Danaher

Sr. Controls Engineer

Danaher$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in engineering or Mechatronics/Automation (5+ years experience) or Master's (2+ years experience).
  • Proficient in PLC programming (ladder logic & structured text).
  • Experienced with AC/DC drives, servo motors, HMIs, machine vision, and safety systems.
  • Ability to manage automation objectives including debugging, installation, and commissioning.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with factories and suppliers to create URS and design automation concepts.
  • Design and program industrial control systems, ensuring supplier deliverables meet standards.
  • Participate in project execution with external suppliers, managing budgets, schedules, and compliance.
  • Lead installation, troubleshooting, and documentation of control systems.
  • Support commissioning and training of automated control systems.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care programs.
  • Paid time off to support work-life balance.
  • Programs that contribute to life beyond the job.
Full Job Description
The Sr Controls Engineer will be a vital contributor and engineering leader in all phases of our projects, including planning, design, programming, purchasing, integration, testing, commissioning, and training of automated control systems. Supporting the Hebron Manufacturing operations and equipment.

This position reports to the Maintenance Supervisor and is part of the Facilities Maintenance Team located in Hebron KY and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Beckman factories and contracted suppliers to develop user requirement specifications (URS), automation concepts, and architectural-level designs for automated equipment. Primary equipment functions include bottle/vial/cartridge material handling, liquid filling, capping, labeling, and palletizing.
  • Design and program industrial control systems such as PLCs, robotics, HMIs, vision systems, motion control systems, and ensure supplier deliverables meet technical standards.
  • Participate in end-to-end project execution with external equipment suppliers & integrators including budgeting, scheduling, design, implementation, installation, troubleshooting, and documentation, while ensuring regulatory compliance.


The essential requirements of the job include:
  • Educational Background: Bachelor's in engineering or Mechatronics/Automation with 5+ years of experience, or master's with 2+ years.
  • Technical Expertise: Proficient in PLC programming (ladder logic & structured text), and experienced with AC/DC drives, servo motors, HMIs, machine vision, and safety systems.
  • Project Leadership: Ability to work within an Engineering team and manage automation objectives including debugging, installation, equipment commissioning, and training aligned with project specs.
  • Communication Skills: Good written and verbal communication, capable of articulating technical concepts for team review.
  • Continuous Improvement: Demonstrates a proactive mindset for process optimization and problem-solving.


It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
  • Hands-on experience with complex mechanical systems including CAD modeling.
  • Experience with Rockwell Automation ControlLogix family of programmable controllers, Cognex vision systems, industrial robotics
  • Digital integration leveraging PLC & SCADA systems including basic understanding of computer networking, TCP/IP, and industrial fieldbus architectures such as Ethernet I/P.


Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

About Danaher

Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in both Diagnostics and Life Sciences laboratories on seven continents. For more than 75 years, our products have been making a difference in peoples' lives by improving the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery.

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78,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.6 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+11.8%
Revenue
$22.2 billion
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