Controls Engineer in Kansas

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Apply engineering principles to evaluate designs and determine critical components. Perform necessary design engineering calculations to meet product specifications and ensure proper product function and reliability

• Apply engineering principles to design control systems for engineered to order bulk material handling equipment as well as new products.
• Evaluate designs and determine critical components.
• Perform necessary engineering calculations to meet product specifications and ensure proper product function and reliability.

• Review equipment, accessories, and application to ensure compatibility with governing codes and regulations.
• Performs installation, reception and configuration of PLCs and related...

Controls Engineer ( Tonganoxie, Kansas ) 

The Controls Engineer is responsible for on-shift technical support and assisting in the development, implementation, and maintenance of the plant floor control systems, information systems, network and telecommunication systems for the Hill's Tonganoxie Plant. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Maintain and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) including Allen Bradley ControlLogix and GuardLogix, Wonderware based Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) or Panelview.

Maintain and troubleshoot plant floor electrical, control and pneumatics components including vision systems, industrial and collaborative robots, valves, motors, loop controllers, solenoids, control system I/O (Flex IO and Point IO),

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or...

The Controls Engineer works with the machine design team to design, build, and test the control systems for drill rigs in the environmental, geotechnical, exploration, and water well markets.   The successful candidate for this position will be able to take a project from concept to completion, taking into account budgeting and operational considerations. This individual will enjoy working with and around “big iron” (we’re not making little widgets) and will spec control systems, write and test PLC code, and design wire harnesses for off-road machines. Also, while not their primary responsibility they should expect to do some basic mechanical design.  They will also enjoy getting out in the shop to build prototypes, test, and refine their projects (our engineers typically spend less than 70% of their time working at their desk).   

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Job Responsibilities

• Work independently and collaboratively...