Controls Engineer

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Role: Controls Engineer

Contract

Location: Elgin, Illinois

Job Description:

What You'll Do

• Prototyping using overnight machined parts from our fabrication shop
• Participate in machine risk assessments and ensure safety standards are met
• Review electrical schematics and assist with hardware definition / architecture
• Create application design documentation/flow charts and conduct software design reviews
• Program all software for unique projects with a variety of needs (PLC, HMI/SCADA, Servo, Robotics, Machine Vision, etc.)
• Test and verify electrical wiring (safety circuits, IO, communications, etc.)
• Debug and test all software to meet project requirements
• Test run equipment to validate software quality and performance
• Work with assembly personnel and mechanical design engineer to ensure all mechanical setups and alignments are properly completed
• Work to ensure the project requirements are fulfilled and the equipment performance is excellent before it is shipped to the factory

What You'll Bring

• 1 or more years of experience in custom automation
• PLC controls (Siemens primary, Rockwell Automation secondary)
• HMI/SCADA (WinCC primary, Ignition secondary)
• Experience with controls hardware including sensors, remote IO, servos, VFDs, machine vision, barcode readers, etc.
• Industrial networking protocols: Profinet, Ethernet TCP/IP, Ethernet I/P, EtherCAT, etc.
• Robots: 6-axis (FANUC primary, Kuka secondary)
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls and Computer Control Systems, Mechatronic Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience