Systems Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• With minimal guidance, schedules and leads a team through the planning and execution of a smaller project or defined piece of a larger project. This includes constructing detailed, accurate project schedules, interfacing with development groups and technical support groups.
• Act independently with minimal supervision in developing large scale PLC programs, HMI Systems, vision systems, and servo systems.
• Able to interface with design, engineering, technicians, plant personnel, and external vendors to assure successful design, fabrication and assembly of manufacturing equipment.
• Able to contribute to cost estimating of the control engineering portion of major capital budget items, track project budgets, monitor and contribute to the spending of approved project funds.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks across multiple projects.
• Continuously improve department processes and advance standardization related to controls technology and programming.
• Investigate and analyze field issues and develop/evaluate/implement design improvements.
• May indirectly supervises/coordinates engineers and/or technicians on assigned work.

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline with 3 or more years relevant work experience.
• Experience directly working in or actively supporting a dynamic manufacturing operation is preferred.
• Knowledge of the basic principles in various engineering disciplines.
• Must know how to effectively run projects and direct the activities of a technician.
• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment electrical and pneumatic systems.
• Experience with electrical control system design and relevant CAD software, preferably Solidworks Electrical.
• Must have experience with electrical and control system design of manufacturing equipment with the following systems:
  Rockwell Automation Software (including RSLogix
  5000/Studio 5000) and HMI Systems (Factory Talk View Studio ME/SE). Experience with robotic programming (Fanuc, Omron, Staubli), vision systems (Cognex), as well as healthcare specific applications are a plus.
• Ability to communicate and persuade customers, partners, and management on recommended courses of action with minimal assistance using both written and verbal methods.
• Effectively operate in and may facilitate cross functional teams with guidance.
• Must be able to provide solutions that reflect understanding business objectives and cost implications.