Sr Controls Engineer

Vicor Corporation; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in advanced power component solutions is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer. This role involves designing and optimizing control systems for production machinery while supporting various automation engineering projects. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in electrical and controls design and will be an integral part of a motivated team focused on industry-leading technologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing automation.
• 2 years PLC, HMI, and Servo Control programming experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and support control systems.
• Debug and troubleshoot control systems and PLCs.
• Provide technical support and develop manuals and schematics.

Skills

Electrical design

Control systems troubleshooting

Ladder logic PLC programming

Technical support

CAD software

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

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Senior Controls Engineer develops, implements, trouble shoots and optimizes controls systems on in house new and existing production equipment. Candidate will be a critical member of a highly motivated Automation Engineering team focused on producing industry leading advanced power component solutions used in industrial, hyperscalers, AI, aerospace, defense, and automotive industries.

Job Description

• Electrical & Controls design:
o Design, develop, test, and support controls systems which including conceptualization of control systems, development of schematics, development machine to network communication configurations, component specification, costing, panel building and wiring.
o Provides electrical designs and programming within applicable standards to build new or modify existing production machines and systems.

• Vision:
o Familiar with visions systems such as Cognex Insight, Vision Pro and VIDI
• Software:
o Familiar with ladder logic PLC programming.
o Develop and maintain, cost-effective PLC controls
o Maintain routine backup schedules for equipment software
• Project Management and Technical Team Leadership:
o A plus having prior experience supporting and leading technically teams in the design, development and optimization of custom automation machinery and tooling.
o Adheres to scope, quality, schedule, and budget requirements of assigned tasks
o Ability to balance the need to “keep things running” with allocating time to long-term, high-impact projects

• SME:
o Provide SME (subject matter expert) support to Manufacturing, Technical Support, Manufacturing Engineering and other departments for the design and operation of control process automation systems.
• Network: Support Technical Support:
o Work closely with Technical Support to identify root cause of network communication issues between equipment and Vicor’s LAN system.
o Work with Technical Support to install, program, troubleshoot or repair IP based code scanners on Vicor’s LAN system.
• Support Technical Support Department
o Ability to debug electrical control systems to the component level.
o Ability to trouble shoot PLC control systems.
o Provide Technical Support floor support for pneumatics, servos, VFD’s, relays, communication networks, touchscreens, and automation systems integration
o Provide Technical Support floor support for Software, PLC logic, and program troubleshooting.
o Works with and assist Technical Support to solve issues, transfer knowledge and know-how

• Generates manuals, design documents:
o Develop electrical schematics detailing control system configuration and wiring, and design equipment panel layouts on CAD software.
o Create accurate BOMs (Bill of Materials)
o Write user manuals, programming diagrams, network diagrams, and electrical drawings to communicate to Line Techs and Engineers

• Safety Standards:
o Abides and practices corporate, NFPA and OSHA standards for electrical systems standardization

• Capital Engineering Projects:
o Support capital engineering projects for new equipment, including scanner to network configurations, auto recipe software and hardware integration, coordination with vendors for power and network construction, and new equipment startups.

• Maintain Knowledge:
o Maintain knowledge of advanced developments in sensors, scanners, measurement systems, and vision systems.
o Research supplier products for assembly components

• Motion Control:
o Familiar with various Motion Controllers and Actuators

Education / Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 5 plus years of experience in supporting manufacturing automation
• 2 years of PLC programing, HMI programing, Servo Control programing and electrical control schematic design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with CAD and office tools (2D CAD, Excel, Power Point, Word, etc.)
• Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion

Compensation Data

Salary Range:

$100,000 - $140,000

Please note: This range is based on our current market driven pay structures. Individual salaries are determined based upon a variety of factors including but not limited to, a candidates overall qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience as well as company internal equity