Senior Controls Engineer

Company Name: Pensar Otra Vez, Inc. Worksite Address: 2575 N Dragoon St, Tucson, AZ 85745 MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: - Responsible for the electrical engineering and software design of control systems on automation equipment specific to customer and project requirements; - Designs and develops control systems and software programs specific to customer and project requirements based on standard programming methods when applicable; - Develops, writes, debugs, and commissions software programs at during systems integration phase and then at the customer's site during installation; - Presents designs during internal and Customer project reviews; - Performs engineering calculations with respect to power consumption, current capacity, shielding, signal integrity, risk assessment, etc., as related to automation machinery designs; - Formulates and produces a complete electrical design package which includes detailed schematics, cable routing diagrams, panel layouts, and bills of materials, based on standard specifications and the customer's requirements; - Selects and integrates hardware and software components such as robots, grippers, load cells, motion controllers, sensors, vision systems and lasers; - Gives technical direction to Machine Builders and Electrical Technicians as needed; and - Consults regularly with Project Managers to report status, raise issues, take direction, and assist where able. QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's degree in Controls Systems Design, Control and Automation Engineering, or Software Engineering, or foreign equivalent; - 3 years of experience writing software and/or electrical design for automation systems; - 3 years of experience with troubleshooting automation equipment, specifically the software for such and the control hardware. This includes troubleshooting of the equipments ability to meet the written machine specifications; - 3 years of experience developing system electrical schematics; - 3 years of experience in and advanced understanding with ALL of the following programming environments: PLC ladder logic, robotic controllers, vision systems, and HMI design tools; - 3 years of experience successfully functioning as a Controls Design Engineer on multiple automation projects; and - 3 years of experience in and advanced understanding with robotics, control systems, vision systems, and machine operation. TRAVEL REQUIRED: Less than 5% time of travels required to customer and supplier sites to perform installation, commissioning, and training tasks. Location varies according to project customer location, currently travels to Arizona and Texas. TO APPLY: SEND RESUME VIA EMAIL AT: