Lead Custom Project Automation Electrical Controls Engineer - pay to $120K
Brown Deer, WI
Posted4/30/2024
Lead Custom Project Automation Electrical Controls Engineer
Six or more years of custom automation programming and design experience as well as six or more years of HMI and PLC programming and design experience is required to be considered
Pay is up to $120,000
Must be a United States citizen or Green Card holder
No remote
Full-time
Permanent W-2 employee
Full benefits
No relocation
Brown Deer, Wisconsin area
This full time, permanent Lead Custom Project Automation Electrical Controls Engineer is at an employee-oriented, custom automation machinery engineering and manufacturing company. The company takes designing custom automation equipment to a new level. The company does machine building from scratch but is also making standard products that are sold around the world. The engineering group consists of six engineers so an engineer can have a big impact at the company. Engineers here enjoy the challenges of creating custom automation systems. Engineers can see the designs created being manufactured on the factory floor as they manufacture at the same location. The company promotes from within.
The duties and responsibilities of the successful candidate will include the following:
Creating designs for custom automation
Coordinating, overseeing and mentoring multiple engineers on projects
Ensuring technical performance and profitability
Programming and designing custom PLCs
Ensuring proper functioning of electric, pneumatic, hydraulic, and programming for each assigned project
Taking projects from concept through field commissioning
Interacting with PLC's, OIT's, robots, servos, vision systems, instrumentation and control devices
Utilizing AutoCAD
The background of the successful candidate must include the following to be considered:
Six or more years of custom automation programming and design experience
Six or more years of HMI and PLC programming and design experience
Experience with robotics and Servos
Experience coordinating multiple engineers on projects
Strong knowledge of designing, building, implementing, debugging and troubleshooting factory floor automation
Strong AutoCAD experience
Strong schematics creation experience
Strong electrical engineering experience including component specification, sizing, panel layout, servos, AC/DC drives, networks and so on