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Controls Engineer

Vulcan Elements

Napi Headquarters, USA

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Responsibilities

PLC Programming & Commissioning: Execute hands-on programming, debugging, and commissioning of Siemens and AllenBradley/Rockwell PLCs and HMIs for new and existing automation equipment.
Advanced Automation & System Integration: Drive the integration and commissioning of robotics, conveyors, and motion control systems - including servos and VFDs - to enable seamless material flow and high reliability production operations.
SCADA/MES Connectivity: Configure and maintain communications between PLCs/HMIs and SCADA/Batch systems. Support tag mapping, alarming, and data acquisition to the site SCADA platform as required.
Vendor Technical Support & FATs: Review vendor electrical schematics, controls architectures, and PLC/HMI logic. Participate in and support Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and Site Acceptance Tests (SATs) to ensure full compliance with functional and safety requirements.
Troubleshooting & Technical Escalation: Serve as the first-line, hands-on responder for diagnosing complex automation issues involving networks, motion systems, instrumentation, and industrial communication protocols.
Deliverables You Will Develop, Review, or Support
Controls & IT: PLC code architecture, HMI screens, vision inspection programs, tag databases, network lists, and system backups.
Risk & Safety: Controls risk assessments, interlock/guarding logic, and safety rated PFMEA inputs.
Process Design: Controls layouts, network topology layouts, station cycle times, sequence diagrams, and automation simulations.
Engineering Diagrams: Electrical schematics, pneumatic drawings, controls panel layouts, and industrial network architecture.
Operations & Maintenance: Calibration procedures, I/O lists, instrumentation documentation, and controls hardware maintenance manuals.
Responsibilities and tasks outlined are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the business

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Masters degree in electrical engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field with 3+ years of direct industrial automation and controls engineering experience.

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