Senior Engineer Controls

Treva Automation; Oxford (MI); On-site; USD 89,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Treva Automation in Michigan seeks a seasoned engineer to design electrical and fluid control systems for a range of applications, including welders and robots. You will generate hardware schematics and develop software system programming and documentation.

This professional role requires resource management, autonomous decision-making, and extensive experience in Automotive sector projects with Tier 1 suppliers. Overtime and travel to Auburn Hills/Lake Orion are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Electronics Technology, or 5 years related experience.
• 5 years minimum experience on automotive sector projects incl. Tier 1 suppliers.
• On-the-job and informal training common in this role.

Responsibilities

• Design hardware schematics for electrical and fluid controls per customer specs.
• Create BOMs, panel layouts, and cable layouts.
• Size power, heat dissipation, wire sizing, fusing and network considerations.
• Develop and modify software interfaces and HMIs; ensure reliability.
• Coordinate with Technical Leaders and Engineers to maintain project consistency.
• Meet defined scope and due dates for each project.

Skills

Automation

HMI development

Systems analysis

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Electronics Technology

Tools

AutoCAD

ePlan

HMI design tools

Job description

Company Description Treva Automation is a turnkey solutions provider specializing in automated systems designed with innovative, flexible architectures and standardized concepts. The company focuses on controls design and integration, with a dedicated manufacturing center in Lake Orion, MI. Treva is recognized as a technology-driven industry leader, with many of its concepts and standards widely adopted in the automotive sector. Through a strong commitment to excellence and continuous improvement, Treva continues to grow and expand its impact in industrial automation. Team members join a culture that values problem-solving, collaboration, and forward-looking engineering.

Role Description

Designs systems of electrical and fluid controls for a variety of applications including welders, robots, assembly, conveyance and transfer systems. Applies expert/expertise knowledge, principles and techniques in engineering and computer science to generate required hardware design schematics and develop software system programming and documentation.

This is a professional position, requiring resource management skills to direct and monitor tasks of others. Must be capable of making autonomous decisions based on experience and project requirements.

Has specialized training either formal or through on-the-job work experience. Has extensive technical knowledge gained through customer and project experience.

Hourly rate dependent on experience: $43-$50 per hour.

Overtime may be required.

In office work Auburn Hills/Lake Orion and travel will be expected.

Duties and Responsibilities - Hardware

• Understands customer specifications (corporate and plant), standards, and local and/or national electric codes for use in designing hardware schematics.
• Constructs electrical and Fluid schematic packages by laying out I/O, designing magnetic circuits, fusing, control panel layouts, bills of material, and cable layouts.
• Performs the required sizing calculation for power, heat dissipation, wire sizing, fusing, etc.
• Performs the required calculations for network layout and traffic analysis.
• Research, develop and customize new hardware and software interfaces.
• Coordinate and review with Technical Leaders, Automation Engineers, Sr. Controls Engineers, and colleagues to maintain consistency within a given project.
• Checks hardware schematics detail work of Entry Level Controls Engineers
• Works within the scope definition and timing (due date) requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities - Software

• Understands customer specifications (corporate and plant) along with standards for use in designing software programs.
• Research, develop and customize new hardware and software interfaces.
• Modifies existing logic for ‘kit’ designs and create logic utilizing existing references on simple to intermediate complexity systems.
• Must be capable of developing Human Machine Interface (HMI) screens and interface from scratch.
• Coordinate and review with Technical Leaders, Automation Engineers, Sr. Controls Engineers, and colleagues to maintain consistency within a given project.
• Checks Logic and HMI work of Entry Level Controls Engineers
• Works within the scope definition and timing (due date) requirements.

Qualifications (Education, Training, Certification, Licenses, Experience)

• Overall Experience — 5 years minimum previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience on projects in the Automotive sector (GM, Ford, FCA etc.) as well as Tier 1 suppliers (Dana, Magna, Tower etc.) is required for this position. Must master all competencies of Jr. and Mid-level Controls Engineers.
• Job Training — Employees in this occupation usually need training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
• Education — Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Computer Engineering or Electronics Technology, or a minimum of five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge & Skills

• Computers — Knowledge of Windows, and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and a high degree of competence with AutoCAD / ePlan.High degree of competence in HMIs along with Control and Safety PLCs (Allen Bradley, Sieman’s, Modicon, Dynex etc.) and associated application software.
• Mathematics — Knowledge of basic arithmetic, base 2 (binary), base 16 (hexadecimal), base 8 (octal) and Real (floating point) numbering systems and their applications.Knowledge of Word / Bit addressing schemes.Knowledge of logical operators (i.e., AND, OR, NOT, XOR).
• Mechanical — Knowledge of machines, tools, and print reading. An understanding of mechanical systems, their components, and the relationship of those systems to the controls design.
• Originality — The ability to produce unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.This includes the ability to curb or limit creativity when customer requirements and /or commonality of designs dictate.
• Writing - Ability to write technical documents and reports for use as reference by engineering and technical writers as well as documentation for the project.
• Reading — Ability to read, analyze, and interpret customer specifications, electrical controls schematics, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Training — Ability to train and mentor other Controls Engineers.
• Systems Analysis — Determining how a system or process should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Programming — Writing computer programs for various purposes.