Product Development - Controls Engineer II

Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation; Hobart (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Vision/Dental/401k with match

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation in Hobart, IN seeks a Product Development - Controls Engineer II to develop control systems for conveyors, sortation, automated storage, order fulfilment, and robotics. You’ll create specifications, layout drawings, control schematics, and PLC logic, working with the team to meet product requirements and innovate standard offerings.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and at least 2 years of experience, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience.
• Experience with sortation, conveyance equipment or robotics design required.
• Experience with Allen Bradley control software and tools required.
• Knowledge of electrical and safety codes for machine and equipment design including risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Concept, design, develop and engineer products that add value and meet customer and market needs.
• Collaborate with development team to advance product designs.
• Ensure products fit current and future manufacturing operations.
• Develop control panel schematics and specifications.
• Develop PLC programs and maintain project schedules and cost estimates.
• Perform prototype development, testing and on-site beta testing for safety and reliability.

Skills

Industrial automation

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA knowledge

Teamwork

Communication

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Self-motivated

Learning new technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Allen-Bradley control software

Job description

Product Development - Controls Engineer II

Job Location

US-IL-Bolingbrook | US-IN-Hobart

Job Details

• Number of Openings: 1
• Company Division: ILUS

Overview

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

Essential Functions

• 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
• Travel up to 30%

Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience
• Experience with sortation and conveyance equipment or robotics design required
• Experience with Allen Bradley control software and tools required
• Knowledge of electrical and safety codes for machine and equipment design including execution of risk assessments required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements

• Knowledge of industrial automation systems, including HMI and SCADA
• Knowledge of controls/controllers and PLCs
• Proficient with AutoCAD Electrical
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Creative-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to learn new technologies
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work non-traditional hours

Benefit Information

Many great benefits to include Health/Vision/Dental/401k with match/Pet Insurance

• FSA/HSA
• Employee Assistance Program

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Federal Contractor

Job Posting Min Salary

USD $85,000.00

Job Posting Max Salary

USD $95,000.00