Controls Engineer
Diversified Staffing Group - arlington heights, IL
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Controls Engineer (Arlington Heights, Illinois) The Controls Engineer drives business profitability by performing machine electrical control design and programming on the company's complete offering of machine tool solutions handling beginner to intermediate solutions. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Apply principles of electrical engineering application to resolve technical issues with machine tool systems. • Design and debug PLC ladder logic for horizontal machining centers, vertical machining centers, and cylindrical grinders, escalating complex concerns to Senior Level Engineers. • Assist in preparing documentation for option kits (installation instructions, electrical CAD drawings, logic concepts, drive parameters, etc.). • Communicate with customers to diagnose control problems and discuss custom control applications and options, escalating complex concerns to Senior Level Engineers. • Travel to customer sites to resolve control problems and issues and provide on-site commissioning of automation systems. • Manage control engineering projects from conception to final implementation. • Partner with representatives of preferred vendors/customers to select and design appropriate auxiliary items. • Travel Requirements: up to 50%, based on business demand. • Performs other related duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or other applicable discipline, or equivalent experience/knowledge. • 3 - 5 years of experience with integration of PLC and CNC controls on machine tool systems, Fanuc Controls preferred. • 3 - 5 years of experience with daily use of engineering software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, etc.). • 3 - 5 years of experience with PLC control systems, low voltage power, and associated electronics. • 3 - 5 years of experience with personnel and/or project management in a technical capacity. • Intermediate/Advanced skills with the Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). Preferred Qualifications: • Prior experience working with the Toyoda (or similar) product line is highly desired. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative. Work Environment: Work is performed while seated in an office environment with minimal exposure to health and safety hazards, and with substantial time spent working with computer equipment. The duties of the Controls Engineer may require exposure to manufacturing areas which require the use of personal protective equipment including but not limited to safety glasses with side shields and mandatory hearing protection. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.
Created: 2024-10-01