Manpower Engineering is exclusively partnering with an industry leading and growing company in the New Berlin, WI Area on a highly visible and direct hire/permanent Automation Engineer position that's open due to continued growth.

The company services a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. They have 18,000 employees at 600 locations in 50 countries. The company is a customer-driven manufacturer and focuses on optimizing quality, driving efficiency, and ultimate value to their customer's products. Their dedication and investment in Research and Development has resulted in the fastest go-to-market solutions for their customers.

This opportunity offers the following:

• A company that has a very long and strong track record of success and solid and consistent year-over-year growth.
• A company that serves a variety of markets worldwide.
• A company that remains committed to innovation.
• A position that has a lot of ownership/decision making rights and is a critical role for the company with a high level of visibility.
• A very strong compensation plan (base salary plus paid overtime), outstanding full benefits package (free healthcare), flexible schedule, and the opportunity to be part of a company with an outstanding culture and solid opportunity for growth.
• Relocation assistance if needed.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The primary focus of the Automation Engineer is to work with the Engineered-to-Order (ETO) and Modernization groups to support our customers by implementing software and hardware solutions that satisfy the contract. Be part of a team of software, electrical and field engineers, the engineer will participate commissioning, troubleshooting, updating software, and ensuring our equipment is exceeding our customer's expectations.

This individual reports directly to the Manager, Automation Engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Customizing of equipment controls using existing software modules and standards from global automation engineering for various applications if they are proven to work and meet our customer's needs.
• Support the factory acceptance, commissioning, and life cycle of our customer's material handling equipment in ETO and the Modernization groups by understanding the software and modifying the script as necessary to meet the customer's needs. Report improvement findings to Manager, Automation Engineering.
• Monitor suppliers of automation peripheral equipment such as SICK and other interfacing products. Be able to develop replacement of obsolete discrete (peripheral equipment) devises requiring software upgrades or modified interface software and hardware.
• Participate in resolving control/software/automation problems (shop or field) by working with other engineers and service technicians, along with persons in other departments, to define problems, research, and prepare solutions by properly communicating with the necessary personnel.
• Be able to travel to customer sites to troubleshoot problems.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field. Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field is a plus.
• 1+ year of experience - 3+ is preferred.
• PLC (Siemens, Rockwell, etc.) and HMI programming experience. Experience with Siemens PLCs is a plus.
• Knowledge in setting up variable frequency drives and control systems. Experience with material handling is a plus.
• Knowledgeable with using and applying the NEC electrical code and OSHA safety requirements.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.