Controls Engineer- Hardware

Controls Engineer 

Essential duties & responsibilities

Three key areas of responsibilities: Management, sustaining engineering of existing hardware, and design and development of the next generation controls scheme.

• Personnel and T&R workflow (Repairs, Incoming Inspection and Production Orders); Calibration of test equipment;
• Trouble-shooting production and customer issues when needed working with Product Engineering.

Sustaining Engineering:

• Working knowledge of each Test Bench and understanding of the test protocols, procedures and documentation
• Updating and maintaining the manuals for each controller on the Diffusion Furnaces.

Design & Development:

• Design, document and program algorithms using PLC’s, smart controllers, and similar devices for the control of furnace and automation equipment.
• Recommends electrical hardware, instrumentation, sensors and controls for inclusion in design specifications based on past experience and on catalogue reference data.
• Duties include technical responsibility for planning, organizing and conducting full product development projects within the design, fabrication, modification and evaluation of industrial equipment.
• Prepare and present written, oral visual material to support proposals, presentations, design reviews and written reports.
• Plan perform or direct and document experiments to prove design performance
• Coordinate project tasks and schedules, delegate work to programmers, designers / drafters and support staff as required.

Other duties and responsibilities

• Travel required-The travel is four times a year to Europe for one week or less stay each time

Skills and knowledge

• Able to create and apply advanced control algorithms
• VB, C, C++, PLC Ladder
• Good technical writing skills & verbal communication
• Machine control circuits, motors, drives, sensors and instrumentation
• Computer (Microsoft Office Tools)

Education and experience

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• Minimum 10 years engineering experience.
• Project Management background.