PLC Engineer

Intellectt INC
  • Waukesha, WI
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7 days ago

Job Description

Job Title: PLC Engineer

Location: Waukesha, WI

Duration: Full Time


Job Summary:

Seeking a PLC Engineer with strong controls, automation, test engineering, and manufacturing experience to support PLC/HMI systems, test equipment, electrical systems, troubleshooting, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, select, troubleshoot, and maintain test equipment, PLCs, HMIs, and electrical systems.
  • Develop testing protocols, equipment specifications, data collection systems, and electrical safety practices.
  • Perform root cause and failure analysis and implement corrective actions.
  • Support capital equipment selection, project planning, budgets, schedules, and cross-functional execution.
  • Lead/support Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, cost-reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Support machine safety, OSHA compliance, MOC/change management, and process improvements.
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, Operations, and suppliers.
  • Maintain technical documentation and drive projects to successful completion.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Science, or related field.
  • 3+ years of Controls, PLC, Automation, or Test Engineering experience.
  • PLC/HMI programming and safety systems experience.
  • Rockwell Automation: RSLogix 5/500/5000, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View ME/SE.
  • VB6/Visual Studio, SQL, Microsoft applications.
  • NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand.
  • Project management and electrical testing experience.

Preferred

  • 5+ years of Controls/Test Engineering experience.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.
  • Experience with 8D, A3, PFMEA, Pareto, control charts, and RCA.
  • Knowledge of electrical equipment, continuous improvement, cost reduction, Kaizen, and MOC.

Numbers & Facts

LocationWaukesha, WI

Skills

  • 8Dunmatched
  • Budget Managementunmatched
  • Capital Equipmentunmatched
  • Change Managementunmatched
  • Computer Scienceunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Data Collectionunmatched
  • Electrical Componentsunmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
  • Equipment Selectionunmatched
  • Equipment Specificationunmatched
  • Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)unmatched
  • Human Machine Interface (HMI)unmatched
  • LabVIEW Programming Languageunmatched
  • Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Mathematicsunmatched
  • OSHAunmatched
  • Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)unmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
  • Project Planningunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Rockwell Automationunmatched
  • Safety Complianceunmatched
  • Safety Systemsunmatched
  • Six Sigma Black Beltunmatched
  • Six Sigma Green Beltunmatched
  • System Testunmatched
  • Technical Writingunmatched
  • Test Automationunmatched
  • Test Equipmentunmatched
  • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
  • TestStandunmatched
  • Testingunmatched

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