Controls Engineer - Talent Legends

If you are a Controls Engineer who is looking for a great manufacturing company where you can continue to grow, this employee-owned company values and retains talented people with its exemplary culture and stellar benefits. In addition to competitive salaries and career growth paths, it has a superb retirement program that includes three components – company stock, a 401-K, and profit sharing! If you are a mid-career Automation and Controls Engineer with the right skills, this position will offer unique projects to keep your interest and grow your already strong technical skills. Interested? Review the following and contact us!

What You’ll Do:

• Take hands-on ownership of controls engineering project requirements that include designing control systems, programming Distributed Control Systems and PLCs, configuring control panels, applying precision instrumentation, supporting check-out, and implementing start ups. Full life cycle, concept to implementation projects!
• Work at client sites and collaborate with client teams to complete projects on time and within budget constraints.
• Develop clear documentation including theoretical principles, detailed control system configuration and design, operational details, system implementation, test plans, and any other details needed to keep equipment up and running.
• Solving problems, managing projects methodically, and creating partnerships internally with teammates and also with external clients will be important aspects of this role.
• Act as technical lead, mentor less experienced engineers, technicians, and contractors, and at times, act as Project Manager on projects ($50,000 to $250,000 budgets).
• Your creativity and applied knowledge will generate repeat business with existing clients and also lead you to projects with new clients.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely-related discipline is required. (Directly-related experience may be considered in place of a degree.)
• 5 or more years of experience is required in automation and control engineering, along with in-depth experience with instrumentation and controls and PLC system design (i.e., Allen Bradley, Siemens, Modicon, etc.) Experience with Distributed I/O systems is highly desirable.
• Expertise with Ethernet-based control systems, safety systems, precision instrumentation, components, logic programs, and programming Distributed Control Systems.
• A track record of delivering innovative automation solutions and design standards to meet customer requirements, including experience with contract documents, collecting data in the field, documentation, and accurately recording results.
• As a Project Manager, Team Lead, or Project Management Assistant, you have overseen or worked with team leaders or managers on daily operations and activities of projects up to $250K, while ensuring that projects stay within budget, are profitable, and are delivered on time.
• Ability to travel up to 15% and to occasionally work on evening or weekend equipment start ups - with these responsibilities being rotated amongst the team members.