Controls Engineer II

Who we are:

Aerzen USA Corp. is an international manufacturer of positive displacement blowers, hybrid blowers, screw compressors and turbo blowers. These high-quality machines are used for air and gas applications across many essential industries, including: Wastewater, Cement, Biogas, Pharmaceutical and Food, among many others. We are One Team, and we Empower our team members to be both Inquisitive and Evolutionary.

What we offer:

Aerzen USA offers a competitive salary; generous health benefits (to include 96% company-paid benefit plans) with company HSA contribution; a 401(k) with company match; a tuition reimbursement program; and a profit share bonus package; along with the opportunity to work with a dynamic group of professionals.

What you will do:

As a Controls Engineer II, you will apply technical knowledge and expertise towards the Design, documentation, troubleshooting, support, and commissioning of automated control systems governing Aerzen supplied products and systems. Primary objectives include assisting the Engineering team in the support of the production, quality, and sales & service teams in areas pertinent to Aerzen’s shipment, quality control, and customer service goals. While performing this role, individuals will understand and address all aspects of project related technical specifications, internal equipment datasheets, stakeholder concerns as well as equipment, application and project risks to provide the best possible “Customer Value + Aerzen Solution” that is safe, efficient, reliable, and profitable for the client as well as for Aerzen. This role will additionally involve elements of knowledge creation, training, mentoring, and the application of engineering best practices towards the design of strategic products and services relevant to the Engineering team’s people, product, and business development objectives.

• Interactions Interact professionally with and serve as a resource and point of contact for sales, project management, purchasing, production and customer support by providing technical knowledge, expertise and documentation regarding Aerzen blower and compressor equipment and control systems.
• Quality Adopt a quality mindset in fulfilling customer expectations at appropriate levels of cost. Follow and apply the ISO 9001 for design process where applicable and assist in closing CARS, performing root cause failure analysis, and vetting suppliers.
• Autonomy & Complexity Acquire knowledge and develop skills both autonomously and under the strategic direction of direct management to support the business. Operate under supervision, performing work that is varied and that may be somewhat difficult in character, but usually involves limited responsibility. Receive moderate supervision on unusual or difficult tasks. Update product and job knowledge by participating in training opportunities, reading industry publications.
• Mentorship Work closely with Peers and Junior engineers in an effort to advance their development by providing training mentorship and assistance in checking work.
• Strategy Execution Coordinate with direct management in the execution of both project work and research and development projects.
• Engineering Design Understand and address product and project related specifications. Perform calculations, generate drawings, produce bills of materials, and design equipment and systems. Ensure compliance of safety standards and regulations for engineering designs. Create and maintain engineering tools to aid in design and work within Aerzen’s ERP software and document control systems. Develop automated solutions which integrate and control Aerzen packages and related processes in a professional, organized structure with thorough documentation and rigid revision control. Manage and execute, with a reasonable degree of latitude, both project work and strategic product development activities. Develop, issue, and manage the proper completion of controls business associated technical documents: submittal documents, testing procedures, Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), technical memos, control narratives, commissioning reports, etc.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET/EAC Accredited Program.

Field of study: Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Civil, Software, Environmental Engineering, or equivalent engineering degree.

Experience: Minimum 2-6 Years of Relevant Professional Required in the Instrumentation & Controls Field.
Experience in the field shall reflect that of a competent professional. Candidates should be capable of demonstrating competency by citing specific occasions where engineering and product support services in the relevant field were rendered for projects of moderate complexity.

Expertise: Preferred expertise in the following fields:

• Control system hardware and software design
• Process Familiarity: Industrial compressed gas/air distribution systems, environmental operation and wastewater treatment, vacuum systems
• PLC Programming, Operation, Integration and Troubleshooting

Required Platforms:

- Siemens (TIA Portal)

• Structured Text, Function Block Diagrams, Add-On Instructions, Ladder Logic
• HMI/OIT Programming, Operation, Integration and Troubleshooting

Required:

- Siemens (TIA Portal)

- Rockwell/Allen Bradley (Factorytalk/Studio 5000)

Preferred but not required: C-more, Vijeo Designer, Crimson, Maple Systems etc.

• VFD Selection and Programming
• 2D, 3D drawings including PIDs, Wiring Diagrams, and PFDs
• Selection, Integration, Troubleshooting, and Commissioning of Instruments and other assorted IO sources
• Industrial Communication Protocols (Modbus RTU, TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP, ProfiNet, ProfiBus)
• Electrical Codes and Hazardous Area design restrictions
• Lean Manufacturing
• Industry Best Practices: control methods, product design, software revision control, etc.
• Industry market Intelligence gathering & networking
• Controls Prototype development
• Controls Product & Process development
• Mentoring & Personnel development
• Packaging of rotating equipment and supporting systems
• Integration and Controls
• Piping and Pressure Vessel
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid Dynamics

Computer Skills: Proficiency in structured text, ladder logic, and object-oriented programming as well as MS Office programs required. Able to navigate and learn new software systems, collect and analyze large datasets.

Aerzen USA Corp is an equal opportunity employer and selects employees on the basis of skills and experience.

Aerzen USA ensures that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color,

gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, disability,

veteran’s status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. All employment

decisions and actions are based on merit and made without regard to any characteristic protected by state, federal or local law.

All offers of employment at Aerzen USA Corp are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check. In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, Aerzen USA Corp has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment. Alcohol and drug misuse poses a threat to the health and safety of Aerzen employees and to the security of the company's equipment and facilities. For these reasons, Aerzen USA Corp is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and misuse in the workplace. Applicants being considered for hire must pass a drug test before beginning work. Refusal to submit to testing will result in disqualification of further employment consideration.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including termination of employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.