Controls Product Engineer

About the role

Dematic (KION Group) is looking for a Controls Product Engineer to join its Research & Development team and deliver solutions and new products. The engineer designs, develops and implements control systems for material handling automation equipment, including product concepts, prototypes and firmware, and supports testing and field troubleshooting. Up to 50% of the time must be spent travelling, mostly in the USA.

Key responsibilities

• Develop product development plans and objectives, and prepare design layouts, sketches and technical specifications.
• Evaluate design results, develop test prototypes and standardise materials, components and assemblies.
• Maintain design documentation and support the Customer Service team on product functionality.
• Guide engineers, technicians and contractors, and train them.
• Travel domestically and internationally for installations, troubleshooting and product validation.
• Design, implement and maintain controls software for industrial control systems, and perform engineering change management.
• Work with hardware integration including PLCs (Siemens / Allen Bradley) and protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profibus, Profinet, AS-i).
• Develop and document PLC code using Siemens TIA Portal and RSLogix / Studio 5000.
• Ensure compliance with UL 508, 508A, NEC and CE standards, and support technical proposals and customer training.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or a related field; professional license is a must.
• 3-5 years of experience in product design and control systems.
• Experience with embedded firmware, motor controls (AC/DC) and R&D development.
• English proficiency, written and verbal.
• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours.
• Preferred: material handling or automation industry experience, applications engineering or system integration experience, and cable and cabinet design knowledge.

Required skills

• Embedded firmware, motor controls and PLC programming (C, C++, Visual C, Visual Basic)
• SAP, engineering documentation systems and software quality assurance
• CI/CD and Git
• UL, CE and NEC standards

What we offer

• Career development and competitive compensation and benefits
• Pay transparency and global opportunities