Electrical Controls Engineer

Company: Dematic Corp. (ILD-US)
Location: Grand Rapids
Posted on: April 13, 2025

Job Description:

Dematic has an immediate need for an Electrical Controls Engineer in our Customer Service Modernizations & Upgrades group.

Candidates will have a minimum of 5-8 years' experience in controls engineering.

Qualified candidates are proficient in planning, creating schematic and electrical layout drawings, working with PLCs (Allen Bradley and/or Siemens), HMIs, and VFD's, and implementation and commissioning of engineering design projects.

Employees must be willing to travel up to 40% to customer locations in the USA.

Dematic is an intralogistics innovator that designs, builds and supports intelligent, automated solutions for manufacturing, warehouse and distribution environments for customers that are powering the future of commerce. With engineering centers, manufacturing facilities and service centers located in more than 25 countries, Dematic's global network of 8,000 employees have helped achieve more than 6,000 worldwide customer installations for some of the world's leading brands. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dematic is a member of KION Group, a global leader in industrial trucks, supply chain solutions and related services, and a leading provider of warehouse automation.

What we offer:

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities
  
  Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer
  
  Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected 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.
  
  Tasks and Qualifications:
  
  What You Do In This Role:
  
  
  • Completes the commissioning of complex systems that integrate hardware and software.
  • Completes the design of schematics and control panels.
  • Completes recommendations for ideas related to productivity improvement, cost reduction and improvement in customer satisfaction.
  • Performs complex 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.
  • Identifies and resolves more complex problems and applies problem-solving skills in order to deal with most situations.
  • Interacts directly with the end customer on site.
    
    What We Are Looking For:
    
    
    • Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering or advanced degree.
    • 5-8 years of successful experience in a related field
    • Demonstrates and applies a broad knowledge of field of specialization through successful completion of moderately complex assignments.
    • Demonstrates knowledge of organization's business practices and issues.
    • Proficient in AutoCAD.
    • Proficient in either Rockwell or Siemens PLCs.
    • Knowledgeable on AC drives, both open & closed loop.
    • Experience in Ethernet IP network design and machine safety a plus.

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