Electrical Controls Engineer

Electrical Controls Engineer LOCATION Beltsville, MD TYPE: Full Time COMPENSATION: $90 - $130K ANUALLY PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Participate as part of a multi-disciplinary team that provides material handling and industrial automation system solutions for our customers. • Design, procure, integrate, and test electronics for material handling and industrial automation systems. • Support reporting and presentation of system requirements, design, test plan, and test results to customers. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: • Minimum Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other relevant majors. • Minimum of three to five years of relevant work experience including: • Electronics instrumentation and computer control. • Component selection for control applications involving sensors, actuators, servos, and hydraulics. • Interpreting and authoring electrical schematics, drawings and technical data packages. • Electrical assembly design and integration including: discrete wiring, cabling, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS: Must have - • Hands on experience with electro-mechanical equipment. • Experience in control applications involving sensors, actuators, servos, and hydraulics. • CAD software proficiency • Self-starter that takes initiative and gets things done in a fast tempo development environment. • Ability to work in a team environment. • Strong verbal and writing skills in English. Desirable - • Algorithm development experience in one or more areas: MDR conveyor control, PID control, , sensor selection and signal processing, and machine learning. • Experience with industrial I/O networks such as EtherCAT and Ethernet/IP. • Experience with TCP/IP and/or UDP/IP communications protocols. • Experience with digital signal processing techniques & embedded systems. • Experience with analysis tools, such as Matlab/Octave, Python, and/or TCL. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Candidate must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance or favorable adjudication of a national security background investigation. Current successful background investigation completion is a plus.