What You Will do in This Role:
- Understands the design of materials handling systems that integrate electrical controls hardware, programming and software to estimate controls solutions for customers.
- Completes material specification, able to read and comprehend schematics and PLC programs and appropriate follow-up of technical details.
- Completes recommendations for ideas related to productivity improvement, cost reduction and improvement in customer satisfaction.
- Performs technical interchange and knowledge transfer for both processes and application of products to system design.
- Performs full range of standard work for the professional field.
- Discusses complex, unusual problems with other team members to provide proper controls solutions for customer requests.
- Identifies and resolves semi-complex problems and applies problem-solving skills in order to deal with most situations.
- Provides general guidance or training support for professional staff.
- Travels 10% (max 20%) to different Customer and Dematic locations across the United States.
What We are Looking For:
- Bachelor's in Engineering
- 5 years or more of successful experience in related field (controls engineering and material handling)
- Experience in designing and commissioning automated material handling systems, including electrical design, PLC, HMI, and drives.
- Experience with estimating projects preferred (hours required, resources required, etc.)
- Proficient in Rockwell Automation PLC programming languages with the RSLogix software.
- Understanding of serial and ethernet based communications and protocols.
- Material Handling Equipment experience with a focus on conveyance and sortation systems, including PLC hardware upgrades, VFD upgrades, Dematic Flexsort, and industrial networking along with the ability to concept solutions and generate estimates to support Sales requests.
- Proficient in Microsoft products (Word, Excel, etc.)
- Able to interpret important areas of standard professional level controls work that typically requires processing and interpreting, more complex, less clearly defined issues.
- Demonstrated ability to determine requirements from customers while selling our ideas
- Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
- Willingness and demonstrated ability to stay current with the latest material handling concepts
- Demonstrated ability to manage numerous opportunities and deadlines
- Ability to reliably forecast and report on the status of projects
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- Five or more years of experience in controls engineering and material handling
- Experience designing and commissioning automated material-handling systems
- Experience with electrical design, PLCs, HMIs, and drives
- Proficiency in Rockwell Automation PLC programming languages and RSLogix software
- Understanding of serial- and Ethernet-based communications and protocols
- Material-handling equipment experience focused on conveyance and sortation systems
- Experience with PLC hardware upgrades, VFD upgrades, Dematic Flexsort, and industrial networking
- Proficiency with Microsoft products, including Word and Excel
- Ability to determine customer requirements and sell proposed ideas
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple opportunities and deadlines
- Ability to forecast and report project status reliably
- Experience estimating projects, including required hours and resources
What We Do
Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries. We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers. Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry. With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally. Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales
