Controls Engineer
Core
Design, develop, and implement manufacturing technology to automate steel door and frame production processes, managing plant-wide machine automation from legacy relay logic to advanced robotic systems.
Role type
Manufacturing Controls Engineer
Builds
Automated steel door and frame production lines, robotic end-of-arm tooling, and fully automated Salvagnini systems
Domain
Industrial automation, metal fabrication, heavy industrial environments
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Allen Bradley, Siemens, and Red Lion controllers; Fanuc industrial robots and robotic end-of-arm tooling; legacy relay logic troubleshooting and migration; HMI/OIT interface design; servo motors, VFDs, and actuators tuning; controls-based safety systems (Light Curtains, Scanners, Interlocks, E-stops); electrical testing equipment operation (multimeters, calibrators, oscilloscopes)
Preferred skills
Metal fabrication or heavy industrial environment experience; 4-year EET, MET, or similar Engineering Technology degree
Technologies
Allen Bradley, Siemens, Red Lion, Fanuc, Salvagnini
Responsibilities
Design, configure, integrate, test, and implement process control solutions for machinery and conveying; manage automation projects from concept to completion including scope, budget, and timeline definition; program, troubleshoot, and optimize multi-axis Fanuc industrial robots; specify, propose, budget, and source process instrumentation, PLCs, drives, and components; supervise installation, test, and start-up phases of new control systems; troubleshoot hardware, calibrate field devices, and correct software errors to minimize production downtime; review, repair, optimize, and redesign legacy automation code to modern standard architectures; guide maintenance technicians through physical equipment fabrication and panel building
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
