Controls Engineer (HMI Programming)

Copeland•Sidney, OH

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Copeland is looking for a controls engineer on our Oil Free Centrifugal (OFC) development team. Our OFC compressors are sold to system manufacturers in HVAC and Data Center applications. It is a fast-paced and demanding environment as we adjust to customer requests. The main focus of the job will be development of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) program for the compressor with additional responsibilities supporting the compressor control logic. The job is based in Sidney, OH with some opportunity for remote work. We will not be able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

BS in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering or related discipline.
A minimum of 3 years of experience in industrial controls, application programming, electronics integration, or similar.
Experience with programming languages (Industrial PLC/DCS, C#, Python, etc.).
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Ability to balance multiple projects in fast-paced engineering environment.
Available to travel up to 10%, including internationally.
Legal Authorization to work in the United States - Sponsorship will not be provided for this role

Nice To Haves

HMI programming experience.
Embedded controller programming experience.
Experience in HVACR or Data Center applications.
Experience with compressors or turbomachinery.

Responsibilities

Work safely within office and lab testing environments, holding others to safety standards.
Create, modify and test compressor HMI applications (currently in C#).
Support compressor test team with lab controls, technician HMI views, and data recording.
Document and track issue and feature requests in GitHub.
Support application engineers with customer questions and troubleshooting.
Support DFMEA reviews for controls and control hardware.
Modify and test compressor control logic using structured text and function block diagram languages.
Document control changes in internal specifications and customer manuals.
Travel to customer locations for system control support and field troubleshooting (minimal time).
Support compressor development team on control hardware selection and testing.
Support power electronics (variable frequency drive) development team with compressor controller and drive interactions.