Senior Automation Controls Engineer - Lead Test Equipment

Warn Automotive, LLC; Milwaukie (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision start on day 1

401(k) with employer matching

Bonus plans

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Warn Automotive, based in Milwaukie, Oregon, is seeking an experienced Automation Controls Engineer to design, analyze, modify, and maintain test equipment automation and control systems. You will develop budgets, deploy hardware/software, and provide documentation and sustaining engineering support for both new and legacy equipment.

Supervision of contractors and project milestone management are key expectations.

Qualifications

• Five years of automation controls engineering experience.
• Five years of experience with automation systems including industrial motors, VFDs, servo systems, PLCs, wiring, and integrated control systems with PC UIs.
• Degree in an applied science field or equivalent industrial experience and training certification.
• Excellent MS Office skills (Project, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Strong ability to translate customer requirements into engineering specifications and manage milestones.

Responsibilities

• Designs, analyzes, modifies, and maintains test equipment automation and control systems.
• Develop equipment engineering budgets.
• Deploy and debug automation controls hardware and software.
• Develops appropriate technical documentation including systems requirements, specifications, configuration settings, instruction manuals, and guidelines.
• Provide sustaining engineering support for new and old equipment.
• Supervise construction of automated test equipment.
• Manage contractor resources including engineering services.
• Support team training and mentoring.
• Support new product introduction process.
• Manage tasks associated with multiple projects and achieve commitments to project milestones.
• Effectively communicate project status, design challenges, and resource constraints to leadership.

Skills

Automation controls engineering

Industrial motors & servo systems

PLC / PC interfaces

Strong communication

Project planning & deadlines

Education

Degree in an applied science

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Warn Automotive, based in Milwaukie, Oregon, is seeking an experienced Automation Controls Engineer to design, analyze, modify, and maintain test equipment automation and control systems. You will develop budgets, deploy hardware/software, and provide documentation and sustaining engineering support for both new and legacy equipment.

Supervision of contractors and project milestone management are key expectations.