Controls Engineer

About Us:

BW Flexible Systems is a global manufacturer of packaging systems that fill and bag thousands of food and non-food products. Our packaging systems are designed and manufactured to maximize the efficiency and lifetime value of our customers’ packaging lines. Our range of machinery includes form-fill-seal, feeding, bag filling and sealing, pouch-making equipment, flow-wrap, reclosable packaging solutions, palletizing, stretch-wrapping and more.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

Provide controls engineering to support and lead new product development and custom application projects as well as develop electronic control solutions using current technology that meet market and/or customer requirements. The position will assist and lead troubleshooting efforts performing service-related tasks to support products in the field.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Create electrical designs and new programs for new machines and machine upgrades following industry standards.
• Troubleshoot electrical and software designs in-house and for other BW Flexible Systems and customer sites.
• Work with vendors to assure quality and best value for specified electronic components.
• Determine and execute a plan to achieve desired approval agency certifications.
• Create and maintain bills of material for machine control designs.
• Ensure all documentation is updated to reflect controls changes.
• Manage machine controls section of a machine contract from order entry to machine commissioning, including warranty resolution.
• Assist both internal and external customers with problem solving.
• Provide controls engineering and quoting assistance to applications engineering sales team.
• Continued education in latest technical and engineering developments, technology, techniques and components.
• Manage time to estimate and meet project timelines.
• Design and develop complex electrical engineering and functional controls system architecture and specifications with input from sales personnel, customers, service technicians, assembly technicians.
• Apply ingenuity in programming, hardware/software integration and system diagnostics to support machine-based control systems.
• Prepare schematics, assemblies, detailed drawings and bills of material for complex projects
• Develop, prepare and maintain comprehensive program documentation in areas related to diagnostics, information systems, data collection and communication with other peripheral equipment.
• Research and stay current on latest developments concerning system architectures that could be implemented as parts of machine control systems.
• Act as a liaison to production assembly, service and system suppliers and furnish documentation and/or assist in the check-out, machine installation and startup of complex mechanical functionality and control system software.
• Interface directly with customers to identify customer expectations and specifications.
• Interface with suppliers to select and develop the best available technical solutions
• Troubleshoot and resolve malfunctions; participate on team to analyze control system malfunctions; make recommendations that will improve efficiency or quality of operations
• May participate in set-up and commissioning of new facilities or upgrading of existing facilities
• Provide guidance in the production of system operation manuals and diagnostic aids for customer and service technician use.
• May lead, mentor or coach less experienced team members.
• May travel to customer sites to lead or support testing, commissioning and/or startup of industrial equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline and 8-10+ years related experience.
• AutoCAD proficiency.
• 8+ years experience in PLC and HMI design.
• 8+ years in controls engineering with a focus on ladder logic programming.

Nice to Have Qualifications:

• Professional Engineering Registration
• Allen Bradley control systems experience
• Motion control systems (servo) experience
• Knowledgeable of the National Electrical Code (NEC)
• Experience with materials handling and packaging industry

Other Requirements:

• Travel up to 20% at times including some international travel.
• Lift, move or otherwise transfer items up to 30lbs occasionally.
• Occasional exposure to typical machine shop physical hazards.

At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.​

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

Company:

BW Flexible Systems