Our client is adding a Controls and Automation Specialist to their team. This exciting company, located north of Minneapolis, offers creative and innovative product development in demilitarization, alternative fuel, and chemical processing for custom solutions to their customers worldwide.
Roles & Responsibilities This position works with the mechanical, chemical, and controls engineers throughout the design process to design and implement control and electrical requirements as needed.
Required Skills & Experience Candidate must have a minimum of a 2-yr AS degree in a relevant field and 3-5 years of work experience in the industrial automation environment and be capable of proficiency in the following areas after basic position training is accomplished:
PLC and distributed I/O hardware specification, installation, programming (RLL), operation, and troubleshooting. Siemens and Allen-Bradley hardware and software preferred.
HMI (touch panel) specification, installation, programming, operation, and troubleshooting. Siemens and Allen-Bradley hardware and software preferred.
Process sensors and instrumentation such as proximity sensors/limit switches, flow/level/pressure/temperature instruments, and control valve positioners.
Reading and creating control and power distribution schematics.
Analyzing control options, specifying equipment/components, and integration/wiring of electrical circuits and equipment used in machine/process control environments that utilize electric motors, servo/stepper motors, variable frequency drives, transformers, power distribution equipment, circuit breakers, overload protection (fusing and disconnects), and grounding.
Familiarity with National Electrical Code standards and calculations.
Experience with Electrical and Control Panel construction and wiring.
The position is full-time and onsite. Travel to project sites throughout the U.S. is routine for this position and will be required.
Our client is a government contractor and is required to employ only U.S. Citizens.
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In 2023, Versique made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for fastest-growing private companies in Minnesota. Additionally, for the past four years, Versique has been recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and awarded a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, which speaks to the incredible culture we've fostered.
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Versique is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, among other factors.