Controls Engineer Contract

VulcanForms Inc.•Devens, MA

8h•$65 - $90•Onsite

About The Position

As a Controls Engineer at VulcanForms Inc., Devens, MA, you will be the key contributor to the team responsible for taking our unique in-house L-PBF process to a factory scale. VulcanForms Inc. is a manufacturer of complex, high value engineered components in serial production at the world's most powerful metal additive foundry. Your initial primary focus will be the hands-on commissioning and troubleshooting of new equipment and its integration into the production environment. The role will evolve to include recent development efforts related to continuous process improvement and managing rollouts of equipment upgrades. This role will be weekend-based from Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, robotics, or relevant field with 7+ years of relevant work experience, or Master's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, robotics, or relevant field with 1+ years of relevant work experience
Demonstrated experience with the design, development, commissioning, and troubleshooting of both hardware and software associated with control systems for various industrial manufacturing equipment and processes
Experience should span all facets of modern industrial control systems, including but not limited to single and multi-axis coordinated motion control, safety systems, HMI, data collection, process monitoring, industrial networks and communications using various protocols, Etc.
Experience with automation platforms such as B&R (preferred), Beckhoff, or others
Demonstrated ability to program in at least three IEC 61131-3 languages: LD, SFC, FBD, CFC, and ST (ST and SFC preferred)
Comfortable with the use of version control software (e.g., GitHub) in a multi-developer project environment
Experience with a wide variety of sensors and actuators and the ability to select/recommend the best for a particular application
Experience with reading and generating electrical schematics, selection, and sizing control systems and power distribution components, and directing the assembly of electrical control panels that meet applicable electrical design and safety standards (e.g., NFPA 79 or IEC 60204-1)

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated understanding and experience designing and tuning closed-loop systems to control position, pressure, flow, and temperature
Experience generating precise system-level documentation: SW design, Root cause analysis, and Engineering Change Orders
Demonstrated attention to detail and a strong desire to take work from concept to completion
Highly motivated, a strong independent worker, creative, and willing to learn
Strong sense of ownership
Team player with excellent communication skills
Excited about taking on new challenges in the metal additive manufacturing industry and working in a fast-paced startup environment
Self-motivated, hands-on, with a practical mindset, and capable of setting and reaching ambitious goals
Additive Manufacturing (AM) or Laser Welding experience
Experience with Additive Manufacturing methods like Powder Bed Fusion (PBF), Directed Energy Deposition (DED), or Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)

Responsibilities

Experience in developing, integrating, testing, commissioning, and supporting automation and control hardware and software for industrial-scale metal additive manufacturing (AM) machines and support equipment.
Experience in developing and optimizing the AM production ecosystem's machine data transfer and collection systems.
Advanced contribution to the effort of building the world's most productive additive manufacturing system.
Collaborate with cross-disciplinary team members to maximize the efficiency and reliability of these systems.