Entry Level Controls Engineer

Location: Shelby - Shelby Township, MI, United States (US)
Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time
Function: Manufacturing
Hiring Manager: Patrick Steinhafel
Recruiter: Lawanda Russell

Internal Candidate Eligibility Criteria: 
1. Is a Lincoln Electric employee with at least 1 year of service 
2. Is NOT on an active Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)

Entry Level Controls Engineer

Job Summary:  After learning Fori Automation’s product line, the selected candidate will be travel to customer sites to provide Service & Technical support including troubleshooting, repair, installation, maintenance, and training on various types of industrial automation equipment. Service & support activities will be performed both on-site at a customer’s facility or in-house at a company owned location.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Field service and commissioning support of industrial machinery. 
• Assisting customer and local trades in troubleshooting equipment issues.
• Debug and servicing of electrical components.
• Perform end user training on equipment operation.
• Programming and Troubleshooting PLC based equipment.
• Programming and Troubleshooting HMI (Human Machine Interface) equipment.
• Writing new PLC and HMI applications per customer requirements.

Education & Experience

• Electrical Engineering Degree required.  Mechatronics Degree programs considered.
• Knowledge or education in computer programming architectures such as VB, C / C++, or C#.
• Knowledge or education in electrical circuits, schematic reading, design, and troubleshooting.
• Mathematical skills in geometry and trigonometry.
• Strong Mechanical aptitude.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Microsoft Windows ™ Operating system and PC experience.
• Microsoft Office application experience such as Word and Excel.
• Travel required - approximately 70%

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.