Sr Controls Engineer - MRINetwork Jobs
Saint Joseph, MI
About the Job
Senior Controls Engineer: Reports to Director of Engineering
Job Duties:
- A Senior Controls Engineer will take responsibility for the design effort on assigned projectsunder the direction of the Director of Engineering. It shall typically include, but not be limited tothe following:
- Prepare control systems designs and utilizing AutoCAD prepare drawings which include powerdistribution, PLC, main and station panel layouts, console layouts, pneumatics, hydraulics, andinstrumentation.
- Write and document software.
- Review and take ownership of budgets and schedules. Work with the Project Manager todevelop cost to completes and release dates.
- Coordinate with the Controls Assembly Department during the build phases of the project toprovide efficient and timely solutions to problems.
- Lead and develop the Controls Design Department through mentorship of Level I and Level II
- Controls Engineers. This includes facilitating formal and informal training on products andsoftware
- Develop preliminary projects schedules
- After power-up, debug software to develop the machine into a “production worthy” system.
- Participate as a team member during the installation phase of the project.
Desired Hardware Competency:
- PLC - Allen Bradley: CompactLogix, ControlLogix, SLC 500, PLC 5, MicroLogix. Siemens: 416 Square D: Symax 50.
- HMI - Allen Bradley: Panelview, Panelview Plus. Siemens: TP, OP Series.
- Communications - Allen Bradley Ethernet I/P, ControlNet, DeviceNet. Siemens: Profibus.
- Variable Frequency Drives - Allen Bradley Powerflex, SEW Eurodrive.
- Robotics – Denso, Epson, FANUC, Kuka, Kawasaki.
- Linear Actuators - Intelligent Actuator, Festo, Tolomatic, Rexroth.
- Servos – Allen Bradley: Kenetics 6000, SERCOS Servo Drive Interface, Yaskawa: SGDV, SGDH.
- Vision – Keyence / Panasonic / Cognex / DVT.
- Data Acquistion - Keithley: DAS-1400, DAS-1600, PIO-120
Desired Software Competency:
- PLC - Allen Bradley: RSLogix 5000, RSLogix 500. Siemens: Step 7. Square D. • HMI - Allen Bradley: FactoryTalk View Studio, RSView, PanelBuilder. Siemens: ProTool.
- Communications - Allen Bradley: RSNetworks, RSLinx, Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet.
- Siemens: Profibus. • Robotics - Adept V+, QuickBasic, Python, C++
- Servos - Allen Bradley: Kinetics 6000, SEW: Motion Studio.
- Application Development - Visual Basic v4.0, v5.0, v6.0, National Instruments LabWindows
Required Education and Experience
- An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Bachelors' degree in engineering desired but not required.
- 7+ years’ experience in controls engineering related to custom automation.
- At least 3 years of design experience utilizing AutoCAD software required.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position will lead and develop Level I and Level II Controls Engineers in their group or department on a day-to-day basis.
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