Controls Engineer

Come join a team where People make the difference! As a part of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a highly decentralized organization, we rely heavily on people with the aptitude, attitude, and entrepreneurial spirit to drive our success, and we’re committed to attracting and retaining top talent.

Summary
As a Controls Engineer at Powerex, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining control systems for our Medical Business products. Your expertise will be utilized in ensuring the integration of control technologies and enhancing the overall performance of our products.

Location: Mount Juliet, TN

Who We Are
Powerex is a leader in vacuum and air systems through our foundation built on engineering, innovation, quality, and service.  We are a highly integrated operation where we not only assemble systems, but we also manufacture many of the major components.  We are committed to providing the best value in the market we serve by applying these pillars of our foundation in every system we build.

Essential Duties

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for control systems, including schematics, wiring diagrams, and user manuals, to facilitate efficient troubleshooting and system understanding.
• Generation of bill of materials and component part selection.
• Develop and troubleshoot PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), HMI (Human-Machine Interface), and VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) programs.
• Document electrical designs using CAD software including panel layouts and schematics.
• Provide support for Technical Service, Manufacturing, and Sales teams.

Knowledge, Skills, & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in control system design, programming, and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in PLC and HMI programming languages (e.g., ladder logic, structured text, C).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Strong time management, organizational and prioritization skills.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and possess a willingness to make autonomous decisions.
• Works with integrity and respect displaying a high degree of tact and diplomacy.

Work Conditions
While performing the duties of this job in the Plant or Warehouse, the employee can be exposed to noise.  The noise level is usually moderate but hearing protection may be required in designated areas.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and sit.  The employee will use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to sit and to use a computer keyboard with mouse for long periods of time. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move 25 pounds.