Controls Engineer: AMR & PLC Systems Expert

HOJ Innovations; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary

401(k) w/employer match

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health Saving Account

Life insurance

Paid Holidays & PTO

Job summary

HOJ Innovations in Salt Lake City, UT seeks a Controls Engineer to design, develop, and support industrial material handling and Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) solutions. You will work directly with hardware, programming software, electrical systems and equipment during development, commissioning, and support activities.

The role involves requirement analysis, device layout, control schematics, PLC/HMI programming, AMR integration, and on-site commissioning to optimize system designs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology or related field.
• Strong problem-solving and multitasking abilities.
• Willingness to work hands-on with hardware as required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain PLC and HMI programs.
• Integrate and support AMRs within material handling and automation systems.
• Develop and troubleshoot system-level integrations between PLCs, AMRs, HMIs, WMS/MES, and external software.
• Troubleshoot electrical and controls issues including PLCs, motion control, SCADA, drives, and sensors.
• Perform on-site commissioning to implement and optimize system designs.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI development

Hardware interaction

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology

Tools

Beckhoff IPCs

TwinCAT

Ignition by Inductive Automation

TCP/IP

REST APIs

Job description

HOJ Innovations in Salt Lake City, UT seeks a Controls Engineer to design, develop, and support industrial material handling and Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) solutions. You will work directly with hardware, programming software, electrical systems and equipment during development, commissioning, and support activities.

The role involves requirement analysis, device layout, control schematics, PLC/HMI programming, AMR integration, and on-site commissioning to optimize system designs.