Controls Engineer
$150,000–$180,000 year
On-siteHolland, Michigan, United States
Job Summary
Program car wash controls systems to support operations with appropriate timing, equipment operation, and sensing of critical parameters while maintaining safety. Establish, document, and maintain controls system standards including default settings, configuration profiles, startup procedures, and troubleshooting guides. Test, validate, and document product performance; create documentation checklists and issue communication and quality-related support bulletins. This role operates Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm in a warehouse environment, requiring the ability to walk, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds while using forklifts and pallet jacks. A Bachelor of Science in electrical or industrial control software engineering is required, along with experience in ladder logic, CODESYS, and Modbus communications.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree with emphasis in electrical and/or industrial control software engineering
- Experience in writing and developing ladder logic, structured text and function block diagram programs for industrial control systems
- 2+ years of professional work experience
- Experience implementing, testing, and configuring industrial sensors and actuators
- Process-oriented and strong collaborator with ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and across various departments
- Highly adaptable with strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills; ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation
- Views customer care as high priority; exhibits a positive can-do attitude
- Displays a strong initiative and drive to identify gaps and fill them
- Ability to work and commute in all weather conditions
- Able to effectively communicate, listen, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself and exchange information
- Able to walk, bend, twist, turn, stoop, climb steps, reach with hands, use hands to fingers
- Drive between company locations as needed while on job
- Frequently stand and work in a fast-paced environment where they will often be multitasking
- Tolerate vibrating tools and louder than normal work environment at times
- Frequently stand and walk for the majority of each shift
- Ability to lift and maneuver up to 50 pounds
Desired Qualifications
- Car wash industry experience preferred
- Experience in CODESYS, Ignition, Machine Expert, Control Expert software programs
- Experience in Modbus, Ethernet IP, and IO link communications preferred
- Experience in CSS, Docker, Linux, and Python preferred but not required
- Schneider Electric Altivar series variable frequency drives
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