Controls System Design Engineer / Tupelo, MS

Hyperion Technology Ltd.; Tupelo (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyperion Technology Group, Inc. seeks a Controls System Design Engineer to join our team. The role covers design of electrical control panels, PLC programming, and HMI development for automated machinery across multiple industries.

You will implement safety systems, create schematics, and ensure compliance with NFPA79, NFPA70, and UL508A while coordinating with MES and vision systems and supporting production deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience designing electrical control panels and PLC programming.
• Experience with NFPA79/NFPA70/UL508A compliance and safety systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build electrical control panels and schematics.
• Develop PLC/SCADA programming and HMI screens.
• Implement safety systems and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Integrate machines with MES, an MES interface, and machine Vision systems.
• Collaborate with maintenance and production teams for deployment.

Skills

Process integration

Electromechanical systems

Electrical standards

Safety standards

PLC programming

HMI/GUI

Field bus networks

Serial communications

Networking (Ethernet IP)

Troubleshooting

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

LabVIEW

RSLogix 5000

RSView/FactoryTalk

SolidWorks/Inventor

Job description

Hyperion Technology Group, Inc. is seeking a Controls System Design Engineer to join our team. HTG designs and builds custom automated machinery, testing equipment, and specialized systems for a variety of industries, including but not limited to Consumer Products, Medical/Life Sciences, Automotive and Light Industrial, and Government Agencies.

Essential Duties

• Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process control requirements, layout complexity, cost, quality and lead-time limits.
• Design new industrial electrical control panels which are NFPA79/NFPA70/UL508A compliant, and create electrical, pneumatic and fluid schematics.
• Architect, write, and debug PLC code with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and PLC code will interact with subsystems such as conveyors, robots, Manufacturing Execution System (MES), LabView, machine vision, and 3rd party equipment.
• Implement (ANSI, NFPA, and ISO compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high volume manufacturing equipment.
• Generate aesthetically simple HMI screens for complex machinery while providing sufficient feedback for troubleshooting.
• Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic and fluid plumbing. Select and size electrical and electromechanical components such as
• Introduce automated processes into production and train Maintenance and Production Teams to support after deployment into production.
• Create machine interactions with plant-wide Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to communicate product acceptability, machine status, and process variables.

Required Skills

• Proficiency with process integration and electromechanical mechatronic systems
• In-depth knowledge of Electrical Standards (NFPA79, NFPA70, UL508A).
• In-depth knowledge of Safety standards (ANSI, NFPA, ISO, OSHA).
• Advanced proficiency programming industrial equipment: PLCs (Allen Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix and RSLogix 5000) and Safety PLCs (Allen Bradley GuardLogix, Banner, etc.).
• Human Machine Interface (HMI / GUI -AB RSView, FactoryTalk, WinCC, Ignition).
• Field bus Networks (DeviceNet, Ethernet IP, Safety rated field bus networks).
• Serial communication (RS-232, RS-485, etc.) between devices.
• Ethernet communications between machine PLCs and database
• Demonstrated excellence in programming PLCs. Must have a well-defined methodology for maintaining code structure and Ability to program state machines for complex processes which involve multi-station parallel processing, pick and place automation, data acquisition, and PIO control.
• Proven ability to design fault-tolerant systems with error handling and
• Proficiency selecting appropriate circuit protection, wire and cable, sensors, safety hardware, PLC hardware, remote 1/0, VFD and servo systems.
• Proficiency creating detailed electrical and fluid schematics in CAD (AutoCAD Electrical preferred).
• Proficiency programming and tuning variable frequency drives.
• Exposure to a wide variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (LVDT and pressure transducers, dispensing systems, temperature controllers, DC torque tool systems, current and power meters, etc.).
• Experience with programming Cartesian, SCARA and Articulated robots is highly desired (Fanuc, Kuka, Yaskawa, Epson).
• Experience with Vision systems (Cognex, Keyence, Fanuc) Knowledge of production quality metrics is a
• Experience with National Instruments LabView is highly desired.
• Ability to use 3D CAD packages such as SolidWorks and Inventor is a
• Open to travel up to 10% to customer sites.

Experience

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 3-5 years' experience as a hands-on Controls Design Engineer or Applications Engineer working on automation and/or electromechanical systems.
• Preferred 5-10 years's experince

Physical Requirements:

• Duties are performed both indoors and outdoors.
• Candidate must be able to lift 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Duties will also require extended periods of sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling and lifting light to moderately heavy objects.

This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. Non-US citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Vetting Risk Operations Center (VROC), handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. Security clearance factors include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the US, foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations, and drug involvement.

Hyperion Technology Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other category protected under applicable law. Hyperion Technology Group, Inc. is a Tobacco-Free Facility.

Employment is contingent on other factors, including, but not limited to, background checks and drug screens.