Controls Hardware Design Engineer - Level II & Level III $95k-$140k
The Controls Hardware Design Engineer is responsible for providing controls hardware design for turnkey custom automation equipment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Level II: Work independently on medium sized or average complexity projects and/or under direction of more senior engineers on portions of larger or more complex projects.
- Level III: Work independently on larger or high complexity projects and/or multiple smaller projects.
- Level III: Occasional training of new and /or less senior engineers.
- Level III: Set Technical direction for other engineers on portions of larger/more complex projects.
- Level III: Peer Review or other engineers' work for accuracy and thoroughness.
- Review customer requirements, PMD proposal, PMD cost estimate, and Federal, State, & Local requirements.
- In advance of completed Mechanical Engineering design, attend Mechanical Design Reviews to understand machine functionality and incorporate associated Controls Hardware design elements into the Controls Hardware design.
- Translate device list provided by Mech Eng into Controls Hardware design elements.
- Utilize AutoCad Electrical for drafting.
- Use provided symbols & circuits.
- Develop new symbols & circuits as necessary.
- Controls Hardware Design
- AC Power schematics
- DC Power schematics
- Safety schematics
- Servo/Stepper schematics
- Industrial Network schematics
- Device schematics
- Testers, Transducers, Laser Markers, Welders, Robots, etc.
- I/O schematics
- Control Enclosure layouts
- Control Panel layouts
- Fluid Power Supply schematics
- Fluid Power Control schematics
- Bill of Materials
- Interact with Controls Build personnel to answer questions.
- Assist Controls Build Technicians, Controls Software Engineers, and Controls Engineers with electrical and fluid power debug.
- Update design as required throughout the project life cycle.
OTHER DUTIES
- Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
- Observe safety procedures.
- Any other task assigned by management within scope of position, federal and state regulations.
Requirements
EDUCATION BS in EE, EET, Mechatronics, related engineering field; or demonstrated equivalent experience.
EXPERIENCE (Level II: 5-10 years; Level III: 10+ years) with 4 or more of the following:
- AutoCad Electrical
- NFP79, UL508a, CE, CSA standards
- Power calculations (AC 3phase, AC 1phase, DC 5-90V, Transformers)
- Enclosure Heat calculations
- SCCR calculations
- Fluid Power flow calculations
- SISTEMA safety calculations
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Effective verbal and written communication.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general technical procedures.
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry and to calculate scaling factors, proportions, percentages, rates, and ratios.
- Organized
- Detail oriented
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Ability to take direction
- Creative/Innovative
- Time management skills
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and smell.
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, push, pull, lift, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Work environment is primarily performed indoors; partially around moving mechanical parts at a moderate noise level.
- Wear safety equipment, including proper PPE.
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