Senior Controls Engineer

About the role

The Senior Controls Engineer will play a pivotal role in the design, implementation, and scaling of automated and semi-automated controls systems. They will work closely with internal and external partners to develop new and improved processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop new and or improved processes through the application of theoretical and practical engineering
• Design and build out factory level, and line/machine level controls standards and specification for application by internal equipment development team and external partners
• Acts as the corporate SME for plant resources on control systems programing by architecting, writing and debug PLC ladder logic/IPC SW with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable
• Implement (ANSI/ RIA15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high volume manufacturing equipment
• Generate aesthetically simple HMI screens for complex machinery while providing sufficient feedback for troubleshooting
• Work with IT to connect manufacturing assets to enterprise network using established standards / guidelines
• Keeps abreast of all meaningful technical trends and developments and incorporates them in appropriate assignments
• Create request for Quotation/Proposal (RFQ/RFPs), Organize cross-functional reviews of the machine requirements, design, qualification and capability and engage machine suppliers for automated equipment design reviews and proposals
• Frequent travel to the machine suppliers for equipment qualification, acceptance testing and support during build events
• Frequent travel to other Generac sites for support as needed (Generally day trips)

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
• 7+ years of experience with Rockwell Logix

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert-level experience in design, program, integration, and validation of controls in high volume automated process equipment for discrete manufacturing using Rockwell Logix and GE RXi platforms
• Experience in designing controls hardware and OT infrastructures including a thorough understanding of Industrial Communication Protocols
• Experience in creating technical specifications for automated manufacturing equipment, machine qualification requirements, design of experiments and failure analysis
• Expertise in the design of machine safety circuits and programming of safety PLCs
• Expertise with software and SCADA platforms to support Industry 4.0 manufacturing projects: including Historians and OPC Servers
• Experience with machine integration with common IoT platforms
• Experience with SQL and Python/Java
• Able to communicate effectively in a worldwide environment
• Previous experience with SAP or equivalent ERP
• Experience with Fanuc robotics