Controls Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Validate the design and functionality of upper-level controls for automated sortation systems.

• Identify and resolve controls I/O problems using PLC and HMI feedback alongside fundamental electrical troubleshooting methods.

• Develop and execute PLC code, integrate subsystems, and support all on-site controls engineering activities.

• Employ “Human Machine Interface” (HMI) utilizing commercially available solutions like Ignition, Wonderware, RSView, or FactoryTalk View.

• Create and implement PLC and HMI programs to meet existing design and customer specifications under the guidance of Senior Level Controls Engineers.

• Collaborate with FORTNA staff, customer representatives, and third-party vendors to ensure comprehensive consideration of all project aspects during both design and execution stages.

• Evaluate electrical designs and deliver precise as-built drawings for approval.

• Either independently or as part of a team, commission intricate automated systems, provide site engineering assistance, and carry out system acceptance testing.

• Offer support for system commissioning efforts as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related field.

• 2-4 years of experience in an industrial controls setting, which includes: PLC programming (Rockwell Software experience is essential, Siemens or Schneider software knowledge is advantageous).

• HMI Programming (experience with FactoryTalk View or Ignition).

• Design, implementation, and troubleshooting of input and output devices.

• Familiarity with industrial communication networks (EtherNet/IP, Devicenet, Profinet, etc.).

• Proficient in low voltage electrical design and drawing creation.

• Equivalent work experience may also be accepted as a substitute for formal education.

• Preferred experience with VFDs (networked experience is a plus).

• Proficient in Microsoft 365 - Office Applications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance.

• Paid time off.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• 401(k) matching.