ILUS - Controls Engineer I

Daifuku Intralogistics America; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Daifuku Intralogistics America is seeking an Electrical Engineer to develop new material handling products, including conveyors, sortation, and robotic systems. You will create specifications, device layouts, control schematics, and PLC logic, working with the team to meet product requirements and cost targets.

The role involves designing standard product offerings, collaborating with the development team, and ensuring compatibility with manufacturing operations, with domestic travel up to 40%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Concept, design, and develop products that solve customer and market needs.
• Collaborate with the development team to refine products.
• Ensure compatibility with current and future manufacturing operations.
• Ensure performance and cost meet market demands.
• Specify and develop operation sequences for automated equipment.
• Prepare schematics and specs for control panels.
• Develop PLC programs.
• Maintain development schedules and cost estimates.
• Follow engineering standards and revision control practices.
• Build prototypes and perform testing.
• Conduct on-site beta testing for safety and reliability.
• Investigate field issues and determine root causes.
• Domestic travel up to 40% across North America.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience

Minimum of 2 years of related experience

Job description

Overview

About Us

Daifuku is the nation’s leading independent, U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems. With hundreds of engineers in-house, the company designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs the full spectrum of intralogistics solutions. We provide leading-edge conveyor and sortation systems, voice and light-directed order fulfillment equipment, controls and software, robotics, mezzanines, and structures.

Job Summary

Develops new products for material handling applications including conveyors, sortation, automated storage, order fulfilment, and robotic systems. Includes development of specifications, device layout drawings, control schematics, PLC logic. May work with support of more senior engineers. Works closely with the overall team to design systems meeting the product requirements. Uses creativity and innovation to design the standard product offering.

Responsibilities

• Concept, design, develop and engineer products that add value and are a solution to customers and market needs
• Collaborate and review with others on the development team to develop products
• Ensure products developed fit with current and future manufacturing operations
• Ensure products developed meet competitive and market demands for performance and cost
• Specify and develop a sequence of operations of automated equipment
• Prepares schematics and specifications for control panel fabrication
• Develop Programmable Logical Control (PLC) programs
• Maintain product develop schedules and cost estimates
• Follow established engineering standards and best practices including software revision control
• Perform prototype development and testing
• Perform on site beta testing to ensure safety, reliability, and other performance metrics are met
• Investigate product issues in the field and determine root cause
• Domestic travel up to 40% in North America, mostly within the Continental United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience