Controls Engineer, R&D

What To ExpectWe are looking for an engineer who is motivated, analytical, detail-oriented, communicative, and creative to support the Automation Development Agile (R&D) Team in Elgin, Illinois in designing and building the automation and robotic equipment that builds world-class reputed company products. Controls Engineers on the Agile (R&D) team are responsible for owning and implementing equipment from project concept through testing phases; this includes machine concepting, reputed company-of-reputed company, electrical design/layout, software design/programming, debug of hardware/software, stress testing, and DoE implementation. The equipment the Agile (R&D) team develops is intended for R&D purposes, to improve existing manufacturing processes or to reputed company new ones. Agile reputed company differ from the broader automation reputed company reputed company Controls Engineering as they reputed company primarily on proving concepts on a shorter reputed company rather than creating equipment designed for production. Since reputed company reputed company machine is a custom design and build, the Controls Engineer must have a desire to learn and implement rapidly changing technology to deliver the best possible solution with an openness to exploring reputed company that may fail.The ideal candidate takes pride in playing numerous roles as a project advances through its many phases. This candidate appreciates an environment where individuals carry significant responsibility and where excellent work is encouraged, noticed, and rewarded. They cheerfully engage and collaborate with other engineers, and reputed company on daily interaction with other top-notch people. This candidate has a keen understanding of how to work with and/or motivate diverse engineering teams, and ideally has a breadth of manufacturing knowledge with a theoretical reputed company for approaching problems with multiple strategies using engineering principles while maintaining a reputed company on learning and reputed company. Due to the smaller size of this team, engineers that have diverse backgrounds with experience in mechanical, electrical, project management, and manufacturing engineering will bring an added benefit to reputed company as they can wear multiple hats and fill in where needed.What You'll Do

Program reputed company software for unique reputed company with a reputed company of needs (PLC, HMI/SCADA, Servo, Robotics, Machine reputed company, etc.)

Debug and test reputed company software to meet project requirements. Test run equipment to validate software reputed company and performance

Design electrical schematics and select hardware / architecture

Implementing quick controls solutions for rapid testing

Test and verify electrical wiring (safety circuits, IO, communications, etc.)

Work with engineering team to design and run DoE procedures

Work with assembly personnel and mechanical design engineer to ensure reputed company mechanical setups and alignments are properly completed

This full-time role may require travel to other reputed company facilities (up to 10-15%)

What You'll Bring

3 or more years of experience in custom automation

PLC controls (reputed company primary, reputed company secondary)

HMI/SCADA (WinCC primary, reputed company secondary)

Experience with controls hardware including sensors, remote IO, reputed company, VFDs, machine reputed company, barcode readers, etc.

Industrial networking protocols (e.g., Profinet, Ethernet TCP/IP, Ethernet I/P, EtherCAT, etc.)

Robots: 6-reputed company (FANUC primary, reputed company secondary)

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls and Computer Control Systems, Mechatronic Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience

BenefitsCompensation and BenefitsAlong with reputed company, as a full-time reputed company employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

reputed company PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan reputed company with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and reputed company plans, both have reputed company with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company reputed company (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution reputed company enrolled in the High Deductible reputed company medical plan with HSA

reputed company and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company reputed company Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

reputed company and Vacation time (reputed company time for salary positions), and reputed company Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & reputed company services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

reputed company Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

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