Controls Engineer

About Us:
BW Flexible Systems is a global manufacturer of packaging systems that fill and bag thousands of food and non-food products. Our packaging systems are designed and manufactured to maximize the efficiency and lifetime value of our customers' packaging lines. Our range of machinery includes form-fill-seal, feeding, bag filling and sealing, pouch-making equipment, flow-wrap, reclosable packaging solutions, palletizing, stretch-wrapping and more.
Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
Job Description:
Provide controls engineering to support and lead new product development and custom application projects as well as develop electronic control solutions using current technology that meet market and/or customer requirements. The position will assist and lead troubleshooting efforts performing service-related tasks to support products in the field.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Create electrical designs and new programs for new machines and machine upgrades following industry standards.
• Troubleshoot electrical and software designs in-house and for other BW Flexible Systems and customer sites.
• Work with vendors to assure quality and best value for specified electronic components.
• Determine and execute a plan to achieve desired approval agency certifications.
• Create and maintain bills of material for machine control designs.
• Ensure all documentation is updated to reflect controls changes.
• Manage machine controls section of a machine contract from order entry to machine commissioning, including warranty resolution.
• Assist both internal and external customers with problem solving.
• Provide controls engineering and quoting assistance to applications engineering sales team.
• Continued education in latest technical and engineering developments, technology, techniques and components.
• Manage time to estimate and meet project timelines.
• Design and develop complex electrical engineering and functional controls system architecture and specifications with input from sales personnel, customers, service technicians, assembly technicians.
• Apply ingenuity in programming, hardware/software integration and system diagnostics to support machine-based control systems.
• Prepare schematics, assemblies, detailed drawings and bills of material for complex projects
• Develop, prepare and maintain comprehensive program documentation in areas related to diagnostics, information systems, data collection and communication with other peripheral equipment.
• Research and stay current on latest developments concerning system architectures that could be implemented as parts of machine control systems.
• Act as a liaison to production assembly, service and system suppliers and furnish documentation and/or assist in the check-out, machine installation and startup of complex mechanical functionality and control system software.
• Interface directly with customers to identify customer expectations and specifications.
• Interface with suppliers to select and develop the best available technical solutions
• Troubleshoot and resolve malfunctions; participate on team to analyze control system malfunctions; make recommendations that will improve efficiency or quality of operations
• May participate in set-up and commissioning of new facilities or upgrading of existing facilities
• Provide guidance in the production of system operation manuals and diagnostic aids for customer and service technician use.
• May lead, mentor or coach less experienced team members.
• May travel to customer sites to lead or support testing, commissioning and/or startup of industrial equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline and 8-10+ years related experience.
• AutoCAD proficiency.
• 8+ years experience in PLC and HMI design.
• 8+ years in controls engineering with a focus on ladder logic programming.

Nice to Have Qualifications:

• Professional Engineering Registration
• Allen Bradley control systems experience
• Motion control systems (servo) experience
• Knowledgeable of the National Electrical Code (NEC)
• Experience with materials handling and packaging industry

Other Requirements:

• Travel up to 20% at times including some international travel.
• Lift, move or otherwise transfer items up to 30lbs occasionally.
• Occasional exposure to typical machine shop physical hazards.

At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work-therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.
Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.
Company:
BW Flexible Systems