
Controls Engineer – LPS
FORTNA
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Kentucky, Missouri, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $76,100 - $114,200 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- The Controls Engineer will be responsible for commissioning of controls for conveyor and sortation systems.
- This position is focused on implementing site-based controls for new equipment within new or existing customer systems.
- Write and implement machine code, integrate subsystems, and assist in all on-site commissioning efforts.
- Utilize “Human Machine Interface” (HMI) using commercially available products.
- Implement PLC and HMI programs to satisfy current design and customer specifications under the supervision of Sr. Level Controls Engineers.
- Work with FORTNA employees, customer representatives and third-party vendors to ensure all aspects of a project are considered during both the design and commissioning phases.
- Individually or as a team commission complex automated systems, provide site engineering support, and complete system acceptance testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
- 2-4 years of experience within an industrial controls environment which includes:
- PLC programming (Rockwell Software preferred, Siemens software a plus)
- HMI Programming (Factory Talk View preferred, Ignition a plus)
- Input and output device design and implementation.
- Industrial communication networks (EtherNet/IP, Devicenet, Profinet, etc.)
- Low voltage electrical design and drawing creation.
- Equivalent work experience will also be considered as a substitute for education.
- Experience with VFDs preferred, networked a plus
- Experience with Microsoft 365 - Office Apps.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
PLC programmingHMI programmingmachine code implementationinput and output device designindustrial communication networkslow voltage electrical designsystem acceptance testingVFDssite engineering supportcontrols commissioning
Soft skills
team collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingproject managementcustomer interaction
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology