Controls Engineer

Bühler Gruppe; Owatonna (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sputtering Components Inc. (SCI) in Owatonna, MN, seeks a skilled Controls Engineer to design and integrate control systems for new products and to support customers during installation and operation.

You will collaborate with customers and internal teams to deliver reliable, high-performance electrical solutions for vacuum technologies. The role requires 3+ years in PLC/FW/SW/Controls engineering, knowledge of PLC protocols, and experience with SolidWorks Design and SolidWorks Electrical.

Qualifications

• : 3+ years' work experience in PLC/FW/SW/Controls engineering.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between customers and internal engineering teams to ensure customer control needs are defined and the correct products, features, and/or services are created and offered.
• Designs, develops, and qualifies all aspects of control systems requirements, interfaces, and integration.
• Provide product support at customer and rep sites – controls integration, installation, training, and service.
• Promote Sputtering Components products.
• Maintain expert knowledge of our products – Controls, Design, Build, Test, Performance, Installation, Operation, Troubleshooting, Service, Upgrades, Failure Analysis, Spare Parts, and Reliability.
• Define, develop, and implement the required interfaces to customer electrical control systems.
• Drive product improvements – enhanced features, improved reliability, reduced failure modes, and customer requested performance/interface attributes.
• Develop and implement internal procedures for quality assurance of electrical systems.
• Participate in the development of new products and applications.
• Deliver product training internally and externally.
• Provide technical service and sales support at customer sites
• Additional technical projects as assigned

Skills

Controls engineering

PLC programming

SolidWorks

SolidWorks Electrical

Electrical control systems

Travel up to 25%

Education

Electrical Engineering or Computer Science degree

Tools

SolidWorks Design

SolidWorks Electrical

Job description

Sputtering Components Inc. (SCI)

Sputtering Components Inc. (SCI) in Owatonna is a business in southern Minnesota that has served customers all around the world for over 20 years.Our thin film technologies are used in vacuum coating systems to make windows, smartphones, display screens, solar panels, automobile components, decorativehardwareand more.

Sputtering Components Inc,is looking fora skilled Controls Engineer with a knack for innovation and a keen eye for system integration. In this vital role, you will be at the core of designing and developing control systems for our new products and ensuring their seamless integration into customer operations.

Yourexpertisewill enable you to provide top-notch support and deliver crucial technical information to our clients, empowering them to effortlessly integrate, purchase, install, andutilizeSCI products. If you are someone who thrives in a collaborative environment while advancing your career in product development, this position is for you.

This is where you'll excel

• Subject matter expert on Sputtering Components products
• Act as a liaison between customers and internal engineering teams to ensure customer control needs aredefinedand the correct products, features, and/or services are created and offered
• Designs, develops, and qualifies all aspects of control systems requirements, interfaces, and integration
• Provide product support at customer and rep sites –controls integration, installation, training, and service
• Promote Sputtering Components products
• Maintain expert knowledge of our products – Controls, Design, Build, Test, Performance, Installation, Operation, Troubleshooting, Service, Upgrades, Failure Analysis, Spare Parts, and Reliability
• Define, develop, and implement the required interfaces to customer electrical control systems
• Drive product improvements –enhanced features, improved reliability, reduced failure modes, and customer requested performance/interface attributes
• Develop and implement internal procedures for quality assurance of electrical systems
• Participate in the development of new products and applications
• Deliver product training internally and externally
• Provide technical service and sales support at customer sites
• Additionaltechnical projects as assigned

These are the skills you'll need

• 4-year Electrical Engineering or Computer Science degree or equivalentpreferred
• 3+ years' work experience in PLC/FW/SW/Controls engineering
• Knowledge of PLC communication protocols
• Experience withSolidWorksDesignand SolidWorks Electrical
• Knowledge ofelectrical control systemsand interfaces for industrial vacuum technologies
• Keen attention to detail
• Must have great organizational skills and be able to multitask across products and sites
• Strong written, verbal, and presentations skills
• Must be able to travel up to 25%