Automation Controls Engineer

Overview
Automation Controls Engineer
Industrial Systems Division
Matrix Technologies, Inc. is a company focused on providing superior engineering, automation, and systems integration services to its clients, while also offering a great work environment and career opportunities to its employees. The company follows "The Matrix Way," which values doing the right thing and having fun, and aims to enhance people's lives every day. Matrix is a designated Top Workplace and offers market-leading compensation, benefits, bonuses, long-term incentives, and growth opportunities.
DESCRIPTION
Join our team as an Automation Controls Engineer in Minneapolis, MN. This position provides support on projects, and includes a combination of both in office work as well as on site support. Work is typically assigned one task at a time, and reviewed on a per task basis. Project work varies across a multitude of industries, sizes and clients.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Level one programming, including but not limited to PLC, HMI, Vision Systems, Validation, Networking and Virtualization and Systems Architecture.
• Perform design and engineering functions in accordance with accepted practices and Matrix standards.
• Prepare project scopes of work, preliminary design concepts, and cost estimates for small projects. Assist in gathering field data and preparing project specifications.
• Coordinate design with other members of the project team.
• Prepare project correspondence as needed
• Maintain positive client relationships on projects assigned

SPECIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Computer Technology or related field from an ABET accredited college or university
• Minimun of four years of controls, automation, and electrical troubleshooting and start-up experience.
• Engineer In Training (EIT) or Professional Engineering (PE) certification preferred.
• Varied industrial background is a plus. Key industries include food, chemical, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing.
• Ability to travel approximately 15-25%, both locally and overnight.
• Prepare project scopes of work, preliminary design concepts, and cost estimates for small projects. Assist in gathering field data and preparing project specifications.
• Develop high-quality, error-free industrial software programs in keeping with the defined project requirements.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; stoop, kneel, crouch; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk, and hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color, vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• This employee may perform industrial field work which could include exposure to hazardous locations, inclement weather, moving mechanical parts, noise, ladders, uneven ground, and stairs.
• This employee may perform industrial field work which could include exposure to a wide range of known food allergens.

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Job Type: Full Time, Direct Hire
Reports To: Department Manager, Industrial Systems
FLSA Status: Overtime eligible
About Matrix
At Matrix Technologies, our core values define our culture and we live out those values in everything we do. We call this "The Matrix Way." We strive for a culture that promotes teamwork and collaboration, engagement, and talent development. Our culture reflects what the modern workforce wants and inspires our employees to perform their best. We support our employee's personal goals and interests with flexible work schedules and options for increased paid time off. This focus on the employee experience is why we have been named a Top Work Place by the Toledo Blade. To ensure we are providing our customers with the best solutions from the industry's leading experts, we encourage our employees to grow professionally by offering technical and leadership training, tuition reimbursement, memberships to professional societies, and diverse experiences.
Since 1980, Matrix Technologies, Inc. and our professional team of engineering and automation experts have been the leading single source for any process, facility, or automation engineering need. We only hire the best, which allows us to provide our customers with "A Better Process for Success". Our talented staff and processes have also earned us a spot in the Control Engineering System Integrator Hall of Fame.
Matrix Technologies is a versatile, platform-independent, full-service resource for process design, automation and information system engineering. We have a commitment to our clients and it shows with 87% of our projects being repeat engagements from satisfied customers. Matrix Technologies has expertise in oil & gas, chemical, food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical/biotech, aggregates, discrete manufacturing, automotive, glass, and metals.
Come see what "The Matrix Way" is all about!