Responsibilities:
· Approve of electrical material requisition.
· Produces complete controls solutions and electrical design packages based on customer specification
· Standardized design practices used by the company, design and implements computer, robotics, or PLC programs specific to customer and project requirements.
· Ensure project is according to schedule and budget.
· Estimate hours need for a project and responsible to provide the task register.
· Leading a group of control engineer in a fix team or project model.
· Review and evaluate new controls related product in order to provide a cost effective and up-to-date control solution
· Works with team project team member to develop control systems that will enable the machine to perform its intended function safely and reliably.
· Formulates and produces complete electrical design package which includes detailed schematics, cable routing diagrams, panel layouts, bills of materials, and “materials” task forms, according to the customer’s requirements.
· Specifies all electrical and controls related hardware and software material purchases.
· Integrates third party equipment and electronic components into electrical design package. Examples include serial communications, hardware handshaking, opto isolation, vision systems, motion control products, transducers, and signal conditioners.
· Verifies that electrical design package is complete, accurate and safe based on sound design practices and accepted standards, and that the I/O lists meet program requirements prior to issue to shop floor.
· Design programs specific to customer and project requirements, debug and commissions programs on the shop floor during systems integration stage and then on the customers site during installation.
· Provide thorough testing of machine functionality to verify program completeness.
· Works with customers, project managers, designers and technicians to solve problems in order to provide the customer with a complete functional system.
· Works with other members of the control systems design department and other groups to continuously improve methods of integrating controls technology.
· Provides customers with training specific to their current project. ie: electrical hardware, machine operation, programming principles, program functionality, and program structure.
· Prepare electrical documentation as part of project documentation for customer.
· Adhere to all health and safety rules and procedures.
· Regional travel is required
Requirements:
- Min. Diploma in Electrical / Electronics Engineering.
- 5-10 years of experience in control systems design in the industrial automation field.
- Knowledge in AutoCAD, PLC and industrial PC Controls is an added advantage
- Experience in Beckhoff is a must
- Team player with good communication skills
- Good coaching, supervisory and leadership skills