Controls Engineer - Industrial Automation & Field Service

Controls Engineer - Industrial Automation & Field Service

• A Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Controls Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Control Systems Engineer are required for this position
• Proficiency in PLC/HMI programming (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, etc.), strong knowledge of electrical design principles, and experience with industrial networks are essential for this custom automation and field role
• This position is in the service area and reports to the Service Manager
• Domestic and international travel to customer sites is up to 25%
• Pay is up to $120,000 for a well qualified candidate
• Must be a United States citizen or Green Card holder
• No remote as it is onsite while not traveling
• Full-time, permanent, W-2 employee
• Full benefits
• No relocation
• Located in the Pewaukee, Wisconsin area

This employee-oriented, family-oriented, customer-oriented, custom industrial automation certified systems integration company is hiring a full time, permanent Controls Engineer - Industrial Automation & Field Service. Work is consistent as the employer is growing and customers are well diversified. The company seeks out employees that love technology as the technology is on the leading edge. Employees are never bored here as every project is custom and unique. Products are created that have never been created before. Creativity and continuous learning are valued and promoted. The employees are very creative and a lot of R&D is put into projects. They have a strong corporate culture and employees are not viewed as a number. Management makes work/life balance a priority. Engineers get to see their unique projects being built on the shop floor.

This position is in the service area and reports to the Service Manager. There are advancement opportunities, and this position could grow into a management role, if that is of interest. Duties and responsibilities of the successful candidate will include the following:

• Evaluating customer needs
• Designing custom industrial automation machines
• Designing electrical controls and electrical power distribution
• Designing electrical hardware
• Programming robots, servos, HMI's and PLCs
• Working with Vision Systems
• Testing
• Servicing custom machines
• Creating quotes for customers
• Traveling domestically and internationally to customer sites up to 25%

The background of the successful candidate must include the following to be considered for this position:

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Control Systems Engineer in industrial automation
• 2+ years of PLC and HMI programming with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, etc.
• 2+ years of electrical machine design experience
• 2+ years of machine safety standards and industrial communication networks implantation experience
• Possess the ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%
• Possess a solid work history
• Being a US citizen or green card holder
• Having a residence within a 45-minute drive