What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Engineer position at Actalent?
Description:
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Controls Engineer assists in the design and development of PLC programs for material handling equipment. This position understands equipment, business and customer requirements that drive the design of the technical solutions and participates in all phases of product development lifecycle including the analysis, design, electrical designs, installation support, electrical installation debugging and support of other complimentary engineering staff associated with the electrical hardware engineering. The Controls Engineer resolves somewhat complex site requirement changes and support solutions to complete designed equipment installation.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Programs systems to support equipment operations
- Interfaces with internal engineering/project management and customers to determine system requirements
- Supports electrical installation via interfacing to electrical installers
- Debugs electrical installation of controls and motor components of somewhat difficult complexicity
REGULAR TRAVEL 70%
10 -15 hours of OT in a typical week
Pay $40 an hour and up
Yearly comp 125k
MUSTS:
- 1 years of experience programming PLCs to support material hanlding equipment (conveyors, sorters, automated storage and retrieval systems, order picking technologies, and print/apply and weighing systems) operations within a distribution center
- Have a good understanding of equipment requirements, business and customer requirements that drive the deign of the technical solutions
- Experience using Ladder Logic programming skills to develop PLC software for complex machines and systems via communications interface to external systems such as servers, scanners, scales, etc.
- Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs, Studio 5000 software, Controls Logics, LA Platform, HMI's
About Actalent:
Actalent connects passion with purpose. Our scalable talent solutions and services capabilities drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve more. Every day, our experts around the globe are making an impact. We're supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the world. Actalent promotes consultant care and engagement through experiences that enable continuous development. Our people are the difference. Actalent is an operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
