Controls Engineer

Innotek Corporation; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Maple Grove, Minnesota, is seeking a Sales Leader responsible for promoting and developing electronic solutions based on customer requirements. The role involves collaborating with sales, creating detailed proposals, and communicating with customers to ensure satisfaction. Ideal candidates have strong programming skills with PLCs and HMIs, are self-motivated, and possess excellent communication abilities. Join a dynamic team within a rapidly changing environment, focusing on quality and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience programming and working with PLCs and HMIs from various systems.
• Ability to proficiently interpret blueprints and basic knowledge of shop math.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Self-motivated with effective communication skills.
• Team player working cooperatively to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Interface with sales to provide system proposals.
• Review customer specifications for cost-effective proposals.
• Communicate with customers about product usage.
• Create detailed cost analysis spreadsheets.
• Assist production in creating special test procedures.

Job description

Sales leader with proven track record of cultivating strong customer relationships, creating impactful marketing strategies, and driving sales in a…

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for working with the sales department to develop electronic solutions per customer projects/requirements. This includes the developing of integrated systems, detailed cost analysis, written proposals and providing sales support in the field. Our Controls Engineers are involved in regular communication with the company’s different departments during the customer’s project. Position will be expected to promote the sale of company capabilities and to propose Electronic/Automation proposals to our customer base and to create/develop electronic solutions for new market application.

Standard Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interface with company sales to collaborate and/or provide system proposals.
• Review customer specifications to enable company to provide cost effective proposals that match customer requirements.
• Communicate with customers to help them understand how to use the company’s products properly.
• Work with vendors to find most cost effective components to meet customer requirements.
• Create detailed cost analysis spreadsheets that include material cost, labor estimates and engineering estimates for customer proposals.
• Write theory of operation and sequence charts to enable programming of machine logic.
• Proficient in Auto-Cad for purpose of creating hydraulic/electronic system circuit drawings and layout drawings.
• Travel as required to assist sales in the pursuit of order and to review customer requirements during the fulfillment of customer orders.
• Assist production, creating special test procedures and supervising shop testing.
• Comply with Company Policies and Procedures; observe Safety Rules and Regulations, reporting hazardous conditions and unsafe practices to Supervisor.
• Perform other duties and assignments as directed by management.

Working Conditions:

• Job shop environment.
• Rapidly changing priorities.
• 40-45 hour work week.
• Safety protection required in manufacturing area.

Interpersonal:

• Verbal and written communication skills that will facilitate resolving technically challenging problems for and with customers and with internal company support.
• Ability to resolve issues to closure while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Effective listener to function as voice of the customer providing feedback to foster improvement in customer satisfaction.
• Be an effective and valuable contributor for the company engineering group in support of future product and systems design improvements for company.
• Demonstrated proficiency working as part of a team in engineering and selling scenarios.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Experience programming and working with PLC’s and HMI’s from Allen Bradley, Horner, Schneider, and Omron systems. Understand mobile controllers, CAN bus, PLUS+1, Bodas, IQAN, etc.
• Must be able to proficiently interpret blueprints, basic knowledge of shop math
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Self-motivated; takes initiative
• Effective communication skills with peers, management, and employees.
• Team player; works cooperatively with others to solve problems and willingly helps others when assistance is needed.

QUALITY & CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:All employees are responsible for Quality and Customer Satisfaction, for all duties performed at Innotek Engineered Products.