Controls Engineer-Multiple Openings--Hudsonville, MI. Responsible for complete electrical, pneumatic & hydraulic design of custom manufactured automated machinery. Responsibilities include design, programming & troubleshooting. Gathers information necessary to begin design. Determines the extent & type of controls required to construct the assigned machines. Sizes all electric, pneumatic & hydraulic components. Programs logic controllers & other components necessary including robots, servo drivers, displays & remote interfaces. Progresses with designs of multiple machines. Reviews, resolves & investigates opportunities that arise pertaining to active jobs. Reviews procedures & makes suggestions for company standards procedures. Generates bills of material, controls schematics & software required for controls construction. Maintains network files as required for the controls design department. Reviews with mechanical engineering intent for machine construction. Directly supervises & participates in the construction of machine manuals. Resolves problems encountered by manufacturing. Troubleshoots machines at the customer’s facility. Conducts operator & maintenance training. May be required at the customer’s facility. Use AutoCAD Electrical, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)-RS Studio 5000, RS Logix 5000, SLC 500, Factory Talk View (HMI-Human Machine Interface), Fanuc Robot Controllers, Networking. Travel required 20-30%, domestic and international.
Requires: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field & 1 year of relevant work experience.
Apply to: Stephanie Darling, Altron Automation Group, Inc. 3523 Highland Drive, Hudsonville, MI 49426 or https://www.altronautomation.com/careers
