Automation Technology Specialist/ Controls Engineer

Röchling Industrial; Dallas (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Röchling Industrial is seeking a highly skilled mechatronics/controls professional with extensive experience in electrical and hydraulics/pneumatics schematics. You will read, create, and modify complex diagrams to IEC/NFPA standards, develop PLC/HMI/SCADA programs, and retrofit obsolete controls.

Travel to client sites and remote work as needed are expected, with emphasis on safety and mentoring technicians.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in electronics or CS with programming emphasis or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years direct experience in industrial automation.
• Programming certification preferred (Siemens or Allen-Bradley).
• State electrical trades license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Read, create, and modify electrical schematics per IEC/NFPA standards.
• Read, create, and modify fluid power and P&ID schematics per IEC/NFPA.
• Develop and modify PLC, HMI, and SCADA programming languages.
• Install, commission, repair, and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, and VFDs.
• Train technicians and apprentices in instrumentation calibration and troubleshooting.
• Travel to multiple locations with necessary tools and work remotely when needed.
• Ensure safety compliance and proper PPE usage across tasks.

Skills

Electrical schematics

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Troubleshooting

Team supervision

Safety compliance

Remote work capability

Education

Associates of Applied Science in Electronics Engineering or CS

Electrical trades license (preferred)

Siemens/Allen Bradley programming cert (preferred)

AutoCAD Electrical

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Siemens WinCC/Flex

Panel Builder 32

Job description

• Read, create, and modify electrical schematics according to IEC and NFPA standards.
• Read, create, and modify fluid power (hydraulics and pneumatics) schematics according to IEC and NFPA standards. Read, create, and modify P&ID schematics according to IEC and NFPA standards. Read, create, and modify programming code in the following languages: Siemens Structured Control Language (SCL), Siemens Statement List, Siemens Graph 7, Siemens Function Block Diagram (FBD), Ladder Logic (Siemens, Allen Bradley and others), Allen Bradley Structured Text, Microsoft Visual Basic, C++, C#, Java, Python, Microsoft SQL, and others. *Read, create, and modify database tables in MSSQL server.
• Read, create, and modify HMI programs for Siemens, Allen Bradley, and other HMI’s, this includes using WinCC Flex and Panel Builder 32.
• Read, create, and modify SCADA programs for Siemens WinCC, and Inductive Automation.
• Install, commission, repair and troubleshoot any brand of PLC, HMI or VFD.
• Install, commission, repair and troubleshoot any industrial communications media and protocols. Install, commission, repair and troubleshoot a wide range of industrial machinery. Upgrade and retrofit controls that are obsolete with no direct replacements available. This requires making all necessary modifications to existing equipment.
• Possess exemplary troubleshooting skills and be able to repair any machinery from any manufacturer. *Properly use oscilloscopes, test meters, megohmmeters, process calibrators, thermal imagers, vibrations analyzers, data loggers and any other test equipment.
• Sources all necessary materials for projects and repairs and works with maintenance inventory clerk to acquire needed materials in timely manner.
• Train technicians and apprentices the proper methods and procedures for process instrumentation calibration.
• Train technicians and apprentices how to read and understand programming code and logic. Train technicians and apprentices the best practices and methods of troubleshooting components of electrical controls systems. Train technicians and apprentices about fluid power systems, and how to troubleshoot and repair these systems.
• Must be able to perform all duties with minimal outside support.
• Ensure all work is performed and executed safely. Must identify and correctly use appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required for various tasks.
• Must be able to work remotely and also be able to travel with all tools to multiple locations.
• Serve as a resource to production staff in all departments in multiple facilities.
• Support company efforts to develop and maintain positive Employee Relations.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Responsible for training and supervising the mechatronics/controls technician apprentice(s).

Will occasionally train and supervise seasonal interns.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/or Experience

• Associates of Applied Science from accredited college in Electronics Engineering or Computer Science with emphasis on Programming or equivalent experience and certifications.
• 10+ years direct experience in industrial automation.
• Certification in programming preferred, such as Siemens or Allen Bradley certified programmer. *State issued electrical trades license preferred.
• Proficient in AutoCAD Electrical (Preferred)

Language Skills

• Read, analyze, and interpret blueprints, mechanical and electrical schematics, and machine drawings. *Read, analyze, and interpret programming code documented in languages other than English.
• Read, analyze, and interpret common scientific/technical journals, regulatory documentation, and legal documents.
• Must be able to give clear and easy to understand written instructions. *Must be able to create easy to understand operating procedures.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and/or permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to code advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and/or permutations.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. *Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Proven ability to interpret programming logic.

In the Industrial division, you will support customers with exceptional know-how in the plastics segment. Our plastics are used in almost every industry worldwide. And yet: Every industry has its own requirements for materials.

The Röchling Group has been shaping industry. Worldwide. For more than 200 years. We transform the lives of people every day with our customized plastics: they reduce the weight of cars, make medication packaging more secure and improve industrial applications. Our workforce of 11.681 people is located in the places where our customers are – in 83 locations in 25 countries.