Controls Project Engineer (Airport)

Daifuku; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k)

Job summary

Daifuku Airport America Corporation seeks an experienced Controls Project Engineer to lead the controls development and delivery of airport baggage security systems. You will partner with the project manager, engineering staff, and the customer to deliver successful projects.

You will guide electrical layouts, control panel drawings, wiring schematics, operations descriptions, PLC programming, and graphical reporting.

Qualifications

• BSEE, E.T., or a relevant technical degree, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Five (5) years of experience in industrial automation controls design and commissioning.
• Experience managing a project and related people resources.
• Scheduling and estimating experience.
• Experience with Allen Bradley PLC Programming (ControlLogix).
• Experience within the material handling industry, preferred.
• Experience with material handling equipment, preferred.
• Baggage handling experience, preferred.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Controls Engineers, including performance reviews, timecards, and adherence to employment requirements.
• Execute projects from conception through client handover.
• Coordinate a team of controls engineers and detailers in cooperation with a mechanical engineering team and project management.
• Manage requirements, integration, and configuration changes throughout projects.
• Engage team members by delegation of work both long‑term and day‑to‑day.
• Creatively solve problems to optimize resources, scheduling, and budget.
• Meet timelines to ensure projects stay on schedule and on budget.
• Coach team members on project execution and propose technical solutions for complex problems.
• Oversee system functionality and technical quality of automated applications.
• Attend design review meetings with the customer.
• Support proposals and customer inquiries; estimate new project work.
• Identify and implement improvement initiatives.
• 20% travel

Skills

Time Management

Critical Thinking

Judgment & Decision Making

Monitoring

Verbal & Written Expression

Problem Sensitivity

Detail Oriented

Conscientiousness

Travel

Education

BSEE or relevant technical degree

5 years experience in industrial automation controls design

Tools

Allen Bradley PLC Programming (ControlLogix)

Material handling equipment experience

Job description

Daifuku Airport America Corporation is a subsidiary of Daifuku North America, a group company of Daifuku in Japan – the largest material handling company in the world. Our advanced systems move everything from car bodies at auto plants to luggage at airports to packaged goods at warehouses. We are experts in engineering, manufacturing, and servicing innovative automated materials handling systems, including conveyors, automated guided vehicles, automated storage & retrieval systems, and integrated controls.

Daifuku Airport America Corporation (Daifuku) is the world‑class leader in designing, building, and installing large‑scale airport baggage conveyor security systems. This division specializes in traditional baggage systems as well as innovative airport material handling.

Our Controls Project Engineers average 15 years of experience because we value mentorship, growth, collaboration, and flexibility. Members of our team view our work as a career and can bring their creativity to our innovative systems.

We are currently seeking an experienced Controls Project Engineer. The Project Engineer manages the controls development and delivery of airport baggage security systems. You will partner with the project manager, engineering staff, and our customer to deliver a successful project. You will lead a team designing electrical device layouts, control panel drawings, wiring schematics, descriptions of operations, PLC programming, and graphical reporting systems.

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Supervise a team of Controls Engineers, including performance reviews, timecards, and adherence to employment requirements.
• Execute projects from conception through client handover.
• Coordinate a team of controls engineers and detailers in cooperation with a mechanical engineering team and project management.
• Manage requirements, integration, and configuration changes throughout projects.
• Engage team members by delegation of work both long‑term and day‑to‑day.
• Creatively solve problems to optimize resources, scheduling, and budget.
• Meet timelines to ensure projects stay on schedule and on budget.
• Coach team members on project execution and propose technical solutions for complex problems.
• Oversee system functionality and technical quality of automated applications.
• Attend design review meetings with the customer.
• Support proposals and customer inquiries; estimate new project work.
• Identify and implement improvement initiatives.
• 20% travel

Basic Knowledge

• Engineering and Technology – Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology, including applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of systems and services.
• Project Execution – Knowledge of the project management life‑cycle from requirements gathering through design and implementation.
• English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including meaning, spelling, and grammar rules, and composition.

Basic Skills & Abilities

• Time Management – Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate course.
• Monitoring – Monitoring and assessing performance of self, others, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective actions.
• Verbal and Written Expression and Recognition – Listening, understanding, and communicating information and ideas through spoken or written words.
• Problem Sensitivity – Ability to detect when something is wrong or likely to go wrong, even if the solution is not obvious.
• Detail Oriented – Strong attention to detail.
• Conscientiousness – Thorough and diligent in duties, recognizing tasks that need completion and facilitating independent completion of those tasks.
• Travel – Desired candidate will travel for commissioning of control systems and on‑site engineering tasks. Occasional off‑shift work may be required to support commissioning efforts.

Education & Experience

• BSEE, E.T., or a relevant technical degree, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Five (5) years of experience in industrial automation controls design and commissioning.
• Experience managing a project and related people resources.
• Scheduling and estimating experience.
• Experience with Allen Bradley PLC Programming (ControlLogix).
• Experience within the material handling industry, preferred.
• Experience with material handling equipment, preferred.
• Baggage handling experience, preferred.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Demonstrated Physical Abilities

Remain stationary for 50% of the time; move/traverse throughout the office to access file cabinets and office equipment; operate a computer and other productivity machinery; inspect documents; communicate with others through talking/hearing; read, identify, and assess forms and correspondence.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Daifuku Airport America Corporation is an affirmative action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled, and federal sub/contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, or medical condition.

Benefits

Daifuku Airport America Corporation offers an excellent compensation package including medical, vision, and dental insurance, paid vacation time, paid sick time, paid holidays, 401(k), and Flexible Spending Programs.