Controls Engineer

AWI Engineering

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Milwaukee, WI, us on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 21, 2025 Last posted March 21, 2025
Job description

About AWI Engineering
 
When it comes to enhancing your engineering career, AWI is the partner you can rely on for efficient and effective results.  With years of experience and proven success in partnering with top industry leaders and decision makers; we can align your interests, qualifications, and talents to a specific contract, contract-to-hire, or permanent placement opportunity.  Our clients trust us to provide them with the best and brightest technical talent in their fields.  We look forward to establishing a career partnership with you. 
 


 

Responsibilities:

  • Utilize knowledge of high-speed servo packaging machinery to modify the electrical design, PLC programming, HMI programming, start-up and troubleshooting of the automation control systems.
  • Review customer specifications.
  • Modify existing electrical schematics and parts lists to meet requirements and specifications. 
  • Provide engineering support during installation of system or retrofit.
  • Assist in verification and validation of the system.
  • Ensure project is completed on schedule and meets customer requirements.
  • Responsible for technical support for Sales (customers), Purchasing (vendors), Assembly, and Service.

Skills Required:

  • Excellent communications skills
  • General knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Ability to manage multiple projects
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to travel 25% of the time (domestic and foreign)

Experience Required: Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent, in Electrical Engineering or a related field, and three years of industry experience, which include:

  • 3 years of electrical engineering experience in the packaging industry
  • 3 years of experience with electric control circuits, servo systems
  • 2 years of experience with engineering project management
  • Programming experience with B&R (C, Automation Basic, and structured text), Allen Bradley ControlLogix, and/or Zenon

Alternatively 5 to 10 years of experience in the categories listed above.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.

About this role

Summary

Design, program, troubleshoot automation control systems for packaging machinery.

Job title

Controls Engineer

Experience level

3+ years or 5-10 years

Industry

engineering

Location requirements

Milwaukee, WI, US; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

electrical engineeringPLC programmingservo systemsB&RAllen Bradley ControlLogixZenon

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

automationPLC programmingservo systemselectrical design
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Milwaukee, WI, USA

On-site City