Controls Engineer

Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. seeks an experienced Automation Engineer to troubleshoot and maintain PLC/HMI/SCADA systems, and to lead medium-to-large automation projects. You will design electrical diagrams, develop documentation, and coordinate with vendors for upgrades.

The role requires hands-on experience with Allen Bradley PLCs, Fanuc robotics, MES, and SQL databases, plus a Lean-Six-Sigma background and strong communication skills. Flexibility for night/weekend work is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on PLC/HMI/SCADA programming.
• 1 year Robotic Arm programming interfacing with PLC.
• Experience with Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, RS485 and CIP Safety.
• 5 years troubleshooting 24VDC, 120VAC, 480VAC.
• Experience with Allen Bradley PLC/HMI/SCADA, Fanuc robots, MES, Historian Server and SQL databases.
• Lean-Six-Sigma certification and C++ knowledge a plus.
• LOTO and GAMP 5 guidelines familiarity.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot Electrical, PLC/HMI and networking issues during production downtime.
• Self-manage multiple automation projects; provide weekly status reports.
• Design, develop and maintain automation standards in SCADA/HMI/PLC.
• Create electrical/networking diagrams in AutoCAD/SolidWorks; produce manuals and specs.
• Research sensors, controls and testing equipment for upgrades.
• Maintain SQL Historian database and backups weekly.
• Develop automation solutions across process areas.
• Troubleshoot 1000VDC electrical connections and components.
• Upgrade AC-DC inverters and DC power supplies for Energy Cube testing.
• Be available for night/weekend/holiday downtime.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Robotic arms

Ethernet/IP

Modbus TCP

RS485

CIP Safety

Electrical troubleshooting

24VDC troubleshooting

480VAC troubleshooting

Rockwell PLC

Fanuc robots

SQL

Lean Six Sigma

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Effectively Troubleshoot Electrical, PLC/HMI and networking issues when equipment is down for production.
• Self-managing multiple medium-to-large scale automation projects simultaneously in a timely manner. Report status on weekly basis.
• Participate in designing, development and maintaining company automation standard in SCADA/HMI/PLC programming.
• Develop full scale electrical/networking diagram for large scale project in AutoCAD or SolidWorks. Develop technical documentation such as Technical User Manual and Detailed Designed Specification documents.
• Continuous research with automation vendor on sensors, controls and testing equipment for potential projects and upgrades on existing automation systems.
• Maintain, update and backup SQL and Historian database for Enterprise operation on weekly basis.
• Design, develop, test and maintain automation solutions in electrical and software across various process areas.
• Responsible in troubleshooting a live Energy Cube (1000 volt DC) electrical connection and components issues with multimeter.
• Troubleshoot and upgrade AC-DC Inverters and/or DC Power Supplies for Energy Cube Test.
• Be able to work on PLC/HMI/SCADA/Server/Electrical applications at anytime (Night, Weekend, or holiday) aligned with production downtime.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication and technical documentation skills.
• Able to design, develop, test and maintain large scale automation solutions.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with PLC and HMI or SCADA programming.
• Minimum 1 years of Robotic Arm programming experience interfacing with PLC, preferred Fanuc programming skills.
• Minimum 1 years of experience with Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, RS485 and CIP Safety protocols.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in hands-on 24VDC, 120VAC, 480VAC troubleshooting.
• Comfortable of troubleshooting 1000VDC electrical circuitry and components.
• Excellent Experience in Allen Bradley (Rockwell Automation) PLC/HMI/SCADA, Fanuc Robot Arms, MES, Historian Server and SQL Database solution experiences.
• Certificate in Lean-Six-Sigma and High level language programming experience such as C++ will be a plus.
• Proficient of LOTO procedure and GAMP 5 Guidelines.
• Good understanding in NEC, IBC and NFPA.
• Good communication and documentation skills with MS Office product in URS, FRS, DDS and FAT Process.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering