Control Engineer

Control Engineer

Full Time Direct Hire

Salary is ~$95-120k

Manchester, CT 06042

~20% Travel

Required:

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Hands-on controls engineering experience
• Strong Siemens background: TIA Portal, PLC, HMI, drives, and safety systems
• Experience with S7-1200/1500, ET200, SINAMICS, Profinet/Profibus/Profisafe
• Ability to read and create electrical drawings
• Strong troubleshooting skills (software, hardware, and network)
• Experience integrating sensors, actuators, and drives
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Able to pass background and drug screening

Desired:

• Electrical codes knowledge
• Pneumatics experience
• Full system hardware design
• Industry 4.0 / Smart Manufacturing exposure
• Robotics experience
• Packaging machinery background (not required — automation is what matters)

Software & Tools:

• Siemens TIA Portal, S7 Manager, WinCC Flex
• S7-1200 / S7-1500 PLC programming
• SINAMICS drive configuration
• WinCC (Comfort / Advanced / Unified) HMI development
• Profinet / Profibus / Profisafe
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Responsibilities:

• This role owns programming and system-level controls
• Design control systems and write programs for industrial packaging machinery
• Work across 4 core machine models plus custom modifications
• Modify and improve existing programs; maintain archived systems and documentation
• Act as project lead while supporting cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with internal teams and customers throughout builds
• Program PLCs, HMIs, and drives using Siemens TIA Portal, S7 Manager, and WinCC Flex
• Design Profinet networks and integrate ET200 I/O, safety systems (Profisafe), VFDs, and sensors
• Execute FAT/SAT; debug hardware and software; tune drives and motion systems
• Support machine startup and commissioning
• Create electrical schematics, panel layouts, I/O lists, and functional specs
• Provide remote and onsite training and troubleshooting support
• Support proposals and technical discussions with customers and vendors
• Follow ISO and internal quality standards; apply Lean principles

Company:

Packaging Equipment Company. In business 40 years. 20 employees.

Benefits:

• Holiday Bonus
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401k
• PTO and Holidays