Controls Engineer - LPS

Job Overview

The Controls Engineer will be responsible for commissioning controls for conveyor and sortation systems.

Focused on implementing site‑based controls for new equipment within new or existing customer systems, this role will work with other members of the FORTNA Controls group to ensure drawings and software are completed, installed, commissioned, and documented as required.

Responsibilities

• Write and implement machine code, integrate subsystems, and assist in all on‑site commissioning efforts.
• Utilize Human Machine Interface (HMI) using commercially available products such as Wonderware, RSView, Factory Talk View, and Ignition.
• Implement PLC and HMI programs to satisfy current design and customer specifications under the supervision of Sr. Level Controls Engineers.
• Work with FORTNA employees, customer representatives, and third‑party vendors to ensure all aspects of a project are considered during both the design and commissioning phases.
• Review electrical designs and provide accurate as‑built drawings for approval.
• Individually or as a team, commission complex automated systems, provide site engineering support, and complete system acceptance testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
• 2-4 years of experience within an industrial controls environment.
• PLC programming (Rockwell Software preferred; Siemens software a plus).
• HMI programming (Factory Talk View preferred; Ignition a plus).
• Input and output device design and implementation.
• Industrial communication networks (Ether Net/IP, Devicenet, Profinet, etc.).
• Low‑voltage electrical design and drawing creation.
• Equivalent work experience will also be considered as a substitute for education.
• Experience with VFDs preferred; networked a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 Office Apps.

Skills & Abilities

• Must be self‑motivated, self‑aware, detail‑oriented, and results‑focused.
• Understanding of VFDs, induction motors, programmable logic controllers, and industrial networks.
• Ability to manage and execute basic system implementations, enhancements, and retrofits.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with FORTNA team members, project managers, and customers in a professional written and spoken manner.
• Ability to take direction from Sr. Level Controls Engineers to support the project and ensure all aspects of project goals are achieved.
• Ability to produce quality designs, drawings, programs, and documentation with minimal errors.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment.

The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

When traveling, the job environment shifts to a site‑based, typically industrial setting where the role routinely uses appropriate PPE, electrical diagnostic tools, electrical implementation tools, laptops, and networking equipment.

Travel

Generally, this position requires up to 40–50% travel to various sites.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The job requires the use of hands, fingers, arms, and shoulders for manipulation, reach, or repetitive motion; the employee may be required to lift, move, or manipulate items weighing up to 50 pounds; and the employee will be required to bend, stoop, kneel, and/or sit for substantial periods of time.

Remote Status

This is a remote position. Please review this posting for information on travel requirements.

Salary Range

The base salary range for this role is $76,100 to $114,200.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of FORTNA and its affiliated companies to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related condition, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship status (if authorized to work in the U.

S.), or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

In addition, FORTNA will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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