Automation Controls Engineer

Scope of Position:

• Controls Engineer will analyze user requirements, process design, and mechanical equipment design to create controls architecture for automated systems.
• Work closely with engineers and technicians to define and perform experiments to develop process technologies and solutions.
• Collaboration with internal and external subject matter experts.
• Application of controls theory to solve challenging process control and monitoring problems.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to translate process requirements into controls designs and methodologies to ensure process quality.
• Produce appropriate documentation of controls architecture to facilitate clear communication of requirements to internal and external resources.
• Interface with vendors to select components that meet the needs of the equipment under development.
• Develop robust code that delivers desired functionality from equipment under development.
• Create intuitive Human Machine Interfaces on PC based platforms to deliver desired level of control and feedback from machines and testing apparatus.
• Work directly with internal IT resources to implement network connectivity and appropriate permissions to ensure equipment functionality.
• Perform debugging and modification of new and existing equipment to facilitate development activities.
• Work with mechanical designers and controls technicians to resolve issues and guide best practices.
• Coordinate with controls resources to ensure that hardware, software, and the related documentation stay in sync via appropriate change management tools and processes.
• Design and implement test plans to validate that equipment meets functional requirements and prepare written reports summarizing findings.
• Perform safety analyses and compliance assessments via identification of key risks and issues in order to comply with applicable standards, policies, and regulatory requirements

Travel Requirements:

• Minimal travel expected during development (up to 15%). Up to 25% during manufacturing deployment.

Education & Experience: Required

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineer, or a related degree with a minimum of 3+ years of experience in development of personal computers (PC) and/or programmable logic controller (PLC) based systems. 
• Experience programming automated machines with controls logic and configuring controls networks.
• Experience in producing detailed definitions and associated documentation of controls system architecture.
• Experience in specifying and selecting and configuring compatible controls hardware to construct controls systems.
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills demonstrated using advanced data analysis.
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical and AutoCAD Vault.

Education & Experience: Desired

• Experience with controls hardware and programming (Omron preferred).
• Experience producing controls systems that interface with SCADA and MES systems.
• Experience in performing machine safety analyses.
• Structured text programming.
• Experience working with large, geographically diverse project teams.
• Experience in the fiber optic industry.