Senior PLC Controls Engineer

Job Description:

We are currently seeking an engineer to work as a Senior PLC/Controls Engineer in the R&D Hardware group. This is a full-time, exempt position. You will be working with a team of R&D engineers in both the USA and The Netherlands (Mechanical, Electrical, Testing/QA, and Controls) working on all aspects of the product life cycle including research, design, development, production and post-production support.

Education, Experience and Skills Desired

• Motion physics and advanced motion control programming

• Industrial Ethernet (EtherCAT, PowerLink etc..)

• Familiar with various closed-loop feedback control strategies

• Programmable safety expertise

• Experience with Git/SVN including commit, branching, merging, debug and related functions for code development and management

• Bachelor's degree (BS) from four-year college or university in Mechanical Engineering (ME), Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Science (CS) or similar.

• Application development experience in a high-level (OOP) language (Python, C, C++, C#)

• IEC 61131-2/PLCopen programming languages (structured text is a must, FBD is a plus)

• Experience in Codesys, TwinCAT, and B&R Automation Studio (Siemens a plus)

• Experience with object-oriented PLC programming

• Robotic system development is a plus

• Familiar with agile approaches to product development (both participant and leader)

• Ability to read electrical schematics

• Ability to troubleshoot electrical and mechanical issues

• Curious with a continuous improvement mindset

• Experience with an Engineering Change Process (ECO/ECN)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, program and architect the control system for new machine designs

• Document control application designs

• Program automation applications

• Develop formal test plans and scripts, then execute testing

• Review automation application needs and document requirements

• Estimate implementation effort to develop automation applications

• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues

• Track and report project status (using DevOps, Confluence etc.)

• Travel to customer locations to resolve technical problems

• Participate in brainstorming and ideation sessions around product development and improvement

• Support machines during development, production and operation (remote and on-site support)

• Assist in creating project plans

• Provide input on resource allocation

• Assess skill sets and resource strengths/weaknesses for staffing projects

• Mentor other engineers

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Up to 10%-15% travel as needed

• Ability to do the physical work necessary to help fabricate prototypes (wiring, using machine shop tools, turning wrenches etc…)

Salary and Benefits: Packsize offers a competitive benefits package including paid time off, Health, Dental, Short Term/Long Term Disability, Life, 401(k) matching, and a bonus program. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Packsize is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. In compliance with applicable federal and state laws, Packsize policy of equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran’s status, status as a qualified person with a disability, or genetic information. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities, and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities.