Controls Engineer - II

Timesavers LLC is hiring a Controls Engineer II for onsite work in Maple Grove, MN. In this role, you will design and bring electrical control systems to life on real industrial machinery, from PLC/HMI development through testing, commissioning, and on-floor troubleshooting. This is a stable, full-time position with an established industrial equipment manufacturer, offering a hands-on engineering environment where your work ships.

What you’ll do

• Design and develop electrical control systems for new and existing industrial machinery.
• Develop, modify, document, and troubleshoot PLC programs.
• Build and maintain HMI applications for machine operation, diagnostics, alarms, and system status.
• Program and configure VFDs, motor controls, sensors, safety systems, and other automation components.
• Create and maintain machine control architecture across PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, motors, sensors, I/O systems, safety devices, and industrial networks.
• Produce and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, I/O lists, and controls documentation.
• Support machine startup, commissioning, testing, and validation on the manufacturing floor.
• Troubleshoot electrical, controls, software, communication, and machine-performance issues.
• Partner with Electrical Assemblers and Manufacturing personnel to resolve controls and wiring issues during machine builds.
• Support factory acceptance testing and help ensure controls-related issues are resolved prior to shipment.
• Collaborate with Mechanical and Product Development Engineers on new products and machine-platform improvements.
• Assist with redesign and modernization of existing control systems and legacy equipment.
• Identify opportunities to improve machine performance, reliability, safety, serviceability, and ease of operation.
• Provide technical support to Manufacturing, Service, and customers, and occasionally assist with customer installations, startups, commissioning, and troubleshooting in the field.

Required skills

• Strong PLC programming and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience developing and configuring HMI applications.
• Knowledge of VFDs, AC motors, sensors, I/O systems, machine safety, and industrial communications.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings.
• Strong machine startup, commissioning, and troubleshooting experience.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with Engineering, Manufacturing, Electrical Assembly, and Service.
• Comfort working both at a computer and hands-on with equipment on the manufacturing floor.
• 3+ years of experience in a relevant controls role.
• Education: a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred. An associate degree in a related technical field combined with significant relevant controls experience may also be considered.

Technologies you’ll work with

• Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley: ControlLogix and/or CompactLogix; Studio 5000 / Logix Designer; FactoryTalk HMI applications.
• Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley VFDs and related controls hardware; EtherNet/IP communications.
• Siemens: SIMATIC S7 PLCs (S7-1200 and/or S7-1500); Siemens TIA Portal; Siemens HMI / WinCC applications.
• Siemens drives and related controls hardware; PROFINET communications.
• Experience with both Rockwell/Allen-Bradley and Siemens is a plus, but not required. Strong proficiency in one platform with willingness to learn the other is encouraged.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Company-paid and voluntary insurance benefits
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability benefits
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Stable, full-time employment with an established industrial equipment manufacturer
• Hands-on engineering environment where designs and programs are built and validated on actual equipment

Work environment and physical requirements

• Works in both an engineering office and an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Regular time on the production floor programming, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting industrial equipment.
• Ability to alternate between sitting, standing, and walking during the workday; regular computer use.
• Ability to work in and around industrial machinery during programming, startup, and troubleshooting.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and climbing steps or ladders to access equipment.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Wears required PPE, including safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety footwear.