Controls Engineer - Industrial Automation & Startup Travel

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.; Phillips (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

BW Papersystems, part of the Barry-Wehmiller Group, designs and builds automated controls for paper-processing equipment in Wisconsin. The role focuses on designing and developing control systems, implementing algorithms, and creating software data structures and drawings for machines.

You will develop, validate, and maintain software for controls, structure machine drawings, and support commissioning at customer sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or controls engineering.
• 2+ years of experience preferred.
• Knowledge of automated controls platforms and programming techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing engineering and functional system specifications based on sales, customer, and technical personnel.
• Assist with programming hardware/software to support machine-based control systems.
• Assist with and/or maintain program documentation related to diagnostics, information systems, data collection and communication with other peripheral equipment.
• Furnish documentation to product assembly and may assist with check-out, machine installation and startup of basic mechanical functionality and control system software.
• Design and develop basic electrical equipment.
• Prepare basic schematics, assemblies and bills of material with a focus on controls systems architecture.
• Travel to customer sites to support commissioning and startup of industrial equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Control & Instrumentation Theory

PLC programming

Motion control

Visual C++

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or controls engineering

Tools

Allen Bradley

Siemens

Beckhoff

B&R

Job description

BW Papersystems, part of the Barry-Wehmiller Group, designs and builds automated controls for paper-processing equipment in Wisconsin. The role focuses on designing and developing control systems, implementing algorithms, and creating software data structures and drawings for machines.

You will develop, validate, and maintain software for controls, structure machine drawings, and support commissioning at customer sites as needed.