Sr. Electrical Controls Engineer

STOW Group•Romeoville, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The ELECTRICAL CONTROLS ENGINEER is an integral person in helping our customer’s vision for an automated storage solution from Movu US come to life. The core objective is to support Sales and Engineering during the pre-sale phase by answering questions on system integration. And to support project execution by designing, testing, troubleshooting, and supporting product implementation and system integration. Solutions include fully automated storage solutions such as pallet shuttles (atlas), tote shuttles (eScala), as well as automated mobile robots (iFollow) and ancillary systems like conveyors and lifts. Customers are located throughout the United States and Canada, and we work with many leading integrators as our Sales partners. Typical project size ranges from $1-30M.

Requirements

8+ years of experience with controls and electrical engineering of custom automation.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Automation, Robotics, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering.
PLC and HMI Programming experience (Beckhoff, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Rockwell).
Experience with automation controls, monitoring systems, safety area scanners and safety controllers.
Ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems.
Comfortable using 2D CAD software for design of electrical diagrams and schematics.
Willing and able to travel to customer sites and if remote, to our office an average of up to 50%, 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 for training and onboarding to our Romeoville, IL office and regardless of your location, to our headquarters in Belgium (usually no more than 2 weeks at a time).
Morning hours are important for connecting with European colleagues during overlapping business hours.

Nice To Haves

Experience with 3D CAD software.
Experience with ePlan or comparable software.

Responsibilities

Support Sales, Engineering, Project Management, and Commissioning by sharing expertise of final installation and system integration.
Support junior controls engineers as necessary.
Support the creation of functional description specifications regarding electrical equipment installation and controls commissioning.
Develop Programmable Logical Control (PLC) programs.
Draft documentation such as SOPs and contribute to creating manuals.
Develop and design electrical cabinets.
Create schematics and network diagrams.
Design controls algorithms and safety systems.
Program device communication of pallet conveyance and pallet inspection equipment.
Test and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems and processes.
Work closely with R&D.
Source external vendors for materials.
Lead engineering and automation teams through concept planning, configuration, and development.
Contribute to the creation of risk assessment documents that identify hazards in a system.
Optimize the system by offering simulation support.
Support the Sales Engineering team with product testing.
Contribute to mechanical system layout drawings regarding all electrical and controls specifications including cable routing.
Contribute to the development of test plans alongside the Commissioning Team.
Make Full Load Amps calculations.
Ensure UL listed components are selected and cabinets are assembled compliant to such standards.
Be present on-site at First Power Up to ensure everything is operational after rack installation and functional before robots are commissioned.
Be present on-site during the final stages of commissioning to prepare the Movu system for handover to the end-customer.
Perform Site Acceptance Testing.