Controls Engineer

Council of Industry•Poughkeepsie, NY

10d•$95,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Controls Engineer applies engineering knowledge to designs and assists with the development of major engineering projects. This position requires a moderate degree of supervision from the Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager. Any design or technical change decisions require management approval in advance. Modifying controls, developing new or creating custom-built products requires collaboration and good communication with MPI’s internal team. Individual is to manage his or her time, working efficiently, to meet the job schedule and requirements.

Requirements

Sound understanding of electrical design, schematics, and electrical codes regarding machine tool design.
Sound computer skills, MS Office, Cad for Schematic creation.
Experience with machine tool equipment, electrical design.
Experienced PLC programmer. Omron, AB, and Siemens are desirable.
Experienced HMI programmer. Indusoft is desirable.
Experienced Robotic’s programmer. ABB and Fanuc are desirable.
Proficient using MPI information system “Epicor”
Ability to know when to seek guidance.
Ability to evaluate a process for efficiency and waste
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Methodical approach to problem solving
Flexible, able to react to changing needs.
Sound communication skills, verbal, written and the ability to listen effectively.
Good organizational skills
Good judgment skills, able to consider how decisions affect overall products.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on Robotic programming is desirable.
Knowledge of vision systems is desirable.
Experienced PLC programmer. Omron, AB, and Siemens are desirable.
Experienced HMI programmer. Indusoft is desirable.
Experienced Robotic’s programmer. ABB and Fanuc are desirable.

Responsibilities

Supports MPI lean culture and initiatives by attending and participating in daily lean meetings while supporting efforts to make continuous improvements throughout MPI.
Electrical Design: Responsible for creating electrical schematics, plc program logic, and electrical enclosure designs within the constraints determined by the given project, time, cost, performance.
Project Work: Completes electrical design for a project with some supervision. These responsibilities include the following:
Electrical enclosure design and detail.
Electrical schematic design.
Hands-on PLC and HMI programming.
Hands-on Robotic programming is desirable.
Knowledge of vision systems is desirable.
Project documentation, including operation instructions.
Project checking.
Manufacturing assembly support.
Checking / Verification: Responsible for ensuring that any of his or her own work is inspected and approved by a qualified engineer.
Manufacturing Support: Responsible for supporting manufacturing during functional testing as required on a project-by-project basis.
Supports testing and verification of new or modified programs.
Assist in the functional testing of the equipment and support customers during FAT.
Documentation: Responsible for the proper documentation of his or her work, including ECR’s, machine manuals, check lists, and others.
Scheduling & Reports: Responsible for reporting the status of his or her project in accordance with Epicor Projects (MPI’s information system) and the engineering production schedule at each weekly meeting. If a problem occurs that requires immediate attention, it is the engineer’s responsibility to report to the Principal Engineer at that time.
Comm/SAT: When required capable to travel to customers site to support installation, commissioning, and Site acceptance testing.
Follows ANSI & OSHA standards and MPI safety rules and regulations.
Other duties as assigned by management.
Supports MPI lean culture and initiatives by attending and participating in daily lean meetings while supporting efforts to make continuous improvements throughout MPI.
The focus of this position is Controls Design; individual will spend 80% of their effort toward project-based activities.
Key activities in scope:
Continuous improvement/lean activities
Performs tasks as described in MPI document “Eng Task List Rxx”
Project based work
PLC, HMI, and Robot controls design & checking
Machine functional testing
Schematic creation and checking
Activities out of scope:
Project planning
Supervisory activities