Sr. Controls Engineer

Fives; Wixom (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Fives in Wixom, MI seeks a Sr. Controls Engineer to lead automation software and hardware design for projects.

You will write PLC and HMI programs and interpret electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical drawings to support development with safety and standards in mind. The role involves collaboration with project management, supporting manufacturing and service during startup, and documenting changes for final customer documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the field.

Responsibilities

• Write PLC and HMI software programs for equipment from scratch and using customer standards.
• Review electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical drawings to guide software development.
• Ensure safety concepts and requirements are implemented in design and software.
• Support manufacturing and service during debug and installation startups.
• Document wiring and field changes and provide markups for final documentation.
• Coordinate smaller projects and report progress and issues to management.
• Train end users on equipment operation and system architecture.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Electrical drawings

Safety compliance

Project coordination

Technical training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Job description

Sr. Controls Engineer

Position Summary

Sr. Controls Engineer

Duties include: Shared responsibility with project management for performance to budget and timing during all phases of the project. Understand and strictly follow the standards and specifications for the design of hardware and software of the end user. Must be able to read and understand electrical drawings, pneumatic drawings, and mechanical sequence of operations and use them to write software. Understand safety concepts and safety requirements to ensure proper implementation during design and software generation. Write PLC and HMI Software Programs for different types of equipment/machinery both from scratch and using customer software standards and templates. Responsible for the completeness of software design prior to power on, ensuring reduced debug project phases. Support manufacturing and service at the debug and installation startup phase. Utilize critical thinking skills to define problems, collect data, and formulate effective solutions to issues in a timely fashion. Train/aid the end user on the equipment operation as well as hardware and software architecture Aid the customer and improve customer satisfaction through routine and regular communication. Coordinate on smaller projects and report to management on progress, timing, and critical issues. Ensure the accuracy of all documentation by recording all wiring and field changes and delivering mark-ups to engineering so they are included in the final documentation provided to the customer.

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a related field, and 5 years of experience.

Work location: Wixom, MI