Controls Engineer II

Samuel, Son & Co.•Tucson, AZ

9h•Onsite

About The Position

As a key member of the Samuel Automation’s Controls Integrations team, you develop and program custom controls systems for automated manufacturing systems. You are responsible for the design of control systems on automation equipment to meet customer and project requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, specializing in controls systems design or software engineering. BSEE degree preferred.
5 plus years’ experience writing software and electrical design for automation systems
Demonstrated success functioning as a controls design engineer on multiple automation projects
Ability to cross international borders. (Passport required)
Must be able to travel 15% of the time.
Ability to create, modify, and integrate new PLC and HMI programs
Ability to modify existing vision applications.
Robot experience, preferably Staubli, Fanuc or ABB.
Experience developing applications in either C#, MS Visual Studio, .Net.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language

Responsibilities

Designs and develops control systems and software programs specific to customer and project requirements based on standard programming methods when applicable.
Integrates hardware and software components such as robots, grippers, load cells, motion controllers, sensors, vision systems and lasers.
Debugs and commissions software programs at Samuel Automation during systems integration phase and then at the Customer’s site during installation.
Communicate with engineering in order to fully understand sequence of operations
Validate machinery operations in conjunction with assemblers and electricians
Provide technical guidance to other team members with respect to the implementation of particular standards and programming techniques
Program control systems in accordance with customer requirements, company and department standards, and project specific designs
May provide technical training to customer operations and maintenance staff
Maintain red-lined electrical drawings, as a record of changes made during wiring and debugging
Collaborate with Machine Builders, Mechanical Designers, Project Managers, and vendors
Mentor junior designers and supports Machine Builders and Electrical Technicians during the build phase
Travels as required to Customer and supplier sites to perform installation, commissioning, and training tasks.
Consults regularly with Project Managers to report status, raise issues, take direction, and assist where able.