Controls Engineer – Automation, Technical Support

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Harpak-ULMA Packaging

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1994

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Logistics

Harpak-ULMA Packaging is a provider of end-to-end packaging equipment, automation, and lifecycle services, designing and manufacturing machinery such as tray sealers, thermoformers, flow-wrap and vertical form-fill-seal systems, weighing and portioning equipment, and integrated packaging lines. The company serves food, medical device, and industrial customers, offering smart connected machines, packaging design and prototyping, technical support, and sustainable packaging solutions to minimize waste, extend shelf life, and improve operational efficiency.

📋 Description

• Program, troubleshoot, and modify Rockwell PLC, HMI, servo, and VFD systems • Remotely support Field Service Technicians with complex controls, electrical, and mechanical troubleshooting • Diagnose automation issues on high-speed packaging equipment • Travel to customer facilities to provide hands-on technical support when needed • Maintain and modify existing machine-control programs • Configure and troubleshoot Rockwell, Pro-face, and Lenze equipment • Troubleshoot industrial communication networks, including Ethernet and DeviceNet • Update electrical schematics using 2D AutoCAD • Maintain controls documentation for future equipment modifications and troubleshooting • Research and implement new controls hardware and software • Contribute to R&D and engineering projects between service assignments • Manage multiple technical projects and priorities • Serve as a key technical resource for Field Service Technicians and customers • Support automated packaging equipment and the Field Service organization • Travel throughout the territory and beyond, averaging up to approximately 60% based on business and customer needs

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related discipline • Strong Rockwell PLC programming and troubleshooting experience • Experience with PLCs, VFDs, servo systems, and PanelView Plus • Experience using Studio 5000 or similar controls software • Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and mechanical drawings • Working knowledge of 2D AutoCAD • Familiarity with NEC and NFPA 70E • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills • Ability to work independently in a remote environment • Strong customer-facing communication skills • Valid driver's license and ability to obtain a passport • Approximately 5+ years of field service, equipment maintenance, controls engineering, or related industrial automation experience preferred • Lenze servo experience preferred • B&R PLC and servo experience preferred • Omron PLC experience preferred • Robotics experience preferred • Pro-face HMI experience preferred • Structured Text programming preferred • High-speed packaging equipment experience preferred • Automated manufacturing experience preferred • Ability to move around industrial facilities, work around operating equipment, travel by car or air, and lift and/or move up to 75 pounds

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote when not traveling to customer sites • Flexible schedule • Remote home-office work between travel assignments • Exposure to advanced automation and robotics • Work with sophisticated, high-speed packaging equipment • Hands-on field work and technical support experience • Engineering and R&D project opportunities