Controls Engineer

Job purpose

Ensight Solutions is currently seeking a talented Controls Engineer to support the Ensight Automation team. We are growing rapidly, and are looking for dedicated, hard-working people seeking an opportunity to make a difference. We offer 100% paid tuition, a generous paid time off package and a fully comprehensive benefits package.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated and trusted partner. They are pivotal in our controls design process and work to analyze new ways we can improve our current and future designs and processes based on their extensive knowledge.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Electrical & Controls Design capability and working knowledge in AutoCAD.

· Layout & design ability for electrical, motor, and system control panels.

· Experience and working knowledge of UL508A Standards preferred, but not required.

· Troubleshooting control system issues, helping support existing client applications, general client communication.

· Control System Programming: SCADA, HMI, PLC, and robotic code development.

· Control System Design: Client technical sales, scope development, project engineering.

· Work within project teams consisting of clients, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and IT to deliver integrated automation solutions.

· May be asked to perform other duties as needed.

Qualifications

Education

· Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent combination of experience and education.

· Working knowledge of controls and automation, preferred.

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

· Experience in the engineering and development of integrated controls system solutions for batch or process-based manufacturing systems.

· Experience in Allen Bradley controls including Factory talk view Studio, RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, and Connected Components Workbench

· Experience integrating Robots into control systems preferred, but not required

· Demonstrated project management skills.

Skills and Abilities

PC Skills

· Microsoft Word – Proficient level

· Microsoft Excel – Proficient level

· Microsoft Outlook – Proficient level

· AutoCAD - Proficient level

Other Skills

· MUST BE DEPENDABLE – Our customers count on us to get the job done and it takes every one of us!

· Demonstrated ability to think strategically, problem-solve and make decisions.

· Demonstrated strong communication skills and ability to effectively work with all levels of the organization.

· Ability to work both in a team and independently.

· Must be able to interact professionally, appropriately, and courteously with customers, co-workers and other outside parties.

Physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; crouch and kneel; and must be able to talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.

Safety is of utmost importance. All team members must observe safety procedures and use equipment and materials properly; must wear safety glasses and steel toe boots.

This role experiences less than 25% travel.