Controls Engineer III

Adaptec Solutions is hiring a Controls Engineer III to own the design, development, implementation, and commissioning of control systems for complex machines and integrated multi-station cells. The role leads controls execution, evaluates safety schemes, integrates robots and third-party equipment, mentors junior controls engineers, and manages customer-site debug and acceptance activities.

Responsibilities

Own controls design for complex machines and integrated multi-station cells

Determine control architecture and review the device list

Evaluate the safety scheme; participate in hazard risk assessment and validate safety functions

Define PLC program structure and outline; advanced use of UDT and AOI

Own HMI concept and outline for a cell

Design network topology and addressing; integrate robots and third-party equipment

Determine power requirements and panel sizing; approve the electrical BOM

Lead sequence validation, manual and auto mode runs, and fault recovery

Run commissioning debug and electrical install validation

Assign and review Controls Engineer I and II work; serve as named reviewer on code and drawings

Estimate a machine or cell and participate in project risk assessment

Contribute reusable modules to the library and own a guide family or annex

Travel to customer sites to lead debug, commissioning and customer acceptance — approximately 25% of time

Preferred

• Ignition
• Fanuc Handling Tool, RoboGuide and DCS
• Autodesk Inventor
• Structured languages (C#, Python)

Ignition

Fanuc Handling Tool

RoboGuide

DCS

Autodesk Inventor

C#

Python

Structured Languages

Benefits

Generous paid time off (PTO)

11 paid company holidays including your birthday

Generous health plans

Dental and vision insurance

HSA/FSA accounts

Generous 401(k) match and immediate vesting

Short-term/long term disability coverage

Basic life/AD&D insurance

Education assistance

Company

Automation and material handling integration for manufacturing and distribution

Rochester, New York, USA

https://aloi.com/

Founded in 1977

201-500 employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline or equivalent experience, required
• 4–7 years owning complex machine or cell controls
• Experience with recovery, abnormal handling and cross-system integration
• Leadership in on-site debug, commissioning and acceptance
• Proficient on more than one PLC/HMI platform
• Experience evaluating safety schemes and validating safety functions
• Mentoring less experienced engineers; contributing reusable modules
• Rockwell Studio 5000
• Rockwell FactoryTalk View ME and SE
• A second PLC platform (preferably Siemens TIA Portal)
• AutoCAD Electrical
• Codes and Standards — working knowledge appropriate to the level
• NFPA 79
• NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code)
• NFPA 70E
• UL 508A
• ANSI/RIA R15.06 — Industrial Robot Safety
• ISO 13849 — Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems
• Advanced technical depth; decomposes complex work into deliverable scope
• Chooses the approach within department standards without direction on method
• Root cause analysis and continuous improvement leadership
• Explains complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Manages customer expectations on their scope through debug, FAT and commissioning
• Mentors Controls Engineer I and II in methods and standards
• Sound judgment under time and ambiguity constraints
• Travel to customer sites to lead debug, commissioning and customer acceptance — approximately 25% of time
• Ignition
• Fanuc Handling Tool, RoboGuide and DCS
• Autodesk Inventor
• Structured languages (C#, Python)

Required skills

Rockwell Studio 5000, Rockwell FactoryTalk View ME and SE, Siemens TIA Portal, AutoCAD Electrical, PLC Programming, HMI Development, Industrial Robot Integration, Controls Network Design, Safety Function Validation, Hazard Risk Assessment, NFPA 79, NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code), NFPA 70E, UL 508A, ANSI/RIA R15.06, ISO 13849, Customer Expectation Management

Preferred skills

• Ignition, • Fanuc Handling Tool, RoboGuide and DCS, • Autodesk Inventor, • Structured languages (C#, Python)

Experience

4-7 years