Controls Software Engineer

Movu Robotics•Romeoville, IL

1d•$95,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

stow is a company that provides high-density, high-precision racking with automated pallet shuttles (like their atlas 1D) for warehouses, aiming to improve space utilization, accuracy, and minimize labor costs. With over 40 years of experience, stow has 10 manufacturing facilities, 19 commercial offices, and around 2000 employees serving customers in 40 countries. They opened their first U.S. Office in Romeoville, IL in early 2021 and have grown to over 70 employees, with a new manufacturing plant opening in the greater Atlanta area. The Controls Software Engineer is crucial in bringing automated storage solutions from Movu US to life. The role's core objectives include programming the PLC and HMI for products and supporting product implementation and system integration onsite. Solutions involve fully automated storage solutions, including pallet shuttles (atlas) and ancillary systems like conveyors and lifts, for end-users in the United States and Canada, often working with leading integrators as Sales partners. Typical project sizes range from $1-30M.

Requirements

Multiple years of experience with controls engineering for material handling systems and industrial automation
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automation, Robotics, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering
PLC and HMI Programming experience (Siemens preferred, but strong experience with Allen Bradley is just fine)
Experience reading/writing code in SCL or other structured text-based languages
Always looking for ways to improve processes, hardware components, and codebase
Willing and able to travel to customer sites and if remote, to our office an average of up to 30%, usually no longer than 2 weeks at a time; throughout the United States and occasionally to Canada
If remote, occasional travel to our Romeoville, IL office (average 3 days at a time; approx. 4-6 times per year besides onboarding & training)
For onboarding and training, if remote, travel to our Romeoville, IL office and regardless of your location, to our headquarters in Belgium (usually no more than 2 weeks at a time)
Ability to work closely with European colleagues, requiring early morning work to overlap time zones (most people start their workday at 8 am CST and some love to start even earlier so they can wrap up earlier at the end of the day)

Nice To Haves

Siemens PLC and HMI Programming experience

Responsibilities

support Sales, Engineering, Project Management, and Commissioning by sharing your expertise of the final installation and system integration
support the creation of the functional description specifications regarding the operation of the system and the commissioning of controls
draft documentation such as SOPs and contribute to creating manuals
develop and design PLC programs, using standard blocks
develop and design HMI programs, using standard templates
test and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems and processes
work closely with our integration team for WCS testing
optimize the system by offering simulation support
contribute to the development of test plans alongside the Commissioning Team
be present on-site to make sure everything is operational after rack installation and initial electrical troubleshooting and to make sure everything is functional before our robots are commissioned
be present on-site when commissioning is in final stages to prepare the Movu system for handover to the end-customer
perform Site Acceptance Testing