Controls Engineer: Motion, PLCs & Automation

Spi Ind; Shelton (WA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent low-cost health benefits

Retirement plan with employer-paid-con

Paid vacation and 10 holidays

Job summary

Sierra Pacific Industries seeks a qualified Controls Engineer to collaborate with our fabrication shop in Shelton, Washington. You will program and tune motion control axes, program and debug PLCs and HMIs, and design control systems for high-performance machinery.

You will plan equipment installs, supervise integration, identify process improvements, modify PLC programs with mill personnel, manage multiple projects, and train staff in maintenance and operation.

Qualifications

• Related Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience
• 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
• Ability to manage time and priorities under demanding circumstances
• Excellent communication, listening, and reasoning skills
• AutoCAD proficiency a plus
• Strong math skills

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 in conjunction with mill personnel
• Efficiently manage multiple projects and processes across a large scope of work, simultaneously gauging task priority
• Train personnel in maintenance and operation of equipment

Skills

Motion controllers

PLCs

Servo systems

HMIs

Allen Bradley ControlLogix

Kinetix systems

Machine vision

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Sierra Pacific Industries seeks a qualified Controls Engineer to collaborate with our fabrication shop in Shelton, Washington. You will program and tune motion control axes, program and debug PLCs and HMIs, and design control systems for high-performance machinery.

You will plan equipment installs, supervise integration, identify process improvements, modify PLC programs with mill personnel, manage multiple projects, and train staff in maintenance and operation.