Controls Engineer

Dominion Technologies Group, Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Dominion Technologies Group, Inc. in Detroit, Michigan, is seeking a Controls Engineer to design and implement control systems for automotive final-line equipment.

You will develop documentation, hardware elements, PLC/HMI software, and drive applications while coordinating with mechanical, electrical, and project teams to ensure on-time delivery. Responsibilities include commissioning, system validation, and direct customer engagement for project planning and status reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience creating and directing development of controls hardware and software to meet project requirements and customer specifications.
• Experience supporting projects from inception through completion through design, build and integration.
• Knowledge of industry standards and customer requirements with recent, relevant work including GM, Stellantis or Ford projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain control system documentation ensuring compliance with customer specifications and industrial standards.
• Controls hardware design including electrical circuits, control panels, pneumatics, hydraulics, communication networks, variable frequency drives.
• Controls software design including PLC programs, HMI applications, drive applications, and industrial communication networks.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and project management teams to ensure cross-functional alignment and on-time delivery.
• Commissioning equipment, supporting start-up activities and system validation.
• Work directly with customers independently or as part of a project team by participating in meetings, project open issues and status reports.

Skills

Controls hardware design

PLC programming

HMI development

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Job description

Dominion Technologies Group, founded in Detroit in 1965, is a global leader in automated assembly and process equipment for the automotive industry. Headquartered in Roseville, Michigan, with locations across five continents, we design, build, install, and support complete final-line solutions. We’re hiring a Controls Engineer to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain control system documentation ensuring compliance with customer specifications and industrial standards.
• Controls hardware design including electrical circuits, control panels, pneumatics, hydraulics, communication networks, variable frequency drives.
• Controls software design including PLC programs, HMI applications, drive applications, and industrial communication networks.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and project management teams to ensure cross-functional alignment and on-time delivery.
• Commissioning equipment, supporting start-up activities and system validation.
• Work directly with customers independently or as part of a project team by participating in meetings, project open issues and status reports. Supporting successful project planning, budgeting, and scheduling.

Requirements:

• Proven experience and ability to create and direct the development of controls hardware and software that meets project requirements and customer specifications.
• Proven experience and ability to support project from inception through completion throughout all phases of design, build and integration.
• Knowledge of customer and industry specifications with ability to calculate figures and amounts such as power consumption, heat dissipation, network performance, safe stopping distances, pneumatic and hydraulic requirements.
• Advanced skills in troubleshooting, commissioning and system optimization.
• Knowledge of industrial network protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to support system commissioning and production start-ups
• Knowledge of industry standards, common practices and customer requirements with recent, relevant work experience including GM, Stellantis or Ford projects.