Controls Engineer – ASRS/Conventional Aftermarket (Remote)

Daifuku is the nation’s leading independent provider of intelligent material handling systems. They are seeking a Controls Engineer to design control and power distribution systems for industrial material handling solutions, while also innovating improvements based on customer specifications and leading project work.

Responsibilities:

• Performs diverse, specialized and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making responsibility
• Designs new control systems and power distribution systems for industrial material handling systems and proposes modifications to existing equipment; customizes standard designs based on customer specifications and scope documents
• Reviews customer specifications and scope documentation for quotation and clarification. Able to develop changes to these documents in the execution phases
• Designs system layouts, schematics, and control devices
• Creates control sequence of operation documents to ensure that designs meet customer expectations
• Maintains progress schedules that meet project milestones
• Prepares schematics and specifications for control panel fabrication
• Provides documentation and support to the field wiring team
• Creates Programmable Logic Control (PLC) programs; configures and implements systems that use the QNX operating system
• Works closely with the Software Engineering team to integrate control solutions
• Performs on-site commissioning to implement and validate the system design
• Leads and directs project work and less-senior team members
• Performs process checks and reviews the output by other team members
• Assist in quoting and proposal development with Applications Engineering team
• Travels up to 40%

Requirements:

• Minimum of bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
• Experience in engineering design and project execution, preferably in the material handling industry
• Proficient in AutoCAD; working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, SharePoint and Visio
• Ability to handle multiple project assignments and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced result-oriented environment
• Ability to interface effectively with internal and external customers, vendors, consulting engineers, architects, and installers
• Ability to lead work teams and projects effectively
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented
• Ability to learn new technology
• Experience with various industrial HMI and SCADA systems and QNX OS a plus
• Experience with Allen-Bradley controls/controllers, Mitsubishi PLCs, and Omron PLCs a plus
• Ability to speak Japanese is a plus