Engineer – Controls Systems
Job Description
You will be developing real-time automation solutions from the manufacturing plant floor to the enterprise level, using a variety of programming, configuration, and design tools. This is an OOP/SPT & Python based role, with multiple positions available.
Key-skills and interests: machine and process control, high-level programming, information solutions, database development, operational efficiency, mechatronics.
Responsibilities:
- Engineering and implementing real-time automation controls and information solutions
- Conceptualizing during the design phase of the project life cycle
- System programming, debugging, and testing
- Creating documentation, including project engineering notes, project design traceability documentation, case studies, and more
- Commissioning new solutions; finding opportunities for improvements
- Creating methodologies and complex problem-solving
- Learning new technologies
- Mentoring colleagues on your expertise and knowledge base
- Having fun and being challenged
Technologies Used:
- PLC Programming Platforms: Beckhoff, B&R Automation, PLCNext, Codesys, Schneider
- System Networking: Ethernet, Routing and Switching, ADS, Modbus, MQTT, OPC UA, TCP/IP
- HMI Platforms: Beckhoff, Inductive Automation
- Vision Platforms: Cognex, Keyence, ROS, Halcon
- High-level Programming: IEC-61131-3, C#, HTML5, Python, C++
- Database Platforms: MS SQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MySQL, InfluxDB
- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 10+, Linux, freeBSD
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree plus 3 years experience -or- equivalent combination of education and experience
- Demonstrated interest and ability to program, specifically object-oriented concepts
- Works well in a team-oriented setting, as well as solo on projects
- Thrives on learning and applying what you have learned to new projects
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Capable of self-starting on tasks and asking questions along the way
- Understands complex system designs
- Meticulous, conscientious, analytical, focused, self-starter individual, who is a quick learner.
