Controls Software Engineer

The warehouse of the future contains high-density, high-precision racking with automated pallet shuttles (like our atlas 1D ) instead of wide aisles that forklifts need to pass through.Our customers benefit from much better utilization of their warehouses (up to 70% more pallet storage than traditional rack!), maximized vertical space, improved accuracy in pallet selection, and minimized labor costs and product damage.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.We Rack the World. Early 2021, we opened our first U.S. Office in Romeoville, IL and we have already grown to over 70 employees. We are also soon opening our first stow manufacturing plant in the greater Atlanta area to serve our current and future customer base.It's exciting times to be at stow!Location: Romeoville, IL - or remotelyJob Description 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: 1-30MQualifications support Sales, Engineering, Project Management, and Commissioning by sharing your expertise of the final installation and system integrationsupport the creation of the functional description specifications regarding the operation of the system and the commissioning of controlsdraft documentation such as SOPs and contribute to creating manualsdevelop and design PLC programs, using standard blocksdevelop and design HMI programs, using standard templatestest and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems and processeswork closely with our integration team for WCS testingoptimize the system by offering simulation supportcontribute to the development of test plans alongside the Commissioning Teambe 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 commissionedbe present on-site when commissioning is in final stages to prepare the Movu system for handover to the end-customerperform Site Acceptance TestingThis lets us know you're up for the jobMultiple years of experience with controls engineering for material handling systems and industrial automationBachelor's or Master's degree in Automation, Robotics, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, or Mechatronics EngineeringPLC 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 languagesAlways looking for ways to improve processes, hardware components, and codebaseWilling 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 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 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?PTO, sick leave, & paid holidaysMedical, Dental and Vision InsuranceCompany paid Short- and Long-Term Disability InsuranceCompany Paid Life InsuranceCompany Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment401K with employer match, currently 4%Salary Range: $95k to $120kEvery employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. 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