Senior Controls Engineer – Industrial Automation Lead

Daifuku North America; Kentucky; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Vision/Dental/401k with match

FSA/HSA

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation in Kentucky seeks a Controls Engineer III to design control systems for industrial material handling solutions. You will develop specifications, schematics, and PLC logic while leading project teams to meet customer requirements.

Responsibilities include prototyping, on-site testing, and collaboration with the engineering group. Travel up to 40% within North America is expected. Strong CAD and PLC experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Experience with HMI/SCADA systems, Allen-Bradley controls/controllers and Schneider PLCs.
• Proficient with AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical or other related electrical CAD systems such as E-Plan.
• Ability to lead a team and accomplish project goals effectively.
• 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.
• Must be able to read, speak, and understand the English language.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the concepting and design of products that add value and are a solution to customers and market needs.
• Lead and collaborate 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 Logic Controller (PLC) programs.
• Maintain product development 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

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Schneider PLCs

CAD / electrical CAD

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

E-Plan

Job description

Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation in Kentucky seeks a Controls Engineer III to design control systems for industrial material handling solutions. You will develop specifications, schematics, and PLC logic while leading project teams to meet customer requirements.

Responsibilities include prototyping, on-site testing, and collaboration with the engineering group. Travel up to 40% within North America is expected. Strong CAD and PLC experience are required.