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Controls Engineer

BestPack
  • Ontario, CA
  • Full-time
2 days ago

Job Description

Benefits:
  • 401(k) matching
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Free food & snacks
  • Free uniforms
  • Health insurance
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Training & development
  • Vision insurance

Key Responsibilities
  • Mechanical Design 
    • Design mechanical components, assemblies, frames, mechanisms, pneumatic/hydraulic systems as required.
    • Generate detailed drawings, 3D models (e.g. SolidWorks, Inventor, etc.), select materials, finishes, and manufacturing methods.
    • Perform mechanical stress/thermal/kinematic analyses as needed.
  • Controls / Automation Design 
    • Specify, design, program, configure, test, and commission control systems (PLCs, HMIs, sensors, actuators, drives, etc.).
    • Develop control logic, interlocks, safety features.
    • Integrate mechanical components with control systems (e.g. feedback loops, motion control).
  • Installation, Commissioning & Testing 
    • Oversee or perform machine build, wiring, panel design and assembly, installation on-site.
    • Conduct machine start-ups, commissioning, debug mechanical and control issues.
    • Test machines for performance, safety, compliance; debug and optimize.
  • Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Improvement 
    • Diagnose mechanical and control-related problems in production equipment.
    • Work with maintenance teams to reduce downtime, improve reliability.
    • Lead continuous improvement projects (e.g. reduce cycle time, energy usage, improve quality).
  • Documentation & Compliance 
    • Create and maintain documentation: mechanical drawings, control schematics, electrical wiring diagrams, user manuals, programming documentation.
    • Ensure designs meet relevant safety, electrical, mechanical codes and standards.
    • Support regulatory compliance and risk assessments (e.g. guarding, emergency stops, interlocks).
  • Collaboration & Project Management 
    • Work with project managers to estimate costs, schedule work, define deliverables.
    • Coordinate with vendors for components (electrical, mechanical) and evaluate vendor offerings.
    • Communicate with other engineering disciplines (electrical, software), production, quality, and maintenance.
Qualifications
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Controls/Automation, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
  • Experience: Typically 3-7 years of experience in mechanical design + control systems, ideally in manufacturing or packaging machinery.
  • Technical Skills:
    • Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.) for mechanical design.
    • Strong PLC programming and debugging experience (e.g. Allen-Bradley, Siemens, etc.).
    • Understanding of motion control, sensors, drives/VFDs.
    • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings.
    • Knowledge of safety standards (e.g. OSHA, NFPA, relevant local & industry standards).
  • Desired Skills & Attributes:
    • Strong problem‐solving skills and attention to detail.
    • Good communication skills, able to work cross‐departmentally.
    • Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines.
    • Practical, hands‐on mindset; comfortable working both at desk (design) and shop/field (commissioning, troubleshooting).
  • Optional / Nice to Have:
    • Experience with robotics, vision systems.
    • Familiarity with SCADA / networked control systems.
    • Experience with predictive maintenance, data analytics.
Working Conditions & Other Info
  • May require travel to customer / installation sites.
  • On-site work in production / machinery shop, occasionally lifting/moving heavy components, climbing, working at heights or in confined spaces as required.
  • Standard hours, but possible overtime for project deadlines or emergency repairs.
Performance Metrics / KPIs
  • Machine uptime / reliability improvements.
  • Successful completion of design & control projects on time and within budget.
  • Reduction in mechanical or control failures / breakdowns.
  • Improvements in cycle time, throughput, efficiency.
  • Safety compliance, incident rates related to design & controls.

Numbers & Facts

LocationOntario, CA
Job TypeFull-time

Skills

  • 3D Modelingunmatched
  • Allen-Bradleyunmatched
  • AutoCADunmatched
  • Autodesk Inventorunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Budget Managementunmatched
  • CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
  • Commission Controlsunmatched
  • Commissioningunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Control Engineeringunmatched
  • Control Systemsunmatched
  • Cost Estimatesunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Debugging Skillsunmatched
  • Dental Insuranceunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Electrical Componentsunmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Electrical Wiringunmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • Health Insuranceunmatched
  • Heavy Liftingunmatched
  • Hydraulic Engineeringunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Industry Standardsunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Methodsunmatched
  • Mechanical Assemblyunmatched
  • Mechanical Designunmatched
  • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
  • Motion Controlunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)unmatched
  • Network Systemsunmatched
  • OSHAunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Performance Testingunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Production Machiningunmatched
  • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
  • Project Estimatesunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Reliability Engineeringunmatched
  • Risk Analysisunmatched
  • Roboticsunmatched
  • Safety Complianceunmatched
  • Safety Standardsunmatched
  • Schedule Developmentunmatched
  • Schematicsunmatched
  • SolidWorksunmatched
  • Startupunmatched
  • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)unmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Testingunmatched
  • Thermal Analysisunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Training/Teachingunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
  • Vision Planunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched

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