Location: Shelby, MI, 48315

Req ID: 23991 

Controls Project Engineer

Job Summary

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Controls Engineer with a background in Electrical Engineering.  This candidate will initially support active projects and then manage specific projects directly.  The ideal candidate will take the lead on Controls Engineering Projects.  The candidate will take the Project from line-up to installation, including the appropriate project meetings, design criteria and team management. This includes traveling to customer sites for equipment installation, customer interfacing, etc.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and oversee new equipment electrical control systems based on Industry Standards and Principles.
• Programming and Troubleshooting PLC based equipment.
• Programming and Troubleshooting HMI (Human Machine Interface) equipment.
• Assisting customer and local trades in troubleshooting equipment issues.
• Perform end user training on equipment operation.

Education and Experience

• Electrical Engineering Degree preferred with Mechatronics Degree programs considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Controls Engineer. 
• Working knowledge of Industry Standards including NEC/NFPA, OSHA and ANSI.
• Knowledge or education in electrical circuits, schematic reading, design, and troubleshooting.
• Electrical CAD system experience including AutoCad Electrical and/or ePLAN
• Experience in computer programming architectures such as VB, C / C++, or C#.
• Experience in design with Rockwell Logix 5000 family processors.
• Experience in design with Siemens S7-1500 family processors.
• Experience with PLC programming in ladder and structured text.
• Experience programming HMIs

• Microsoft Application experience, such as Word and Excel.
• Travel required- approximately 30% domestic and international.

Physical Demand and Work Enviroment 

• Physical demands:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is required to sit for long periods of time.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The Lincoln Electric Company is a government contractor that complies with the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and requests priority referrals for protected veterans for our job openings.

Lincoln Cutting Systems does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.  Resumes submitted to any employee(s) of Lincoln Cutting Systems without a signed vendor agreement, by the Manager of Recruiting & Training, will become property of Lincoln Cutting Systems. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of The Lincoln Electric Company will not be considered binding terms. Lincoln Cutting Systems will not pay a fee to any third-party recruiter that has not coordinated their recruiting activity through the Recruiting Department.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
“Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status or disability”

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status or disability.

CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

1. Must be a Lincoln Electric Employee with at least 1 year of service.
2. Must meet the minimum qualifications of the job, as listed above.
3. Must NOT be on an active Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
4. Employees who have been selected for a Posted Job must remain in the job for at least 1 year.

Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time 
Section: Fori Automation Inc. (US92) 
Function: Engineering 
Sub-Function: Engineering
Department: [[filter6]] 
Direct Supervisor: Dean Allen Colwell
HR Representative:  Adele Dombrowski

Posting will expire seven (7) calendar days from the Posted Date (located under Job Listing Title).

EOE

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