Controls Engineer - Power & Industrial Automation

James Moore & Co. P.L.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off and holidays

Collaborative work environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Goshen Engineering, located in Eastern North Carolina, seeks a Controls Engineer - Power to support development, programming, testing, troubleshooting, and startup of control systems used with power-distribution equipment. This role collaborates with engineering, production, quality, customers, and vendors to deliver compliant solutions.

You will work on control-system solutions, program PLCs and HMIs, create documentation, perform electrical testing, and provide field support from startup to

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related engineering discipline; experience may be substituted for education.
• Five or more years of related controls, automation, electrical, or engineering experience.
• Experience with PLC programming and industrial control systems; Siemens experience is strongly applicable to the role.
• Ability to read and create electrical schematics and control-system documentation.
• Experience with electrical testing, troubleshooting, and startup or commissioning of industrial equipment or power-distribution systems.
• Knowledge of PLCs, industrial control systems, electrical control circuits, power-distribution equipment, control logic, testing methods, and technical documentation.
• Ability to interpret customer requirements and translate them into practical controls and testing solutions.
• Ability to learn new software, control platforms, and technical topics quickly; maintain accurate records; and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly with customers, vendors, engineers, production employees, and other internal personnel.
• Ability to work independently and in team environments while managing multiple projects and responsibilities.
• Ability to travel to customer sites as required for project support; additional hours and weekend work may be required based on project, customer, or business needs.
• Regular on-site physical presence is required; ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods, lift/carry/push/pull up to 50 pounds, and safely use computers, office equipment, tools, machinery, testing equipment, and measuring devices required for assigned duties.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support control-system solutions for Goshen power-distribution equipment based on customer requirements, engineering principles, approved designs, and applicable standards.
• Program and configure PLCs, HMIs, and other controllers used in power-distribution equipment and related control systems.
• Create, modify, and interpret control schematics and related technical documentation needed to build, test, troubleshoot, and support control systems.
• Perform electrical testing of power-distribution and control equipment, document test results, and identify conditions requiring correction or additional technical review.
• Troubleshoot control circuits, PLC programs, HMIs, and related electrical or equipment issues and implement or support approved corrections.
• Support equipment startup, commissioning, and field implementation activities, including technical troubleshooting at customer sites as assigned.
• Work with engineering, production, quality, and other internal teams to resolve technical issues, incorporate approved changes, and support successful project execution.
• Review project requirements, drawings, bills of materials, and other technical information to identify controls-related requirements, changes, or potential issues.
• Maintain accurate engineering, testing, project, and customer documentation and records.
• Provide technical communication and support to customers, vendors, and internal personnel regarding controls functionality, testing, troubleshooting, and implementation.
• Support development and improvement of controls processes, procedures, standards, and technical documentation.
• Support training and knowledge development of less-experienced engineers and technical personnel as assigned.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical schematics

Control systems

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Associate’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Siemens PLC

Testing equipment

Job description

Goshen Engineering, located in Eastern North Carolina, seeks a Controls Engineer - Power to support development, programming, testing, troubleshooting, and startup of control systems used with power-distribution equipment. This role collaborates with engineering, production, quality, customers, and vendors to deliver compliant solutions.

You will work on control-system solutions, program PLCs and HMIs, create documentation, perform electrical testing, and provide field support from startup to