Controls Engineer III 4 Openings

• Typical schedule is 40 hours per week
• Schedule flexibility is required and may include weekends holidays or extended days during installation and start-up activities

• Travel to support projects at Client facilities in NC (Hickory Wilmington) facilities as needed.
• Occasional travel to supplier or vendor locations may be required for equipment check-out prior to shipment

• Client is seeking a highly experienced senior controls engineer to support the design installation start-up and debugging of advanced manufacturing equipment in a high-volume production environment.
• This role will require a mix of electrical design hardware design and programming capabilities to design Rockwell based process and automated equipment.
• This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned controls professional who enjoys working directly with equipment solving technical challenges and supporting complex installation and start-up activities.

• In this role you will serve as an electrical controls resource for manufacturing process improvement and capital expansion projects. You will lead the electrical and controls scope of assigned projects. Project focus will be implementation of PLC based automation in Clients manufacturing plants and processes. You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team that includes mechanical electrical controls facilities IT and operations professionals to help ensure systems are installed commissioned and running safely and effectively.

• Software/Controls programming experience with PLCs HMIs (hardware/software) SCADA primarily Rockwell
• Experience with HMI and SCADA systems primarily FT View Optix Ignition
• Understanding of PID control implementation
• Capability to design develop and deliver fully integrated machine and motion control automation and process machine systems to manufacturing
• Able to effectively leverage external machine builders and system integrators to design develop and deploy integrated manufacturing systems to global manufacturing facilities
• Understanding of electrical panel layout schematic design ladder logic programming and system testing and troubleshooting. AutoCAD and/or AutoCAD Electrical skills
• Familiarity of logic-based programming. PLC and IEC base programming structure including ladder logic function blocks structured text and sequential flowchart desirable.
• Familiar with Machine Safety Design principles per ISO 13849 -1&2
• Individuals must be capable of executing project assignments in a cross-functional team based environment
• Experience designing and implementing industrial communication technologies (Ethernet/IP EtherCAT))

• Lead controls engineering scope for automation and capital projects from concept development through design build installation startup and commissioning.
• Design develop and deploy integrated automation and machine control systems using PLC HMI SCADA and related controls technologies.
• Define control architectures functional specifications and integration requirements that support manufacturing and process objectives.
• Provide technical direction for controls work executed by contractors system integrators machine builders and internal project team members.
• Review and approve controls deliverables such as electrical schematics panel layouts PLC and HMI programs network architecture and integration documentation.
• Troubleshoot complex controls programming networking and system integration issues during project execution and startup.
• Support commissioning startup training and technology transfer as systems are handed off to plant teams.

About us: DivIHN the IT Asset Performance Services organization provides Professional Consulting Custom Projects and Professional Resource Augmentation services to clients in the Mid-West and beyond. The strategic characteristics of the organization are Standardization Specialization and Collaboration. DivIHN is an equal opportunity employer. DivIHN does not and shall not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race color religion (creed) gender gender expression age national origin (ancestry) disability marital status sexual orientation or military status.