Senior Controls Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Controls Engineer leads the design, testing, installation, and maintenance of large-scale electronic equipment and machinery for use in manufacturing. This role involves complex applications requiring cross-disciplinary integration and broad application of concepts. The engineer will design and recommend control system architectures, products, components, and applications, while identifying and resolving system integration and interface issues. They will also evaluate and adapt new manufacturing and control technologies, confirm control system functionality and safety compliance through testing, and prepare or review electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls drawings. Collaboration with other engineering teams to evaluate components, materials, and suppliers is essential. The role ensures the integrity of process and build data collection, provides support to manufacturing and other engineering disciplines, and maintains equipment by performing audits, troubleshooting, defining preventive maintenance, and implementing improvements. Supplier development and delivery management, along with maintaining project documents, are also key responsibilities. The Senior Controls Engineer will work on multiple complex projects with general direction and minimal guidance, validating control system functionality and identifying areas for operational improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of Controls Engineering experience in an industrial automation environment.
- Electrical experience preferred.
- Familiarity with robotics (Fanuc and ABB).
- Hands-on experience with Siemens/Allen Bradley PLC programming and troubleshooting Fanuc CNC Controls.
- Experience with HMI/SCADA systems.
- Knowledge of industrial networks (EtherNet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, etc.).
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings.
- Availability and willingness to work any shift, overtime, and weekends as needed to support the operation.
Responsibilities
- Designs and recommends the control system architecture, products, components, and applications used in manufacturing processes; identifies and resolves system integration and interface issues.
- Evaluates new and emerging manufacturing and control technologies, adapting into specifications as appropriate.
- Confirms control system functionality, including appropriate safety compliance, by designing and/or executing test procedures.
- Prepares and/or reviews electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls drawings; collaborates with related engineering teams to evaluate components, materials, and suppliers.
- Ensures integrity of process and build data collection.
- Provides information and support to manufacturing, process, maintenance, and other engineering disciplines by answering questions and requests and participating in projects.
- Keeps equipment operating by performing periodic audits; troubleshooting breakdowns; requesting supplies; defining and reviewing preventive maintenance plans; calling for repairs; and implementing process improvements.
- Manages supplier development and delivery.
- Maintains project documents using approved methodology, tools, and templates.
- Works on multiple, complex projects with general direction and minimal guidance.
- Validates control system functionality, including safety compliance. Identifies areas for improvement in the current operating system.
- All other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
