Controls Engineer Industrial Automation

Controls Engineer Industrial Automation

Macomb County MI

Are you looking to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, and your voice is heard?

We have a position for a Controls Engineer for Industrial Automation to work for our client in Macomb County MI this is a direct hire position

What you will be doing

• Leverage understanding plant processes to determine and apply proper design methods for implementation using knowledge of electronics, engineering, and mechanics.
• Create efficient designs and programming unique to each project.
• Apply PLC based Industrial Automation systems with HMI interfaces to control machine operations with Variable Speed AC & DC Drives.
• Serve as the technical lead on projects
• Design, Execute, and Commission custom motor control systems.
• Partner directly with the engineering team and will also work independently to meet customer requirements.
• Primary Responsibilities:
• Review electrical design specifications to establish project requirements through interaction
• with colleagues & customers.
• Create electrical designs including schematics, motor control cabinet assemblies, wiring charts,
• machine interconnects, and component-level documentation.
• Create PLC/PAC programming for Rockwell Software (Studio 5000, RSLogix 5000, RSLogix 500,
• and Factory Talk View Studio ME & SE).
• Design, program, test, troubleshoot and deploy PLC’s, HMI’s, AC Drives & DC Drives.
• Create and maintain project bills of materials.
• Review and implement change requests.
• Use AutoCAD to design and edit electrical schematics.
• Apply Ethernet/IP and other industrial networks to design & implement industrial control
• topologies for communications of PLC’s, PAC’s, HMI’s AC/DC Drives, and other process electrical
• hardware.
• Continually learn machinery process’ to create electrical designs and programming solutions.
• Communicate directly with customers about project status, designs, troubleshooting and
• support.
• Demonstrate project completeness through in-house testing, on-site commissioning, and
• customer acceptance.

What you need to be successful

Basic Required Qualifications:

·         Associate of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology or Bachelor of Science in Electrical

Engineering.

·         Experience with AutoCAD software for electrical designs.

·         Experience designing and laying out electrical control enclosures.

·         Experience designing AC & DC electrical diagrams for in-house wiring and assembly.

·         Experience with AC power distribution and fieldbus I/O network designs.

·         Experience with AC & DC drives, motors, soft-starters, and motor starters.

·         Ability to read, analyze, &  interpret technical data and use a multi-meter and other electrical equipment

·         Ability to troubleshoot electrical problems and  writing PLC, PAC and HMI programs.

·         Strong communication, organizational , Microsoft Office Suite, and critical thinking skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Associate of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
• Proficiency with AC & DC Drive programming to control variable speed motors for velocity, torque and positioning applications.
• Proficiency with other programming software (ex. Siemens, Omron, Mitsubishi, Idec,
• Automation Direct, Etc.).
• · Proficiency with other industrial communications protocols (ex. ProfiNet, ControlNet,
• · DeviceNet, Etc.)