Senior Resident Controls Engineer

E Tech Group; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k + match

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Generous paid time off

Job summary

E Tech Group, a leading engineering and system integration firm, seeks a Senior Controls Engineer to lead design, development, testing, and startup of automation solutions for metals industry clients. You will work with project managers and engineers on controls, instrumentation, networking, and software to deliver high-value systems.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, hands-on system configuration, and collaboration across teams, with travel to customer sites and nominal office

Qualifications

• BS Engineering degree or equivalent educational background.
• 5+ years of experience with AC or DC motors and drives, PLCs, and HMIs.
• Industrial automation experience.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with PLC, VSD, and SCADA systems.
• Lead field start-up testing of electrical and programmed control systems, drive setup, installation inspection, operational readiness testing, and site acceptance testing.
• Process line experience with auxiliaries such as hydraulics, pneumatics, coaters, furnaces, and cooling systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• ADNA comprised of collaboration and teamwork

Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of automation and control systems for metals industry applications
• Collaborate with engineering and other support teams to ensure successful project completion
• Responsible for aspects of project budget and schedule requirements
• Assist in the development and maintenance of standards and best practices
• Develop overall system and communication architecture for industrial control projects
• Specify and configure various hardware components such as AC/DC drives, switchgear and industrial control panels
• Perform functional testing of electrical and control systems
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers
• Generate functional requirements documentation and test procedures
• Support the sales team in the development of technical solutions
• Be an ambassador who embodies our Core Values, prioritizing the success of E Tech Group, our clients, and the professional development of our associates.

Skills

AC/DC drives

PLCs

HMIs

Industrial automation

Networking

Education

BS Engineering degree

Tools

Rockwell PLC-5

GE PLC

Siemens PLC

Job description

• Allen Bradley DC Drives

At E Tech Group, joining our team means joining a group of passionate and forward-thinking experts. We’re one of the largest engineering and system integration firms in the United States providing value for our clients through IT automation and control solutions for more than 30 years to the Life Sciences, Mission Critical, Metals & Mining, Warehousing & Distribution, and CPG/Food & Beverage industries. Our national and global scale allows us to help our clients develop and implement standardized solutions at any of their facilities regardless of physical location or the local resources available at that site.

Senior Controls Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to be responsible for technical leadership and/or development of solutions for our world class customers. Responsibilities include development, implementation, testing and startup of technical solutions created by yourself or others, and frequent communication to management and customers of work status updates. You will be working closely with project managers and other engineers to leverage their technical experience and expertise in controls, instrumentation, networking and software development to deliver high-quality and high-value solutions.

This position is local to Portage IN or Gary, IN.

You Will:

• Design and implementation of automation and control systems for metals industry applications


• Collaborate with engineering and other support teams to ensure successful project completion


• Responsible for aspects of project budget and schedule requirements


• Assist in the development and maintenance of standards and best practices


• Develop overall system and communication architecture for industrial control projects


• Specify and configure various hardware components such as AC/DC drives, switchgear and industrial control panels


• Perform functional testing of electrical and control systems


• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers


• Generate functional requirements documentation and test procedures


• Support the sales team in the development of technical solutions


• Be an ambassador who embodies our Core Values, prioritizing the success of E Tech Group, our clients, and the professional development of our associates.

You Have:

• BS Engineering degree or equivalent educational background


• 5+ years of experience with AC or DC motors and drives, PLCs, and HMIs.


• Industrial Automation experience


• Extensive knowledge and experience with PLC, VSD, and SCADA systems


• Strong software and data communication problem-solving and troubleshooting skills


• Lead field start-up testing of electrical and programmed control systems, drive setup, installation inspection, operational readiness testing, and site acceptance testing.


• Process line experience with auxiliaries such as hydraulics, pneumatics, coaters, furnaces, and cooling systems.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.


• A DNA comprised of collaboration and teamwork

You Might Have:

• Motion control with coordinated drive systems


• Experience with common metals processes such as hot or cold rolling, extrusion, press braking, stamping, heat treatment, casting, forging, oxygen furnaces, arc or blast furnaces, ladle treatment, galvanizing, pickling, or plating.


• Experience with Legacy Rockwell, GE, or Siemens PLC Systems. For example, GE 90 series, Series Six, GE DC2K, GE UC2K, Siemens S5 or AB PLC-5


• Experience with the following drives is also a plus.


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  • Siemens Drives
  
  
  • Allen Bradley DC Drives
  
  
  • Emerson, Control Techniques AC and DC Drives
  
  
  • Legacy GE Drives
  
  
  • Other DC Drive vendors
  
  
  
  

Other Details:

• Travel up to 30% to customer sites & other E Tech Group Locations.


• Physical Requirements: Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time, lift a minimum of 50lbs and walk up and down stairs and or fixed ladders numerous times.

Benefits & Perks:

• 401k + match + prompt enrollment. E Tech Group employees are 100% vested upon entry.


• Prompt enrollment into Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.


• Generous paid time off that includes paid vacation, paid holidays, paid family leave and sick time off.


• Learning and growth are key parts of the E Tech culture. We provide you with training and continuing education from day one, so you can advance your career. As an E Tech associate, you can unlock your greatest potential through challenges and opportunities.

E Tech Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. E Tech Group will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and for religious beliefs. E Tech Group is an Affi