Solution Design Controls Engineer

Solution Design Controls Engineer: This position provides solutions to complex customer problems at the request of the sales account manager. The scope of the position primarily surrounds conveyance and sortation control system modifications and upgrades. The Solution Design Engineer's process includes designing, costing, and proposing solutions that optimize aging customer control systems. This position is primarily remote with up to 10% travel including site visits and team events.

What We Offer:

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will Do In This Role:

• Solve complex customer problems surrounding convey and sort system modifications and upgrades by designing a solution that often optimizes aging material handling systems.
• Understand the design of complex systems that integrate mechanical design, electrical controls hardware, programming, and software to develop complete controls solutions for customers.
• Read and comprehend schematics, PLC programs, and appropriate follow-up of technical details.
• Complete recommendations related to site productivity improvement, cost reduction, and improvement in customer satisfaction.
• Provide estimates for semi-complex controls projects to other solution development resources and teams.
• Perform complex technical interchange and knowledge transfer for both processes and application of products to system design.
• Perform a full range of standard work for the professional field.
• Request proposals for Allen Bradley hardware, Siemens hardware, scanners, label print and apply hardware, and other associated controls hardware through various vendors.

What We Are Looking For:

• BS/BA in related engineering discipline or advanced degree but may be substituted with experience. Certification may be required in some areas.
• Demonstrate and apply a broad knowledge of field of specialization through successful completion of moderately complex assignments.
• Successfully apply complex knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of particular area of specialization to provide controls estimates.
• Demonstrate knowledge of organization's business practices and issues.
• Material Handling Equipment background with a focus on Case conveyor, Pallet conveyor, and Sorter Controls along with the ability to concept solutions and generate estimates to support Sales requests.
• Able to explain with written correspondence and discuss complex, unusual problems to other team members to provide proper controls solutions for customer requests.
• Understand industrial controls including the use of Specialized Dematic computers, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), Graphics Panels, related drawing markups (schematics, wiring diagrams, etc.) and final documentation. These systems range from simple to complex, typically working in a team environment with other engineers to provide controls solutions.
• Interpret important areas of standard professional level controls work that typically requires processing and interpreting, more complex, less clearly defined issues. This includes the application of industrial controls related to Material Handling equipment (conveyors, sortation, specialized Dematic equipment, etc.).
• Proficient in Microsoft products (Word, Excel, etc.).
• 6-10 years of experience in controls engineering.
• Experience in designing and commissioning automated material handling systems, including electrical design, PLC, HMI, drive, and motion controls.
• Proficient in Rockwell Automation PLC programming languages with the RSLogix software.
• Proficient with controls software programs to include System Design Application Software (MAESTRO) and AutoCAD.
• Experience with AC and DC drive systems.
• Experience with PLC control networks, such as Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, Profinet, and AS-i Bus.