Advanced Controls Engineer

You've got a great start to your career, time to take it to the next level. PAR Systems is a world leader in the design and development of cutting edge software, automation, and control systems in a variety of industries, including Life Science, Aerospace, Nuclear and Marine. Our focus on technology, quality, and new ideas extends beyond our products, as we look to add diverse, dynamic, and dedicated people to our company.

We are looking for an Advanced Controls Engineer to join our Automation business segment. This team specializes in designing and building automated assembly systems. Whether it’s consumer goods, semiconductors, or lifesaving medical devices, our assembly systems incorporate the full suite of the latest technology in vision, motion control and laser integration with next-level precision. If you enjoy solving complex challenges and bringing machines to life, you are looking in the right place.

Success Criteria:
Bringing a continuous learner mindset to work, the Advanced Controls Engineer will design, develop, and drive control systems to produce industry-leading products and solutions. You’ll primarily work independently on projects but will have a community of engineers from which to leverage experience.

If you are a driven engineering who wants to use your problem-solving skills to innovate the application of motion control, robotics, PLC/PC programming, and/or vision applications to accomplish customer requirements, this might be the career move you’ve been looking for. While improving project deliverables in a collaborative environment, our teams will rely on your well-versed know-how in controls engineering and time management to close out open projects while initiating new ones. Your ability and desire to foster a culture of continuous learning by contributing to how we innovate electrical control system design, software programing and new system integration will help you and a cross functional project team hit the ground running together.

Qualifications

3+ years of controls engineering experience
BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering
Ability to support a variety of project tasks including but not limited to:

Understanding customer requirements
Designing controls systems
Writing software (PLC, PC, HMI, Robot, Vision, etc.)
Powering up and commissioning machines
Checking out software and machine processes
Supporting Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing

Proficient experience in the application of PLC/PC programming, motion control, robotics, and vision for automation. Preferably experience with some of the following:

Allen Bradley Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk View
Cognex VisionPro and Insight
Fanuc TP Programming and RoboGuide
Epson RC+
Omron Sysmac Studio and Ace
Visual Studio C# and VB
Other relevant experience in this space.

Ability to provide some mentorship to junior engineers
Demonstrated to drive individual tasks to completion, with increasing independence on projects over time.
Willingness to travel to customer sites for installations (typically no more 10%, but on rare occasions may fluctuate up to 25% depending on business needs)
Experience in AutoCAD Electrical is a plus
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