Automation and Controls Engineer

Stormtechcontrols; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Stormtechcontrols in Missouri is seeking a hands-on Controls Engineer to design, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade PLC and HMI solutions across industrial systems. You will create system layouts, I/O schematics, and control panel specifications, working with Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Inductive Automation Ignition, or Wonderware to meet customer requirements.

You will develop PLC programs, create sequences of operation, and support field wiring teams with documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade PLC & HMI solutions.
• Designs system layouts and I/O schematics and integrates control devices
• Creates Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programs
• Will utilize Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley suite of tools, Inductive Automation Ignition, or Wonderware software to meet customer requirements.
• Creates a control sequence of operation document to ensure that the design meets customer requirements
• Work with complex PLC programs, electrical control systems, and industrial refrigeration systems to meet customer requirements.
• Communicates with customers as well as other vendors to identify product specifications and electrical design specifications.
• Prepares schematics and specifications for control panel fabrication
• Provides documentation and support to the field wiring team
• Develops industrial graphics that allow the display and control of system status, alarms, etc
• Ability to successfully balance multiple concurrent assignments is a must.
• Assist in both internal and customer acceptance testing of subject equipment.
• Requires excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to be applied in design, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of material handling equipment.
• Performs on-site commissioning to implement and validate the system design
• Aids in transitioning systems to customers for system go-live
• Travel (30%) to customer locations is required.

Job description

• Design, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade PLC & HMI solutions.
• Designs system layouts and I/O schematics and integrates control devices
• Creates Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programs
• Will utilize Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley suite of tools, Inductive Automation Ignition, or Wonderware
• software to meet customer requirements.
• Creates a control sequence of operation document to ensure that the design meets customer requirements
• Work with complex PLC programs, electrical control systems, and industrial refrigeration systems to meet
• customer requirements.
• Communicates with customers as well as other vendors to identify product specifications and electrical design specifications.
• Prepares schematics and specifications for control panel fabrication
• Provides documentation and support to the field wiring team
• Develops industrial graphics that allow the display and control of system status, alarms, etc
• Ability to successfully balance multiple concurrent assignments is a must.
• Assist in both internal and customer acceptance testing of subject equipment.
• Requires excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to be applied in design, installation, commissioning, and
• troubleshooting of material handling equipment.
• Performs on-site commissioning to implement and validate the system design
• Aids in transitioning systems to customers for system go-live
• Travel (30%) to customer locations is required.