Ehrhardt Automation Systems is hiring a Controls Engineer for our Granite City, IL office.
Full-time Monday-Friday position with occasional travel to customer job sites, can include weekend travel.
Starting pay range is $85,000-$95,000 with straight-time overtime after 45 hours.

Position Summary
Responsible for performing complete systems engineering for industrial automation projects. Engineering to include component sizing and selection.  Candidate should have extensive knowledge with motor drives, programmable controllers, operator interfaces, field devices, communication networks, pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, machine safety, and a good understanding of mechanics. Candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, and testing of automation systems working in a project team environment.

Job Description Responsibilities:

• Analyzes the mechanical design, review customer's requirements, and specifications to determine the optimal controls system solutions.
• Interfaces directly with Mechanical Engineers, Tooling Designer, and the project manager to support an on time on budget machine delivery.
• Support procurement and presents status and options as required to maintain budget and delivery schedule.
• Supports manufacturing to assess progress, provide technical assistance, final inspection and sign off.
• Provide on-site controls system start-up as required.
• Review project hardware/software for compliance with applicable codes/standards and assure personnel/machinery safety practices are fully implemented.
• Responsible for meeting project schedule, engineering hour budgets, and customer satisfaction targets for own activities or on a project leadership basis if assigned in support of the assigned project team.
• Identifies scope deviations early and often and communicates early and often the impact to hardware cost, schedule, resource needs or skill sets to the project manager and department manager.
• May assist sales by providing project scope definitions, hardware and labor estimates for proposals.

Minimum Experience/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline.
• 3+ years related experience in industrial controls system applications related to variable speed drives, Servo drives systems, PLC , HMI and industrial automation systems.
• Minimum of 4 years related experience in electrical design, safety system designs including schematics and panel layouts, applying and programming VFD drives, Servo Drives, PLC’s and HMI’s.
• Minimum of 4 years related experience in fluid power design, including pneumatic schematics and hydraulic schematics systems, applying and programming drives, PLC’s and HMI’s.
• Minimum of 3 years related experience of controls system applications throughout the project life cycle from initial design concepts through installation and subsequent client support.
• Ability to design systems utilizing AutoCAD electrical.
• Extensive knowledge of Allen-Bradley Powerflex drives, Kinetix drives, Studio 5000, Factory Talk
• View, GuardLogix Controllers, Sensors, Analog sensors, and PLC platforms.
• Knowledge of Siemens SIMATIC programming desired.
• Knowledge of codes and standards applicable to industrial control systems including NEC, NFPA79, UL508A, and UL698.
• Product and/ or Program development experience.

General Skills/Qualifications:

• Must be available and willing to work overtime on occasion to meet customer project commitments.
• Occasional (typically 30% or less), travel required and work at customer sites.
• Motivated self‐starter and team player, works well with others and interacts effectively and efficiently with internal or external people and groups
• Extensive cross functional team experience including technical and non‐technical work
• Must have the ability to prioritize, multi‐task, meet deadlines, and work without supervision
• Organized and detail oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook) and general computer literacy
• Must be a creative thinker, able to think outside the box, results oriented, and focused
• Analytical thinker and problem solver
• Core values, exceptional work ethic, and continuous self‐improvement
• Highly organized, ability to prioritize a varied and fast‐changing workload
• Motivated, high achiever, persistent, and conscientious