Senior Controls Engineer
Invio Automation Senior Controls Engineer
THE COMPANY
Invio Automation is a leader in Industry 4.0, delivering high-value automation solutions that help customers accelerate growth in specialized markets such as medical devices, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing. With deep domain expertise and extensive engineering capabilities, Invio partners with clients from early-stage product design and R&D through to full-scale automation. Customers value Invio’s commitment to precision, quality, efficiency, and safety, and rely on its innovative, scalable solutions to support long-term growth. Headquartered in Michigan, Invio Automation is supported by a vast design library, a growing North American presence with global reach, and a team of over 600 experienced professionals across the Midwest and northeast.
Invio operates through two integrated segments:
- The Solutions Segment delivers engineered systems for precision manufacturing, including robotic cells, multi-station assembly lines, and other automation solutions.
- The Technologies Segment focuses on advanced autonomous systems and ergonomic tooling, including heavyweight Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), turnkey assembly solutions, and custom lift-assist tools for safety-critical applications.
Together, these segments enable Invio to deliver tailored automation solutions that improve performance and achieve high efficiency across the production lifecycle.
Visit https://invioautomation.com for more information.
DESCRIPTION
A Senior Controls Engineer works alongside our operations and engineering teams to design, build, program and deploy custom automated equipment and solutions for every application, process and industry. Our goal is to exceed expectations and ensure our customers receive an exceptional experience. As a Senior Engineer within the department the largest and most complex projects will be yours to solve for success. Additionally, mentorship of the team will be possible such that your years of experience can benefit the organization and junior members of the team.
A Senior Controls Engineer works alongside our operations and engineering teams to design, build, program and deploy custom automated equipment and solutions for every application, process and industry. Our goal is to exceed expectations and ensure our customers receive an exceptional experience. As a Senior Engineer within the department the largest and most complex projects will be yours to solve for success. Additionally, mentorship of the team will be possible such that your years of experience can benefit the organization and junior members of the team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- 10+ years of experience in automated controls systems for industrial manufacturing equipment
- Participate in design development and design reviews at all levels; proposal, standards, project
- Analyze customer requirements and translate requirements into an Automated Solution
- Manage technical solutions to minimize costs while meeting customer requirements as well as long-term reliability
- Coordinate with other departments as necessary to satisfy project requirements
- Work with the broader organization to drive continuous improvement in job process and optimization of build costs
- Provide industry-specific application knowledge and direction to team members
- Develop project requirements and design specifications
- Perform detailed system design, programming, implementation, and full testing of the automated solution
- PLC logic, servo motion, and HMI development utilizing applicable software (A-B)
- Design and Test of Hardwired and Digital Safety circuits
- Participate in system startup activities
- Diagnose problems with pneumatic and mechanical systems interfacing with electrical & electronic systems
- Develop tools and integration strategies to increase effectiveness and lower cost
- Investigate and suggest architecture and technology enhancements
- Follow and improve upon Invio processes and controls design standards
- Able to travel within the US (10% or less) and rarely internationally
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be professional, proactive and positive, with internal and external customers and coworkers. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- Efficient using 2D AutoCAD Electrical to generate control system packages
- Functional electrical maintenance and advanced troubleshooting skills
- Competence in the industrial machinery controls design domain
- Experience with different fieldbus architectures such as Ethernet/IP, Modbus, ASCII
- Functional experience programming Servo and VFD drives
- Ability to work independently with little direction
- Familiar with international standards (IEC, ISO, NFPA, NEC, UL, CE)
- Robotic systems (ABB & Fanuc)
- Vision systems to perform part recognition, part position, robot guidance, and quality inspections (Keyence, and Cognex)
EDUCATION
- Associate’s Degree and 15 years of robotics, controls, or engineering experience; OR Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 10+ years of robotics, controls, or engineering experience
INVIO AUTOMATION’S CORE VALUES
- We take pride in the reliability of our team and the difficult problems we solve for customers.
- We deliver real customer value that positively impacts the lives of those around us.
- We are dependable. Relationships and trust matter.
- Our ingenuity and desire to improve lives will complement our suite of solutions.
- We strive to demonstrate that our attention to detail does not start or end with the solutions we engineer and deliver.
- We believe exceptional service is better demonstrated than said.