Solution Design Controls Engineer

Kion Group AG; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Dematic is seeking a Solution Design Controls Engineer to estimate and design controls solutions for material handling systems. The role requires reading schematics, PLC programs, and coordinating with customers and teams across sites.

Responsibilities include developing proposals, improving productivity, and providing training. Travel up to 20% to customer locations in the United States is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Engineering with 5+ years in controls engineering and material handling.
• Experience in designing and commissioning automated material handling systems including electrical design, PLC, HMI, and drives.
• Experience with estimating projects (hours, resources) preferred.
• Proficient with Rockwell Automation PLCs and RSLogix.
• Understanding of serial and Ethernet communications and protocols.
• Experience with conveyance and sortation systems; PLC hardware upgrades and VFD upgrades.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and estimate controls solutions for customers.
• Read schematics and PLC programs; follow up on technical details.
• Identify productivity improvements and cost reduction opportunities.
• Provide training and guidance to staff.
• Collaborate with team to resolve complex issues.
• Travel up to 20% to customer sites.

Skills

PLC programming

RSLogix software

HMI/SCADA

Electrical design

Documentation

Communication skills

Forecasting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

RSLogix

Rockwell Automation

Job description

Dematic is hiring a Solution Design Controls Engineer that understands convey/sort applications among portfolio customers to join our Customer Service Solution Development team in estimating solutions for our customers. We offer:

What You Will do in This Role:

• Understands the design of materials handling systems that integrate electrical controls hardware, programming and software to estimate controls solutions for customers.
• Completes material specification, able to read and comprehend schematics and PLC programs and appropriate follow-up of technical details.
• Completes recommendations for ideas related to productivity improvement, cost reduction and improvement in customer satisfaction.
• Performs technical interchange and knowledge transfer for both processes and application of products to system design.
• Performs full range of standard work for the professional field.
• Discusses complex, unusual problems with other team members to provide proper controls solutions for customer requests.
• Identifies and resolves semi-complex problems and applies problem-solving skills in order to deal with most situations.
• Provides general guidance or training support for professional staff.
• Travels 10% (max 20%) to different Customer and Dematic locations across the United States.

Tasks and Qualifications: What We are Looking For:

• Bachelor's in Engineering 5 years or more of successful experience in related field (controls engineering and material handling)
• Experience in designing and commissioning automated material handling systems, including electrical design, PLC, HMI, and drives.
• Experience with estimating projects preferred (hours required, resources required, etc.)
• Proficient in Rockwell Automation PLC programming languages with the RSLogix software.
• Understanding of serial and ethernet based communications and protocols.
• Material Handling Equipment experience with a focus on conveyance and sortation systems, including PLC hardware upgrades, VFD upgrades, Dematic Flexsort, and industrial networking along with the ability to concept solutions and generate estimates to support Sales requests.
• Proficient in Microsoft products (Word, Excel, etc.)
• Able to interpret important areas of standard professional level controls work that typically requires processing and interpreting, more complex, less clearly defined issues.
• Demonstrated ability to determine requirements from customers while selling our ideas
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness and demonstrated ability to stay current with the latest material handling concepts
• Demonstrated ability to manage numerous opportunities and deadlines
• Ability to reliably forecast and report on the status of projects

KION brands keep the world moving – globally, regionally, and locally.

KION is the Supply Chain Solutions Company. With over 42,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we enable smart, sustainable, and reliable supply chains worldwide - wherever goods are stored, moved, or delivered.

KION offers its customers the full spectrum of solutions to make their supply chains future-ready.

Our international brands, Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli and our regional brands, Fenwick and OM, stand for outstanding technological innovation, intelligent automation and service excellence in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment.

Dematic complements this expertise with state-of-the-art automation technology and AI-supported software solutions that optimize intralogistics across warehousing, production, and distribution.

Whether locally or globally – we offer exciting career opportunities in an innovative environment shaped by our core values: Integrity, Collaboration, Courage, and Excellence.

Together, we create the magic of supply chain solutions.

Join our team – Push it forward.