Controls Engineer - Automation Specialist

Your Role:

The Mission of the Controls Engineer - Automation Specialist is to program, commission, and install automated solutions developed by the Application Center North America. The Controls Engineer - Automation Specialist will work with our automation team during the design phase of projects and act as a reference to provide feedback and experience from the field. The Controls Engineer - Automation Specialist will assist with programming and debugging of the system while the project is assembled within our workshop. Upon completion, they will follow the project into the field and assist with installation and commissioning at the customer site.

Based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Atlas Copco Assembly Systems LLC is the global leader in providing fastening tools and assembly equipment to the world market. We have an unparalleled reputation in our industry and one that has increased our customers year after year because of sales and service. We work directly with manufacturers, using technology to bring products to the market. You will work with the Automation project team (Project Management, Controls Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, design, and production). You will perform on-site field checks of existing equipment. You will report to the Software & Controls Engineering Manager.

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To Succeed, You Will Need:

• An Associate or Bachelor's degree in either Engineering or a related field or 5+ years of on-the-job experience

• To travel 50% per month to support installations/commissioning of projects at customer sites throughout the USA

• To report onsite/in-person to Auburn Hills, MI office when not traveling #LI-Onsite

• 5 years experience programming PLCs and HMIs using either Allen Bradley or Siemens control architectures

• 5 years of experience Testing and Debugging Ladder Logic in automation products

• 5 years of experience writing Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) scripts from scratch using Ladder Logic

• 5 years of experience performing remote and in-person field support to installation technicians/teams

• 5 years of experience with Cobot/Robot integration in light assembly cells in a customer environment

  
  

In Return, We Offer you:

• Ample opportunities for professional development

• Outstanding company benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and more benefits, Short & Long-Term Disability, 401(k) up to 6% company match, 15 days+ of paid time off, Substantial paid company holiday package, Gym, Education, and Health Reimbursements, Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave

• Comprehensive training program

• A rewarding company culture.

  
  

At Atlas Copco we believe in challenging the status quo, always looking for a better way. Our leading-edge technology and great ideas enable us to innovate for the future.
We believe that passionate people make it happen. You are a brand ambassador and our face towards our customers. With us you drive your own professional journey and you are empowered to act.
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