Controls Engineer

Convergix Automation

$70K — $95K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in controls engineering or related fields
  • Proficient in Allen Bradley or Siemens PLCs
  • Experience developing PLC programs from scratch
  • Familiarity with robotic systems, including FANUC, ABB, or KUKA
  • Comfortable with Siemens HMIs and technical documentation
  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
  • Willingness to travel as needed within the US and Canada

Responsibilities

  • Design and document custom robotic automation systems
  • Program PLCs and develop HMI and SCADA interfaces
  • Create functional requirement specifications and operation sequences
  • Collaborate with Mechanical and Electrical Engineers for system integration
  • Assist electricians in troubleshooting machine wiring
  • Debug and test powered-on machines to meet quality standards
  • Engage with clients to ensure customer satisfaction and provide updates

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • 401K with company match
  • Company-paid life insurance options for employees and their families
  • Short and long-term disability coverage at no cost
  • Employee Assistance Program for mental health support
  • Generous paid time off policy and paid holidays
  • Profit sharing as part of the compensation package
Full Job Description
Controls Engineer

This position is located in Bridgman, Michigan

Relocation Assistance will be provided for successful candidates

The Role

As a Controls Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, documentation, programming, and the building of custom robotic Automation Systems. This position requires a strong technical ability in the fields of controls and electrical design and is for a motivated individual who enjoys a variety of responsibility. This position reports to Controls Engineering Manager.

Key Responsibilities

  • Controls Engineer will work on various stages of automation and control projects including: electrical design, PLC programming, HMI and SCADA design and development, Networking design and troubleshooting/testing/debugging
  • Provide written functional requirement specifications and sequence of operation documents
  • Interface with Mechanical and Electrical engineering to develop robust and efficient to program designs
  • Assist electricians in debugging machine wiring
  • Write PLC programs for newly developed machines using Convergix base templates and programming standards
  • Debug powered on machines to verify mechanical and programming functionality meets customer's requirements and Convergix's standards of quality.
  • Deliver an extraordinary customer experience by interfacing with clients and project managers to provide status updates, attend client field service and emergency calls, partake in customer meetings, and ability to share your technical expertise


Qualifications and Experience

  • PLC programming experience:
    • Proficient in Allen Bradley or Siemens PLCs
    • Experience developing PLC programs from scratch
  • Robotic integration experience:
    • Exposure to FANUC, ABB, and/or Kukka
  • Comfortable working with Siemens HMIs
  • Ability to read, understand, and interpret technical drawings
  • Understanding of custom industrial machine design
  • Reliable transportation and an ability to travel; although this position is focused on local clients, you should have the ability to travel within US and Canada


Physical Demands

  • While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel objects, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, talk and hear.
  • Occasionally lifts or move up to 25 pounds.


Perks of Being Part of the Team

Here at CONVERGIX, we offer a generous compensation and benefits package including:

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans
  • 401K, including company match
  • Company-paid life insurance with optional supplemental coverage for you and your spouse/children
  • Company-paid short and long-term disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid-time off and company-paid holidays
  • Profit Sharing


We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

CONVERGIX Automation Solutions has an accommodation program in place that provides reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please contact Human Resources.

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