Electrical Controls Engineer

Sciemetric; Michigan; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401K plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Sciemetric Integrated Systems Division seeks an experienced Control Engineer to design electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic control systems, specify components, and develop PLC/HMI code for automated leak detection equipment.

You will lead machine startup, debugging, and panel run-off while interfacing with customers and managing project timelines. Siemens TIA Portal and Step 7 experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 2 years of experience in control system design for automation and industrial equipment.
• Experience with PLC programming and machine startup/debug.
• Pneumatic and hydraulic systems design and project management is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical/pneumatic/hydraulic control systems and prepare circuit diagrams.
• Specify hardware components and develop PLC/HMI code for leak detection equipment.
• Startup, debug and run-off of control systems; develop and test HMI software.

Skills

Control system design

PLC programming

Machine startup

HMI software

Project management

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Associates or Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Step 7

Siemens Drives

Job description

Sciemetric Integrated Systems Division, a one-stop shop for designing, building, integrating and supporting turnkey machines and systems, is seeking an experienced professional Control Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for the designing of electrical/pneumatic/hydraulic control systems, specification of components, preparation of circuit diagrams, and development of PLC/HMI code for automated leak detection equipment.

Responsibilities

As an Electrical Engineer you will be responsible for control system design, programming, machine startup, customer interface and machine runoff. You will determine power requirements for leak detection equipment electrical control systems. Design electrical control systems consisting of conductors, relays, PLCs, HMIs, and other components as well as design electrical control systems interface circuitry. You will specify appropriate hardware components for the designed electrical control system and prepare circuit diagrams to represent the system. You will determine requirements for leak detection equipment; pneumatic/hydraulic control systems and design these control structures consisting of valves, flow devices, and other components. You will specify appropriate hardware components for the designed pneumatic/hydraulic control system. You will define sequence of machine operations according to test requirements.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Preparing circuit diagrams to represent the system
• Creating and document BOM for system hardware
• Startup and debug of designed control system
• Development and debug of HMI software
• Ensuring that the equipment is designed, built and performs to standard

Desired Skills and Experience

We are looking for someone who has at least 2 years’ experience in control system design of automation and industrial equipment; PLC programming and machine startup/debug. Pneumatic and hydraulic systems design and project management is strongly preferred.

• Associates Or Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering
• Experience with:
  • Siemens Tia Portal
  • Step 7, Siemens Drives
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong project and time management skills
• Troubleshooting and innovative problem solving skills

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive, market-based salary to commensurate with education and experience
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical and dental coverage, long-term and short term disability, 401K, life insurance, paid time off, and holiday pay.

Responsibilities

As an Electrical Engineer you will be responsible for control system design, programming, machine startup, customer interface and machine runoff. You will determine power requirements for leak detection equipment electrical control systems. Design electrical control systems consisting of conductors, relays, PLCs, HMIs, and other components as well as design electrical control systems interface circuitry. You will specify appropriate hardware components for the designed electrical control system and prepare circuit diagrams to represent the system. You will determine requirements for leak detection equipment; pneumatic/hydraulic control systems and design these control structures consisting of valves, flow devices, and other components. You will specify appropriate hardware components for the designed pneumatic/hydraulic control system. You will define sequence of machine operations according to test requirements.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Preparing circuit diagrams to represent the system
• Creating and document BOM for system hardware
• Startup and debug of designed control system
• Development and debug of HMI software
• Ensuring that the equipment is designed, built and performs to standard

Desired Skills and Experience

We are looking for someone who has at least 2 years’ experience in control system design of automation and industrial equipment; PLC programming and machine startup/debug. Pneumatic and hydraulic systems design and project management is strongly preferred.

• Associates Or Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering
• Experience with:
  • Siemens Tia Portal
  • Step 7, Siemens Drives
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong project and time management skills
• Troubleshooting and innovative problem solving skills

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive, market-based salary to commensurate with education and experience
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical and dental coverage, long-term and short term disability, 401K, life insurance, paid time off, and holiday pay.

Artificial Intelligence may be used to assess and/or screen applications.

Sciemetric Instruments has worked with manufacturers for decades to solve their productivity and quality concerns. Our process monitoring, data collection, and data analytics products empower customers to drive continuous improvement in quality, profitability, and efficiency. Our people specialize in modern manufacturing and industrial processes. Our expertise comes from installing thousands of systems worldwide.