Automation Controls Engineer II - Relocation Assistance Available

Motion Control; Town of Victor (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Progressive Machine & Design, LLC, located in Victor, NY, is seeking a Controls Engineer II to lead hardware design and programming for turnkey automation projects. The role involves working closely with mechanical design, building, integrating and commissioning machines from concept through completion on-site in Victor, NY.

The position requires 5-10 years of experience in hardware design with proficiency in AutoCad Electrical, safety standards, power calculations, and control software

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in controls engineering hardware design and related functions.
• Experience with AutoCad Electrical and safety standards (UL508a, CE, CSA).
• Ability to perform power, enclosure heat, and SCCR calculations.
• Experience with fluid power calculations and SISTEMA safety analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design controls hardware and perform programming, debugging, and site installation of turnkey automation.
• Review customer requirements and integrate with mechanical design.
• Develop and translate device lists into control hardware elements.
• Draft with AutoCad Electrical and manage I/O into controllers.
• Commission and debug control hardware and software on-site and during FAT/SAT.

Education

BS in EE, EET, Mechatronics, related engineering field; or demonstrated equivalent experience.

Tools

AutoCad Electrical

NFP79, UL508a, CE, CSA standards

Power calculations

Enclosure Heat calculations

SCCR calculations

Fluid Power flow calculations

SISTEMA safety calculations

PLC Programming (Rockwell, Siemens, Omron)

HMI Programming (Rockwell, Siemens, Omron)

Robot Programming (Fanuc, ABB, Epson, Staubli, Kuka)

Vision Systems (Cognex, Keyence, Matrox, Teledyne Dalsa)

Industrial Protocols (Ethernet/IP, ProfiNet, EtherCat, IOLink)

Job description

• AC Power schematics
• DC Power schematics
• Safety schematics
• Servo/Stepper schematics
• Industrial Network schematics
• Device schematics
• I/O schematics

Progressive Machine & Design, LLC

Location

Victor, NY

Location: On-Site. Victor, NY. Design it. Build it. See it run.

Qualified Candidates May be eligible for relocation assistance.

Salary: $100,000 - $120,000

Job Summary

Our Controls Engineering Department is growing and we're looking for engineers who have experience in custom machine automation - no two projects are quite alike! The Controls Engineer II is responsible for controls hardware design, programming, debug, and site-installation of turnkey custom automation equipment. At PMD, our engineers don't just design automated systems from a desk. They work alongside the teams building, integrating and commissioning the machines - from concept through completion.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Work independently on medium sized or average complexity projects and/or under direction of more senior engineers on portions of larger or more complex projects.
• Review customer requirements, PMD proposal, PMD cost estimate, and Federal, State, & Local requirements.
• In advance of completed Mechanical Engineering design, attend Mechanical Design Reviews to understand machine functionality, suggest concepts & componentry to meet functional & safety requirements, and incorporate associated Controls Hardware design elements into the Controls Hardware design.
• Translate device list provided by Mechanical Engineering into Controls Hardware design elements.
• Utilize AutoCad Electrical for drafting.
• Use provided symbols & circuits.
• Develop new symbols & circuits as necessary.
• Controls Hardware Design
• AC Power schematics
• DC Power schematics
• Safety schematics
• Servo/Stepper schematics
• Industrial Network schematics
• Device schematics
• Testers, Transducers, Laser Markers, Welders, Robots, etc.
• I/O schematics
• Control Enclosure layouts
• Control Panel layouts
• Fluid Power Supply schematics
• Fluid Power Control schematics
• Bill of Materials
• Interact with Controls Build personnel to answer questions.
• Assist Controls Build Technicians, Controls Software Engineers, and Controls Engineers with electrical and fluid power debug.
• Update design as required throughout the project life cycle.
• Use provided standard code and device drivers, or use end-customer provided code and/or formats to create custom control & HMI programs.
• Create custom device driver code.
• Using control schematics, enter I/O into controller programs.
• Using timing chart provided by Mechanical Engineering, program intended sequences into controller programs.
• Download completed programs.
• Commission control hardware.
• Debug control hardware for out-of-box failures, intended design, and correct wiring/plumbing.
• Debug control software, including all intended sequences, modes of operation, special functions, fault detection, fault recovery, tooling return, and interface.
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Test at PMD.
• Participate in Site Acceptance Test at end-customer's facility

EXPERIENCE (5-10 years)

with 4 or more of the following Hardware Design skills:

• AutoCad Electrical
• NFP79, UL508a, CE, CSA standards
• Power calculations (AC 3phase, AC 1phase, DC 5-90V, Transformers)
• Enclosure Heat calculations
• SCCR calculations
• Fluid Power flow calculations
• SISTEMA safety calculations

And 3 Or More Of The Following Programming Skills

• PLC Programming (Rockwell, Siemens, and/or Omron)
• HMI Programming (Rockwell, Siemens, and/or Omron)
• Robot Programming (Fanuc, ABB, Epson, Staubli, and/or Kuka)
• Vision Systems (Cognex, Keyence, Matrox, and/or Teledyne Dalsa)
• Industrial Protocols (Ethernet/IP, ProfiNet, EtherCat, and/or IOLink)

Minimum Education & Experience

EDUCATION

• BS in EE, EET, Mechatronics, related engineering field; or demonstrated equivalent experience.