West Chicago - Mfg Controls Engineer

Inhance Technologies•West Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Manufacturing Controls Engineer designs, programs, tests, and maintains electrical, automation, and control systems—including PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and industrial networks—for safe and efficient operation of production lines in the Barriers & Surfaces Manufacturing Plants. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, the engineer troubleshoots, designs, and owns solutions and their implementation in support of plant operations. The role works closely with operations to resolve equipment failures and develop process and control improvements. It is an individual-contributor position with a developmental path toward a future management role. Travel may be up to 40%.

Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering with controls/PLC experience, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in an industrial environment.
Ability to interpret mechanical design drawings for electrical requirements.
Ability to interpret electrical designs, schematics, and drawings.
Strong data analysis capabilities.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Skilled use of computers and Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to work independently and be highly self-motivated.
Ability to travel up to 40%.

Nice To Haves

Preferred software experience with Automation Direct, Allen Bradley, Wonderware, and Ignition.

Responsibilities

Develop, modify, troubleshoot, and maintain PLC programs, including sequencing, interlocks, permissives, alarms, PID control loops, and equipment control logic.
Develop and maintain HMI applications, including process graphics, equipment controls, alarm management, trending, setpoint entry, and operator interfaces.
Design and configure industrial control panels and electrical cabinets, including component selection, panel layout, power distribution, circuit protection, terminal blocks, relays, power supplies, PLC hardware, and I/O modules.
Read, develop, and troubleshoot electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, panel drawings, loop diagrams, and I/O drawings.
Perform hands-on electrical installation and troubleshooting involving wire termination, terminal blocks, relays, contactors, circuit breakers, power supplies, PLC I/O, instrumentation, and control wiring.
Configure and troubleshoot digital and analog instrumentation, including 24 VDC discrete signals, 4–20 mA signals, 0–10 V signals, RTDs, thermocouples, and pulse/frequency inputs.
Perform PLC I/O checkout, point-to-point verification, loop checks, and functional testing during equipment commissioning and startup.
Configure and troubleshoot industrial communication networks and protocols, including EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU/RS-485, serial communications, and Ethernet-based device integration.
Integrate PLCs with VFDs, motor starters, instrumentation, mass flow controllers, analyzers, scales, remote I/O, safety devices, and other process equipment.
Configure and troubleshoot industrial Ethernet networks, including IP addressing, managed switches, network topology, device communications, and basic network diagnostics.
Size and select control-system components, including power supplies, circuit protection, relays, contactors, terminal blocks, PLC modules, communication modules, and control transformers.
Troubleshoot control systems from field devices through wiring, I/O hardware, PLC logic, communications, and HMI to identify root causes of equipment and process-control issues.
Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, and field troubleshooting of automated process equipment and control systems.
Develop and maintain I/O lists, control narratives, cause-and-effect matrices, alarm lists, network architecture drawings, and control-system documentation.
Apply appropriate electrical and controls standards and practices for grounding, shielding, signal segregation, control power distribution, and electrical safety.
Perform other duties as assigned.