Controls Engineering Manager
As a key member of our management team reporting to the President the successful candidate for this leadership role will oversee a team responsible for designing and developing engineering solutions and coordinating projects. You will play a pivotal role in managing departmental operations ensuring resource allocation efficiency and achieving project goals within specified timelines and budgets.
What are we looking for
Management:
- Effectively assigning and managing the workload of controls department personnel including engineers and drafters.
- Leading recruitment efforts directing team members overseeing staff development and analyzing technology and market demand for strategic resource planning.
Technical Management:
- Spearheading the creation maintenance and monitoring of controls design and programming standards.
- Collaborating with the Controls Team System Engineer and management to review equipment design specifications.
- Strategically planning control design assignments directing the preparation of layouts and actively resolving technical challenges.
Manufacturing Support:
- Providing or coordinating manufacturing support for equipment inhouse testing and Factory Acceptance Tests.
- Delivering handson instruction to shop personnel regarding Electrical Systems equipment specifications.
Design:
- Applying expertise in analyzing engineering sketches specifications and data to determine components for mechanical equipment.
- Crafting initial process descriptions and sequence of operation documentation.
Customer Support and Sales Support:
- Serving as the primary point of contact for Controls Engineering troubleshooting existing equipment challenges and contributing to upgrades.
- Ensuring the maintenance of technical documentation for the sales department and actively participating in the review of customer proposals.
Qualifications:
- A BSEE in electromechanical design engineering.
- A minimum of five years of progressive experience in Controls Engineering coupled with five years in staff management.
- Demonstrated proficiency in industrial electrical design PLC programming HMI software design industrial networking MCC hardware/software configuration and ClosedLoop Servo control.
- A minimum of seven years experience in a manufacturing environment with a strong preference for Siemens programming.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD 2012 and Microsoft Office.
- Robust organizational and time management skills showcasing a track record of delivering highquality projects on time and within budget.
- Proven selfmotivation leadership and collaboration skills coupled with the ability to efficiently manage multiple priorities.
- Commitment to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and ethics
Required Experience:
Manager