My client is looking for a Controls Engineer for a full time permanent role in St Joseph Missouri. The ideal candidate will have design experience, and experience working with mobile equipment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Controls Engineer will work closely with draftsmen/designers, engineers and project managers to design and develop all aspects of electrical control systems (motion control, instrumentation, control logic, etc…) for railroad equipment across a broad spectrum of complexity and applications for both existing equipment and new product development.
- Lead all aspects of electrical and electro-mechanical design, wiring, sizing, routing, marking, and inspection of equipment.
- Electrical panel design, layout and creation of electrical system, inclusive of parts lists for custom and standard products.
- Assist in preparation of technical machinery information including operator’s manuals, electrical specification, field service reports, etc.
- As-needed support service of machinery at remote jobsite locations for operator assistance and/or operator training. Also, responding to requests for phone, email, or online services.
- Analyze and resolve technical electrical problems
- Troubleshooting mechanical, hydraulic and other electro-mechanical systems
- Candidate will be involved in the development of all new equipment, enhanced product capabilities and product improvements serving inside our R&D team. As such, candidate must be able to work in a team environment, yet possess a self-motivation to seek and solve challenges not yet defined
- Regularly work on and around railcars and heavy equipment while performing hands-on work in the field environment
Qualifications:
- Advanced knowledge of industrial controls development including: Ladder diagrams, RSLogix 500 and 5000, and/or FactoryTalk View Studio.
- Experience troubleshooting control circuits, motors, and drives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be a team player.
- Experience with CAN protocols (J1939, CANopen, etc), preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of applicable design standards (NEC, NFPA, NMRA), preferred.
- Familiarity with CoDeSys platform, preferred.
- Previous mobile equipment experience, preferred.
- Some travel involved.
