Sr. Electrical Controls Engineer

Company Description The warehouse of the future is equipped with our iFollow autonomous robots instead of forklifts and our Atlas 2D pallet shuttles or eScala tote shuttles that allow for high-density storage (no wasted space!) and scalable solutions. As part of stow Group and over the span of more than 40 years, we've grown into a company with 10 manufacturing facilities, 19 commercial offices, and the know-how of around 2000 employees serving customers in 40 countries. Early 2021, we opened our US Office and have already grown to 70 people. It's exciting times to be at Movu! (pronounced Moe-voo) Job Description The SR. ELECTRICAL CONTROLS ENGINEER is an integral person in helping our customer's vision for an automated storage solution from Movu US come to life. The core objective is to support Sales and Engineering during the pre-sale phase by answering questions on system integration. And to support project execution by designing, testing, troubleshooting, and supporting product implementation and system integration. Solutions: Fully automated storage solutions including pallet shuttles (atlas), tote shuttles (eScala), as well as automated mobile robots (iFollow) 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 SENIOR ELECTRICAL CONTROLS ENGINEER, you...support Sales, Engineering, Project Management, and Commissioning by sharing your expertise of the final installation and system integrationsupport junior controls engineers as necessarysupport the creation of the functional description specifications regarding the installation of electrical equipment and the commissioning of controlsDevelop Programmable Logical Control (PLC) programsdraft documentation such as SOPs and contribute to creating manualdevelop and design electrical cabinetscreate schematics and network diagramsdesign controls algorithms and safety systemsprogram device communication of pallet conveyance and pallet inspection equipmenttest and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems and processeswork closely with R&Dsource external vendors for materialslead engineering and automation teams through concept planning, configuration, and developmentcontribute to the creation of risk assessment documents that identify hazards in a systemoptimize the system by offering simulation supportsupport the Sales Engineering team with product testingcontribute to the mechanical system layout drawings regarding all electrical and controls specifications including cable routingcontribute to the development of test plans alongside the Commissioning Teammake Full Load Amps calculationsensure UL listed components are selected and cabinet is assembled compliant to such standardsbe present on-site at First Power Up to make sure everything is operational after rack installation and to make sure everything is functional before our robots are commissionedbe present on-site when commissioning is in final stages to prepare the Movu system for handover to the end-customerperform Site Acceptance Testing Qualifications This lets us know you're up for the job8+ years of experience with controls and electrical engineering of custom automationBachelor's or Master's degree in Automation, Robotics, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, or Mechatronics EngineeringPLC and HMI Programming experience (Beckhoff, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Rockwell)Experience with automation controls, monitoring systems, safety area scanners and safety controllersAbility to install, configure, and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systemComfortable using 2D (required) and 3D (nice to have) CAD software for design of electrical diagrams and schematicsExperience with ePlan or comparable software would be the cherry on topWilling and able to travel to customer sites and if remote, to our office an average of up to 50%, usually no longer than 2 weeks at a time; throughout the United States and occasionally to CanadaIf 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 for training and onboarding 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. Additional Information What do we offer you?20 days PTO, 5 days paid sick leave, 11 US paid holidaysMedical (currently BlueCross BlueShield), Dental and Vision InsuranceCompany paid Short- and Long-Term Disability InsuranceCompany Paid Life InsuranceCompany Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment401K with employer match, currently 4%Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 monthsGross Salary Salary Range: $120k to $140k EEO Movu US provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, 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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