Senior Controls Engineer

About the role

The Senior Controls Engineer will play a pivotal role in designing and building high-performance, high-reliability custom crane and lifting equipment for a variety of industries, including aerospace, nuclear, and marine. This role involves working closely with engineering leaders and chief engineers across business units to contribute to the development of cutting-edge solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer, contract, and system-level requirements into clear, testable software requirements
• Develop software designs that are traceable to approved requirements
• Write, test, debug, and maintain PC-based software, PLC software, HMI software, or related control system software
• Support a structured or waterfall-style software development lifecycle from requirements through design, implementation, verification, validation, and release
• Create technical documentation including software requirements, software design descriptions, test plans, test procedures, test reports, user documentation, and release documentation
• Support requirements reviews, design reviews, code reviews, test readiness reviews, and customer-facing technical reviews
• Support integration of software with PLCs, HMIs, drives, motion control systems, sensors, industrial networks, and customer equipment
• Review and approve other engineers' software documentation for adequacy, completeness, accuracy, and traceability
• Support troubleshooting software, automation, communication, and system-level issues during development, factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, and customer acceptance
• Travel to customer sites for installations and commissioning, typically no more than 10%, but on rare occasions may fluctuate up to 25%

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in regulated, safety-critical, industrial, or highly documented engineering environments
• Demonstrated ability to develop software for complex equipment or control systems
• Experience with PC-based software development
• Experience with Siemens software, Siemens PLCs, Siemens HMIs, TIA Portal, Step 7, WinCC, or related Siemens automation tools
• Experience with industrial crane controls, material handling equipment, nuclear equipment, aerospace systems, defense systems, or other safety-critical machinery
• Experience with requirements management and traceability tools
• Experience with software configuration management tools such as Git, or similar systems
• Experience with C, C++, C#, .NET, SQL, Python, PLC programming, or other software languages used in industrial or engineering applications
• Experience working for or with organizations such as Westinghouse, PAR Nuclear, Konecranes, Kone, Siemens, aerospace/defense contractors, nuclear suppliers, or other safety-critical control system companies
• Ability to review and approve other engineers' software documentation for adequacy, completeness, accuracy, and traceability
• Willingness to travel to customer sites for installations and commissioning, typically no more than 10%, but on rare occasions may fluctuate up to 25%

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• US Person

Benefits

• Global team recognized for their passion of inventing
• First-of-a-kind product culture and project exposure
• Training and development from industry-leading experts
• Cutting edge benefit programs that include: 401(k) & matching; Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance; Disability & Life Insurance; PTO, Paid Holidays, & Parental Leave for both Parents; Tuition Reimbursement

Pay

$110,000 - $130,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time