Controls Engineer 3
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Location: Belle Plaine, MN 56011
Description:
Technical Responsibilities
Personal Responsibilities
Business Support & Development
- Technical Skills: Deep expertise in multiple areas. Capable of designing complex systems.
- Problem-Solving: Handles challenging issues and provides innovative solutions.
- Project Involvement: Leads major project components. Balances technical work and project coordination.
- Develop control concepts and set control direction on complex projects.
- Develop cost-effective control systems for custom machinery, including hardware design, programming, safety analysis, and technical documentation.
- Analyze technical challenges and devise creative solutions by drawing on available knowledge and resources.
- Provide guidance and support for shop personnel during the electrical assembly of control systems and machines.
- Lead and participate in control system debug and provide on-site installation and customer training.
- Provide initial estimates of control system costs for quotations, based on understanding of mechanical concept and customer requirements. Cooperate with Applications Engineering team to evaluate project feasibility.
Personal Responsibilities
- Collaboration: Works across teams and disciplines to ensure alignment.
- Mentorship: Actively mentors junior engineers. Conducts code/design reviews.
- Work proactively and independently to complete projects on time and within budget.
- Motivate self and others in a positive and professional manner.
- Delegate appropriately to engineering support and shop personnel.
- Understand and effectively communicate project status and potential obstacles to success.
- Effectively communicate with customers and vendors to ensure successful project completion.
- Lead project teams as required.
Business Support & Development
- Process Improvement: Identifies inefficiencies and proposes improvements.
- Keep current with new technology, engineering methods, and standards within the automation industry.
- Participate in and lead the implementation of new engineering methods and technologies.
- Facilitate the professional development of self and colleagues by constructively sharing lessons learned through project successes and failures.
- Participate in training and mentoring of other employees as appropriate.