Senior PLC & LabVIEW Engineer — Controls Systems Lead

Akkodis; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 154,291,000 - 163,934,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking an Electrical Engineer for a 6+ month contract in Phoenix, AZ. The role focuses on designing, developing, and testing PLC-based control systems, with emphasis on LabVIEW and Veristand, across multiple hardware platforms.

The candidate will provide technical leadership, define system requirements, and guide junior engineers while integrating with internal teams to troubleshoot and implement new solutions.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years PLC programming experience with multiple hardware platforms.
• Must demonstrate ability to write code using an object oriented approach utilizing function blocks or add on instructions.
• Must have experience architecting and writing code from scratch.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical and mechanical control systems.
• 6+ years experience with LabVIEW, Veristand, Python, and .NET; LabVIEW experience is a MUST.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop and test well-structured PLC programs for new and existing equipment using best practices and guidelines established.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and learning for junior engineers
• Define controls system requirements and develop detailed functional specifications
• Maintain and modify existing LabVIEW systems to meet evolving customer needs
• Lead implementation and testing of new systems including troubleshooting of code, electrical and mechanical issues working side-by-side with internal teams

Skills

PLC programming

Object oriented programming

LabVIEW

Veristand

Python

.NET

Code architecture

Troubleshooting

Technical leadership

OO programming with function blocks

Education

BS/MS in Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Veristand

Git

Teamcenter

SQL

DEWEsoft

Oscilloscopes

DAQs

Multimeters

Job description

Akkodis is seeking an Electrical Engineer for a 6+ month contract in Phoenix, AZ. The role focuses on designing, developing, and testing PLC-based control systems, with emphasis on LabVIEW and Veristand, across multiple hardware platforms.

The candidate will provide technical leadership, define system requirements, and guide junior engineers while integrating with internal teams to troubleshoot and implement new solutions.