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Controls Software Engineer

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Stowgroup logoStowgroup · Romeoville, IL
$95K–$120K/yrFull-timeOn-site2mo ago
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The CONTROLS SOFTWARE ENGINEER is an integral person in helping our customer's vision for an automated storage solution from Movu US come to life. The core objectives are to program the PLC and HMI for our products and support product implementation and system integration onsite. Solutions: Fully automated storage solutions including pallet shuttles ( atlas ) and ancillary systems such as conveyors and lifts. Customers: End users are located throughout the United States and Canada. We work with many of the leading integrators as our Sales partners. Typical project size: 1-30M As our CONTROLS SOFTWARE ENGINEER, you... support Sales, Engineering, Project Management, and Commissioning by sharing your expertise of the final installation and system integration support the creation of the functional description specifications regarding the operation of the system and the commissioning of controls draft documentation such as SOPs and contribute to creating manuals develop and design PLC programs, using standard blocks develop and design HMI programs, using standard templates test and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems and processes work closely with our integration team for WCS testing optimize the system by offering simulation support contribute to the development of test plans alongside the Commissioning Team be present on-site to make sure everything is operational after rack installation and initial electrical troubleshooting and to make sure everything is functional before our robots are commissioned be present on-site when commissioning is in final stages to prepare the Movu system for handover to the end-customer perform Site Acceptance Testing This lets us know you're up for the job Multiple years of experience with controls engineering for material handling systems and industrial automation Bachelor's or Master's degree in Automation, Robotics, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering PLC and HMI Programming experience (Siemens preferred, but strong experience with Allen Bradley is just fine) Experience reading/writing code in SCL or other structured text-based languages Always looking for ways to improve processes, hardware components, and codebase Willing and able to travel to customer sites and if remote, to our office an average of up to 30%, usually no longer than 2 weeks at a time; throughout the United States and occasionally to Canada If remote, occasional travel to our Romeoville, IL office (average 3 days at a time; approx. 4-6 times per year besides onboarding & training) For onboarding and training, if remote, travel to our Romeoville, IL office and regardless of your location, to our headquarters in Belgium (usually no more than 2 weeks at a time) We work closely with our European colleagues. The morning hours are the most important so we can connect with them while our business hours overlap across time zones. If you love starting your workday mid-morning or later, you would hate it here. Most people start their workday at 8 am CST and some love to start even earlier so they can wrap up earlier at the end of the day. What do we offer you? PTO, sick leave, & paid holidays Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance Company Paid Life Insurance Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment 401K with employer match, currently 4% Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months Gross Salary Salary Range: $95k to $120k Quality, Safety, Health, Environment, Compliance Every employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. We set the example and motivate each other to work safely, efficiently, and in a qualitative way. stow's standards, policies, instructions, and local legislations are there to guide our decisions. EEO stow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, age, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.


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