Controls Engineer

Bio-Techne • Wallingford, CT

111d • $73,100 - $120,200

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. The Simple Plex & Simple Western platforms are respectively an automated microfluidics-based ELISA immunoassay solution & an automated capillary-based Western Blot solution within Bio-Techne (NASDAQ: TECH). We are rethinking protein tools and helping thousands of researchers around the world resolve their protein analysis problems so they can reveal new insight into proteins and their role in disease. As a Controls Engineer, you will be a vital member of a dynamic team, including engineers, scientists, and technicians, dedicated to advancing cartridge production through tooling, fixturing, and automation. Your role will focus on maintaining, improving, and developing systems to support testing and automation efforts aimed at enhancing production capacity. You will engage with a variety of technologies, including PLC, and PC-based systems, incorporating analog and digital I/O, multi-axis motion control, machine vision, and digital communication protocols. Utilizing LabVIEW, Beckhoff and a mix of third-party hardware / software, you'll contribute to our automation control systems. The control systems interface with our LIMS systems for process management and quality control. The drive towards increased automation, including part handling and conveyance, is a critical component of our strategy to meet growing production demands.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or a closely related field.
• Over 4 years of experience in designing and implementing PC-based test systems and production machinery.
• Proficient in LabVIEW programming and familiar with National Instruments hardware suite.
• Proficient in Beckhoff programming and familiar with Beckhoff hardware suite.
• Experience with PLC programming and applications is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and improvement.
• Experience in ISO-9001 or ISO-13485 regulated environments will be considered an asset.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment, interfacing with various departments and skill sets.
• A proactive problem-solver who actively seeks out challenges and efficiently resolves them.
• Excellent communicator capable of articulating technical issues and solutions to a diverse team.
• A continuous learner, open to feedback and committed to personal and professional growth.
• A proactive approach to volunteering and seeking feedback, aimed at continuous improvement and innovative development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to design, develop, integrate, and deploy innovative production systems that enhance automation and efficiency.
• Continuously update and refine existing equipment to ensure optimal performance and integration with new technologies.
• Play a key role in the validation of new equipment, ensuring they meet production and quality standards.
• Develop and maintain LabVIEW, Beckhoff and PLC based applications and programs to control and automate production processes.
• Design electrical schematics and prepare comprehensive documentation for both new and existing machinery.
• Provide expert troubleshooting and problem-solving support for manufacturing operations.
• Implement equipment and process improvements to support manufacturing efficiency and reliability.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• Mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• Employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives.
• Accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• Culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees