Controls Engineer

Actalent · Mount Pleasant, MI · 3 wk ago

On-siteEngineering$38.46–$49.52/hrContract

Contract to Hire position based in Winn, MI, supporting heavy-equipment manufacturing.

About the role

You will develop software for updates, changes, and new product development on Parker-IQAN–based equipment. The role includes supporting the technical-support team that interfaces with customers and troubleshoots production-floor issues. Strategically, you will establish a more regimented software process, standardize documentation for existing service parts, and occasionally upgrade Parker products to newer versions.

Responsibilities

Design software modules and control logic that ensure machines operate safely, efficiently, and reliably.
Integrate electrical and hydraulic systems, delivering real-time feedback to operators.
Develop, test, and troubleshoot machine-control software for new products and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Write and maintain code for machine functionality, diagnostics, and operator interfaces; develop control algorithms; and design integrated control systems that coordinate software, sensors, electrical components, and hydraulics.
Simulate and debug software prior to implementation, validate performance at both bench and machine levels, and diagnose/resolve software and control-system issues.

Requirements

Hands-on experience developing controls software for physical systems (machines, equipment, or vehicles).
Familiarity with controls platforms such as CODESYS, IQAN, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar.
Experience with programming languages/tools such as C/C++, MATLAB, or Simulink.
Ability to develop and debug control logic (sensor inputs, actuator outputs, sequencing, PID, etc.).
Experience troubleshooting modules, sensors, valves, I/O, and wiring.

Work Environment

Fabrication, welding, machining, and assembly-heavy manufacturing setting. Travel to customer locations or dealer sites may be required, totaling less than 20 % of the time (a few trips per year, primarily within the United States).

Pay

$38.46 – $49.52 per hour.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance.
401(k) Retirement Plan (pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available).
Life Insurance (voluntary Life & AD&D for employee and dependents).
Short- and long-term disability.
Health Spending Account (HSA).
Transportation benefits.
Employee Assistance Program.
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation, or Sick Leave).