Controls Project Engineer

Dominion Technologies Group, Inc.; Roseville (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dominion Technologies Group, Inc. in Michigan is seeking a Controls Project Engineer to lead the controls design for complex automated equipment projects.

You will partner with Project Managers, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Documentation to design, build, and integrate control systems. The role requires hands-on development of hardware and software, strong customer coordination, and a track record of at least five years in controls engineering within automotive or supplier

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in controls engineering.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into design and specifications.
• Experience developing hardware and software for automated control systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design team or work independently on projects from inception to completion.
• Coordinate customer meetings, open issues, approvals and releases.
• Ensure compliance to project specifications, schedule, and status reporting.
• Collaborate with internal departments to meet project requirements and changes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and quality systems.

Skills

leadership

customer interaction

team collaboration

controls hardware

controls software

Tools

AutoCad

Eplan

RSLogix

Factory Talk View

Siemens TIA Portal

Servos

Job description

Dominion’s Advanced Controls Engineering team is dedicated to quality, on time engineering. As a member of the Controls Design team you’ll work alongside our Project Managers, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Documentation teams to design, build, program, and integrate custom automated equipment and solutions for a variety of product lines.

The Controls Project Engineer leads the design efforts of the controls team assigned to a project. The Controls Project Engineer functions as the primary point of contact to support project controls design requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports project from inception through completion as the single point of contact to internal departments and customers. Lead an assigned design team or work independently on smaller projects.
• Attends to all customer requirements and coordinates team efforts with internal departments.
• Coordinates customer meetings, open issues, approvals and releases.
• Ensures compliance to project specifications and schedule. Reports status, prepares and completes project action plans as required.
• Works with internal departments to ensure awareness and compliance to project requirements. Coordinates changes, revisions and aids project manager and estimating departments.
• Adheres to the Quality System and participates in continuous improvement. Updates personal and group knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and assisting team members.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Ability to create and direct the development of controls hardware and software that meets project requirements and customer specifications. Ability to support project from inception through completion.
• Knowledge of customer and industry specifications with ability to calculate figures and amounts such as power consumption, heat dissipation, network performance, safe stopping distances, pneumatic and hydraulic requirements.
• Ability to work directly with customers independently to support other departments by participating in meetings, project open issues and generating status reports.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED

• Knowledge of industry standards, common practices and customer requirements with recent, relevant work experience including GM, FCA or Ford projects.
• GM certifications and safety training. GCCH, GCCS, Eplan, MPS, ESWP.
• Experienced with GM and FCA plant systems. SEP, GEP, MERS, RPM, FIS, PFCS
• AutoCad, Eplan, RSLogix, Factory Talk View, Siemens TIA Portal, Servos
• Experience with General Assembly, Tire and Wheel, Fluid Fill, Alignment automation.