Controls Engineer 1

About Key Technology:

Key Technology has been providing innovative solutions to the food industry since 1948. We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of food processing technology. Our products range from conveying digital sorting and process automation technologies. Our ongoing innovations provide increased control continuous processing and longer machine lifein processed fruits and vegetables nuts dried fruit fresh-cut produce and more. Here we continually strive to find and fulfill our customers growing needs.

Summary:
The Controls Engineer 1 directly contributes and oversees control system configuration and design to enable integrated high-volume sorting feeding conveying and distribution customer solutions.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Selects qualifies uses and oversees industrial electrical control automation and integration tools and support services for schematic generation control panel layout and embedded control device programming.
• Oversees tools and methods to allow control panel configuration manufacturing installation and wiring for flexible manufacturing with minimal recurring per-sale engineering support. Includes schematic generation with wiring and interconnect documentation per system.
• Supports embedded control device programming tools and methods including PLCs VFDs HMIs sensors actuators and other devices. Works with OEM technical support in-house engineers and IT to maintain update troubleshoot and provide training for industrial control programming tools.
• Supports Service with installation and startup of industrial control systems both remote and on-site at customer locations.
• Works with control and automation tool vendors and Purchasing group to help manage features versions licenses and upgrades. Works with suppliers and OEMs to understand capability and function of components subsystems. Maintain current knowledge of control technology to optimize automation integration reliability scalability and overall cost.
• Uses and support collaborative multi-developer design and programming tools including document / code repositories and version control systems.
• Supports regulatory and standards compliance testing and validation internally externally and with other parties. Has working knowledge of NEC / NFPA UL CE NEMA ANSI and IEC electrical standards and components.
• Supports supply chain management to identify alternative replacement and equivalent components due to obsolescence parts shortages updates or other changes.
• Complies and is familiar with industrial environment safety practices protocols and training requirements both in-house and at customer or third-party facilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree (B A / B S.) in Engineering with the following experience guidelines. and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. New graduate minimum or2 years of related experience preferred.
• Experience with regulatory compliant industrial control systems control panel design and PLC control automation.
• Knowledge of electrical compliance agency requirement

TECHNICAL SKILLS (at least 3-5 years of combined experience in each of the following areas)

• Use of AutoCAD Electrical or equivalent design tool
• Exposure to single line diagrams P&ID drawing formats
• Exposure to Allen Bradley PLC controllers
• Exposure to Allen Bradley PanelView HMI and associated programming language
• Basic Knowledge of NFPA 70 NFPA 79 and UL508A
  

TRAVEL

• This position requires up to 40% travel dependent on the projects.

Why Join Key Technology

Key Technology offers a competitive benefits package for all full-time employees including the following:

• Medical coverage through your choice of a high deductible health plan or a PPO plan. All plans include prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts when allowed by tax laws.
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) when allowed by tax laws.
• Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid life insurance and disability insurance and options to purchase additional coverage.
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Optional coverages include Long-term Care Accident Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance
• 401k plan with a 100% match on the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2% of contributions (4% match if you contribute 5% of pay)
• Educational Assistance reimbursement
• Accrued paid time off (PTO)
• 10 paid holidays annually