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Actalent Controls Engineer in Seattle, Washington
Job Title: Controls EngineerTop Skills
Controls Engineer
Codesys
structured text
EtherCAT
Job Description
Coordinate with controls engineering, hardware engineering, and software engineering teams in the development, implementation, testing, and debugging of PLC code for a robotic automation system. This includes developing automation programs using CodeSys as a development platform, primarily using Structured Text programming language, but also supporting other IEC-3 standard programming languages for PLCs. Perform integration of EtherCAT networked servo drives for synchronized motion execution of multi-axis systems with complex motion profiles using CodeSys. Integrate machine I/O devices, which can include but are not limited to fieldbus devices (e.g., EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, IOLink, digital and analog) using CodeSys. Develop Human-Machine-Interface (HMI) applications utilizing CodeSys HMI features and Allen-Bradley PanelView. Develop Functional Safety PLC applications using Bosch Rexroth CtrlX Safety controllers integrated with Bosch Rexroth CtrlX servo drives. Use industry best practices for PLC program development, such as variable definition and use, object-oriented-programming, identifying, and avoiding race conditions. Integrate and test PLC control system with external traditional software applications via network interfaces using UDP and/or TCP communications or protocols.
Hard Skills
PLC code development
CodeSys
Structured Text programming
IEC-3 standard programming languages
EtherCAT networked servo drives integration
Machine I/O devices integration
HMI applications development
Functional Safety PLC applications
Network interfaces using UDP/TCP communications
Work Environment
Advanced robotics they are designing and doing. They will interact with great engineers, create novel grippers, advanced robotics motion plans and algorithm's, cutting edge stuff, Very inclusive team and treated as a team member.
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