Automation Controls Engineer

SW North America, Inc.; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

SW North America, Inc. seeks an Automation Controls Engineer to design electrical hardware and software for automation projects. You will lead debugging, startup, and commissioning, and collaborate with the Program Manager to finalize designs and deliver technical manuals and customer training.

The role requires hands-on hardware design using EPLAN/TIA Portal and extensive PLC programming with Rockwell/Siemens, plus travel to customer sites ~25% for startup activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience preferred, not required.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical hardware design.
• Electrical design experience with EPLAN P8 or AutoCAD Electrical.
• Programming experience with Siemens TIA Portal / Rockwell Allen Bradley / Mitsubishi.
• Robot simulation experience with Fanuc Robo Guide, ABB Robot Studio, Kuka Sim.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Business travel is estimated to be approximately 25% for this position

Responsibilities

• Participate in system risk and safety assessments
• Selection and sizing of hardware components
• Generation of electrical schematics
• Author bill of materials
• Panel layout design and heat calculation analysis
• Pneumatic system sizing and plumbing
• Develop system hardware architecture
• Design of automation network layout
• Write programmable logic controller logic and function blocks
• Develop human machine interface
• Commission robots, program paths and touch up points
• Travel onsite for customer startup and commissioning
• Integrate auxiliary equipment: laser markers, parts washers and comparators
• Interface with machine tools for machine tending applications
• Ensure system complies with applicable OSHA / safety standands

Skills

Electrical design

PLC programming

Robot simulation

System integration

Travel readiness

English language

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EPLAN P8

AutoCAD Electrical

Siemens TIA Portal

Rockwell Allen-Bradley

Mitsubishi

Fanuc RoboGuide

ABB Robot Studio

KUKA Sim

Job description

SW North America’s Automation Controls Engineer is responsible for the electrical hardware design and software engineering for automation projects on customer orders. This position will work closely with the Program Manager to develop automation concepts into a finalized design. The Automation Controls Engineer will lead the debugging and startup during system commissioning. The Automation Controls Engineer will also work with other team members to develop system manuals and provide end customers with technical documentation and training.

The Controls Engineer performs a variety of duties, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Participate in system risk and safety assessments
• Selection and sizing of hardware components
• Generation of electrical schematics
• Author bill of materials
• Panel layout design and heat calculation analysis
• Pneumatic system sizing and plumbing
• Develop system hardware architecture
• Design of automation network layout
• Write programmable logic controller logic and function blocks
• Develop human machine interface
• Commission robots, program paths and touch up points
• Travel onsite for customer startup and commissioning
• Integrate auxiliary equipment: laser markers, parts washers and comparators
• Interface with machine tools for machine tending applications
• Ensure system complies with applicable OSHA / safety standands

Qualifications & Abilities

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience preferred, not required
• 5+ years of experience in electrical hardware design
• Electrical design experience with EPLAN P8 or AutoCAD Electrical
• Programming experience with Siemens TIA Portal / Rockwell Allen Bradley / Mitsubishi
• Robot simulation experience with Fanuc Robo Guide, ABB Robot Studio, Kuka Sim
• Ability to read, write, and speak English
• Business travel is estimated to be approximately 25% for this position