**Job Purpose**:
The Control Engineer is an individual who works within the Project Engineering Department. The Control Engineer's primary duties include either programming or designing electrical drawings.
**Job Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Ensure the safety, financial, and technical success of all projects and work assigned.
- Comply with company safety procedures
- Conduct oneself with integrity and professional competence
- Provide timely and detailed status updates
- Ensure standards are maintained in a highly regulated, process driven environment
**For Programming Emphasis**:
- Develop Automation Software
- Write PLC, HMI and computer programs, test and validate proper function
- Troubleshoot issues with existing company installed systems
- Travel to customer site for startup and commissioning of the software
- Write user manuals to communicate functionality of company developed programs
- Train users and provide post project support
**For Electrical Design Emphasis**:
- Develop electrical design, schematics, and drawings in EPLAN
- Interpret mechanical design drawings for electrical requirements
- Research supplier products for assembly components
- Develop electrical bill of materials
- Organize, plan and prioritize work and meet deadlines
- Communicate with customers, vendors, and co-workers
- Must be a self-starter, team player and work well with others
- Portray a positive attitude
- Observe, receive, and otherwise obtain information from all relevant sources
- Proactively predict when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
- Solve complex problems; review related information; develop and evaluate options; implement solutions.
- Proactively make timely decisions without the benefit of all the information or consultation with supervisor
- Must be organized, detail oriented, and able to think designs through completely
- Involved in the recruitment of new staff
- National and International travel is required
- Must be available and willing to work overtime, weekends, and holidays to meet customer project commitments
*This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. *
**Knowledge and Skill Requirements**:
- Knowledge of pneumatic conveying, extrusion, drying, separating, and compounding, weighing and batching, and continuous processes etc.
- Fluent use of MS Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Outlook; EPLAN; AutoCAD; RSLOGIX 5000; FactoryTalk View; Microsoft Visual Basic
- General computer literacy
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Refer to performance assessment for a complete list of skills and requirements
**Required Qualifications**:
- Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Agricultural, Computer Engineering
**Preferred Characteristics**:
- Ability to build effective relationships that are focused on integrity and trust
- An attitude of dedication to achieve professional success
- A focus on serving internal and external customers with respect, understanding, and empathy
- Ability and willingness to recognize the intrinsic value of every person
- Drive and curiosity to explore new technology and innovation for continued growth and improvement
**Physical Abilities/Work Environment**:
- Includes but is not limited to the following:
- Climbing, kneeling, lifting
- Occasionally exerting up to 20-50 pounds of force
- Use of power drills and drive motor vehicles - must have a valid driver's license
- Potential exposure to extreme temperatures but in general, normal office conditions
