Controls Engineer

Job title: Controls Engineer III

Location: Charlotte, NC, 28216

Duration: 4+ Years Contract

Travel: Onsite at Charlotte Headquarters, travel to Hickory and Wilmington as needed (Upto 50%), with all the expenses covered by the client.

Responsibilities:

• In this role you will serve as an electrical controls resource for manufacturing process improvement and capital expansion projects. You will lead the electrical and controls scope of assigned projects.
• Project focus will be implementation of PLC based automation in Client's manufacturing plants and processes. You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team that includes mechanical, electrical, controls, facilities, IT, and operations professionals to help ensure systems are installed, commissioned, and running safely and effectively.
• Lead controls engineering scope for automation and capital projects from concept development through design, build, installation, startup, and commissioning.
• Design, develop, and deploy integrated automation and machine control systems using PLC, HMI, SCADA, and related controls technologies.

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (or other related technical field)
• 7+ years of relevant controls engineering experience
• Software/Controls programming experience with PLC’s, HMI’s (hardware/software), SCADA primarily Rockwell
• Experience with HMI and SCADA systems primarily FT View, Optix, Ignition
• Understanding of PID control implementation
• Capability to design, develop and deliver fully integrated machine and motion control, automation, and process machine systems to manufacturing
• Able to effectively leverage external machine builders and system integrators to design, develop, and deploy integrated manufacturing systems to global manufacturing facilities
• Understanding of electrical panel layout, schematic design, ladder logic programming, and system testing and troubleshooting. AutoCAD and/or AutoCAD Electrical skills
• Familiarity of logic-based programming. PLC and IEC base programming structure including ladder logic, function blocks, structured text, and sequential flowchart desirable.
• Familiar with Machine Safety Design principles per ISO 13849 -1&2
• Individuals must be capable of executing project assignments, in a cross-functional team based environment
• Experience designing and implementing industrial communication technologies (Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT))
• Support commissioning, startup, training, and technology transfer as systems are handed off to plant teams.