperate with the Applications Engineering team to evaluate project feasibility.
- Work across teams and disciplines to ensure alignment.
- Actively 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.
- Understand and effectively communicate project status and potential obstacles to success.
- Effectively communicate with customers and vendors to ensure successful project completion.
- Lead project teams as required.
- Identify inefficiencies and propose improvements.
- Keep current with new technology, engineering methods, and standards within the automation industry.
- Participate in and lead the implementation of new engineering methods and technologies.
- Facilitate the professional development of self and colleagues by constructively sharing lessons learned through project successes and failures.
- Participate in training and mentoring of other employees as appropriate.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
