Summary/Objective:   

This position is responsible for the design and programming of the electrical controls used on a variety of machines.  Ability to create electrical schematics using AutoCAD, bills of materials, develop controls programs using ladder logic and develop graphic interface programs.  Primary duty will be design and development of Allen Bradley and/or Siemens control systems.  This position works under general supervision and interacts with customers via phone/email/face-to-face.

Essential Functions:  

Design and develop electrical controls and software programs for control panels used on

equipment provided by Simpson Technologies.

Monitor the progress of the controls development of assigned projects.

Maintain the established design standards of the department.

Support the sales efforts of the Company by providing technical support and consultation

during the development of proposals or quotations.

Support the Field Service Engineers by providing technical support

Maintain the Company’s industry leadership in terms of product performance, service and

value.

Required Education:  

Minimum EE, EET or computer science degree in a related field i.e., applied mathematics or

equivalent controls programming experience.

Required Experience: 

Minimum 3 years of experience controls programming experience with Allen Bradley PLC’s.

Minimum 3 years of systems design experience with Allen Bradley controls panels (panel

design and bills of materials).

Skills:          

Industrial controls knowledge (sensors, AC and/or DC drives and servo controllers)

Allen Bradley PLC5/SLC5/Compactlogix PLCs and PanelView Plus HMI programming

Siemens S7-300 and/or S7-1500 PLC and Siemens Comfort Panel HMI programming (a plus)

Ethernet Communications knowledge (a plus)

OEM background (a plus)

Pneumatics experience

Foundry background (a plus)

Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills

Travel via air or ground to domestic and overseas customer sites minimally 20%

Able to achieve desired results on multiple projects using influence and information gathering rather than direct reporting relationships.