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Controls Engineer

Dematic
United States, Michigan, Grand Rapids
507 Plymouth Avenue Northeast (Show on map)
Aug 01, 2025
Dematic has an immediate need for Electrical Controls Engineers in multiple locations. Candidates will have a minimum of 2+ years' experience in controls engineering. Qualified candidates are proficient in PLC programming. Creating schematic and panel assembly drawings, working with PLCs and HMIs, and implementation and commissioning of engineering design projects. Experienced in project leadership. We offer:
  • Career Development

  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits

  • Pay Transparency

  • Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer

Requisition #: JR-0078839

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The pay range for this role is estimated to be $82,875 - $121,550 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will Do In This Role:

  • Participate in schedule review, aligning ME/CE segments. Understand how to break a quote into different segments and understand how long a segment will take and the cost involved in that segment/task.

  • Dissect a quote. Know system, products, and where in quote to find information.

  • Compare sales/estimating documents with company and customer standards.

  • Understand how to separate the hours of a project into tasks required to complete the project.

  • Schedule and facilitate Hardware, Software, Safety and System Tech reviews.

  • Develop staffing plan, without assistance.

  • Develop implementation plan and submit to Manger, without assistance.

  • Strives to complete milestones per project schedule.

  • Track project financials. Communicate and document project risks, overruns, and underruns. Generate and track overruns (ORAs) and underruns, including plans to mitigate risks.

  • Identify and coordinate all required third party contacts.

  • Ensures Standard Work and department processes (such as the use of checklists) are followed.

  • Able to identify concerns in a system design, offering up possible solutions and ensuring the Tech Review process is used to minimize risks.

  • Ensure the consistency of Standards within a Program.

  • Check and approve all system drawings.

  • Verify design (check someone else's work) of advanced areas (such as Shipping or any type of Merge).

  • Verify design (check someone else's work) of complex areas (such as LPA, Sortation, or Zone Route).

  • Able to check drawings and BOM for compliance to department standards and customer specifications.

  • Develop composite for cabinet location and network routing.

  • Define the entire safety system design approach.

  • Identify all scan points and barcode requirements.

  • Coordinate scanner vendor requirements/information on drawings.

  • Identify special mounting or brackets that are required for system. Coordinate these needs with Installation, Mechanical Engineering, and other groups as needed.

  • Verify PLC code (check someone else's work) and emulation for a basic, advanced, and complex areas.

  • Document, program, and test host interfaces.

  • Develop emulation checklist.

  • Schedule pre-commissioning meetings.

  • Develop commissioning checklist.

  • Verify final commissioning plan from PM for concerns, with minimal assistance.

  • Lead commissioning efforts on-site.

  • Assist other engineers in hardware and software troubleshooting techniques

What We Are Looking For:

  • BS/BA in Electrical Engineering or related degree.

  • 2+ years of successful experience in related field.

  • Proficient in Allen Bradley, Rockwell or Siemens PLCs.

  • Ability to travel and work at customer job sites +-40-60%.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Good technical skills and ability to learn new applications quickly.

  • Demonstrates and applies a broad knowledge of field of specialization through successful completion of assignments.

  • Proficient in AutoCAD a plus.

  • Knowledgeable on AC drives a plus.

  • Experience in Ethernet IP network design and machine safety a plus.

  • Experience in Scanning Devices using Photo recognition and/or Placement photo eyes a plus.

  • Strong problem-solving skills; self-starter; detail-oriented; multitasking.

  • Strong desire to learn and grow in the position.

  • Excellent time management skills.

  • Passion to meet deadlines.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa now or in the future

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