Controls Engineer – Motion, PLCs & Automation
Sierra Pacific Company
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Job summary
Sierra Pacific Industries is seeking an Engineer - Controls to design, program, and tune motion control systems for our Eugene fabrication shop. The role involves programming PLCs/HMIs, designing control solutions for high-performance machinery, and coordinating new equipment installations.
You will supervise installations, optimize machinery, and implement process improvements while supporting mill personnel. Some travel to California and Washington divisions is required.
Qualifications
- Related degree or equivalent industry experience required.
- Strong working knowledge of motion controllers, PLCs, servo systems, and HMIs.
- Experience with servo and hydraulic motion control and tuning preferred.
- Experience with Allen Bradley Control Logix and Kinetix systems preferred.
- Machine vision experience a plus.
Responsibilities
- Program and tune multiple axis of motion control.
- Program and debug PLCs and HMIs.
- Design control systems used in high-performance machinery.
- Plan and coordinate new equipment installations.
- Supervise installation and optimization of machinery.
- Identify and implement process improvements.
- Administer modifications of existing PLC programs with mill personnel.
- Train maintenance and operations staff.
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Sierra Pacific Industries is seeking an Engineer - Controls to design, program, and tune motion control systems for our Eugene fabrication shop. The role involves programming PLCs/HMIs, designing control solutions for high-performance machinery, and coordinating new equipment installations.
You will supervise installations, optimize machinery, and implement process improvements while supporting mill personnel. Some travel to California and Washington divisions is required.
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