CONTROLS ENGINEER

Align Production Systems•Decatur, IL

About The Position

The Controls Engineer designs, develops, and implements electrical controls and automation systems to perform to customer’s expectations; collaborates with mechanical design engineers, writes programs and operational procedures for industrial material handling equipment; and is a support system during and after installation as the need arises.

Requirements

AutoCad Electrical
Project Management
Structured Text
CANbus & Ethernet communications
Ability to read, edit, and troubleshoot in Codesys
Must have good mechanical knowledge.
Experience in Allen-Bradley products and software, writing programs using Ladder Logic, and maintaining schematics/programs for future warranty/repairs.
Knowledge of NEC rules and best practices
Microsoft 365
Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering, or Controls Engineering Degree
Troubleshooting skills are paramount.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret component cutsheets, vendor quotes, and sales proposal.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.,) in its most difficult phases.
Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
AutoCAD Electrical: 1 year
Allen-Bradley PLC: 1 year
electrical or automation: 1 year

Responsibilities

Interpret customer requirements, identify, and address design parameters and engineering problems and ensure solutions are implemented accurately and within budget through clear customer communication.
Commission custom product solutions and systems Assist installation and troubleshooting control systems.
Lead as the Project Manager representing the electrical and programming functions of the business for all projects.
Organize Controls Engineering workload and set deadlines for milestones.
Support the manufacture, build and validation of systems which include pneumatics, hydraulics, servos, variable frequency drives, relays, communication networks, touchscreens, pushbuttons, robotics, and other such integration.
Writing AGV programs in structured text for varying machine designs and applications.
Creating system logic for AGV fleets.
Working with customers to establish AGV communication with the facilities operational system.
Performing startup and diagnostic tests on newly manufactured AGV’s before completion.
Assist application sales engineers and product engineers in estimating cost of controls.
Develop cost-effective designs through key selection of control components to maximize profitability and in collaboration with purchasing.
Draw and review control schematics, able to interpret shop edits and implement them into final draft.
Write PLC programs that are simple to test, are well-documented and versatile.
Assist in the creation of operation and maintenance manuals related to controls.
Ability to balance multiple projects and prevent scope creeps.