Lead Controls Engineer: PLC/HMI Design & Field Support

LEWCO, Inc; Sandusky (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

LEWCO, Inc. is seeking a Controls Engineer to design and redesign electrical controls for existing and new products. The role involves working from specifications, developing final circuitry and program logic, and taking ownership of customer orders as Lead Engineer.

You will design control systems, write PLC/HMI programs, and generate BOMs and drawings for proposals and manufacturing, while providing field and shop-floor technical support as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 1 yr. experience or Associate’s Degree in electrical engineering field and (4) years relative experience.
• Proficient with electrical codes and standards.
• Ability to design and troubleshoot control systems.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical controls/control systems for company products
• Write PLC, HMI, PC and other control programs using various software
• Create Sequence of Operations, Control Schematics and Control Panel layout drawings using CAD software for use in customer proposals and manufacturing
• Create bills of material and routings for use in cost estimates and manufacturing
• Create owner’s manuals, test procedures, and other engineering deliverables as required
• Perform electrical computations for sizing electrical components
• Provide technical support to shop personnel during manufacturing
• Provide field support of Company products as required
• Perform Lead Engineer role for assigned sales orders including customer interaction, vendor communication, and project management as required

Skills

Troubleshooting electrical control

PLC programming

HMI programming

Leadership potential

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Associate’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Microsoft Excel

PLC programming software

Job description

LEWCO, Inc. is seeking a Controls Engineer to design and redesign electrical controls for existing and new products. The role involves working from specifications, developing final circuitry and program logic, and taking ownership of customer orders as Lead Engineer.

You will design control systems, write PLC/HMI programs, and generate BOMs and drawings for proposals and manufacturing, while providing field and shop-floor technical support as needed.