Sr Controls Engineer

Job Summary

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