Controls Engineer

Why join us?

Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It's the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

GENERAL PURPOSE

• As a Controls Engineer, you'll get to play with toys...big toys.
• We handle all of the electrical and programming needs for West Michigan related to the manufacturing equipment.
• What type of equipment?Glad you asked.
• We design and support all types of wood and metal fabrication equipment.
• Specifically, we cut, route, bore, glue, move, punch, form, bend, weld, paint, and assemble.
• To do these operations, our equipment varies from presses to robot cells to assembly lines and a whole lot more.
• That means we never get bored and always have different types of equipment to play with.
• We stay busy with tasks ranging from day-to-day operations support to retrofitting machines and building new equipment.
• We get to work with all of this and still go home to our families every night and experience what it really means to have a good work/life balance.
• If you are excited to work on equipment, play well with others, and want to help support our team and operations, then this might be a great fit for you.

What You'll Do

You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, lead others, and be an owner every day as you...

• Partner with operations, maintenance, and other engineers to support existing equipment and keep product shipping out our doors
• Build and modify equipment
• Receive mentoring from Senior Level and Engineering Leadership
• Generate Bill of Materials
• Manage budgets
• Develop electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics with AutoCAD Electrical
• Program PLCs, robots, HMIs, and more
• Assist with quoting new equipment and processes
• Train others on the electrical aspects of equipment
• Be part of a supportive team working towards the same goals
• Drive tasks to completion with oversight of leadership
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives

Sound Like You?

You might be just who we're looking for if you have...

• An Electrical Engineering/Technical degree from an accredited program, a two-year Technical degree in arelated field, or fiveyears of applicable engineering experience.
• Three to five years of professional engineering experience or one to threeyears of specialty engineering experience is a plus.
• Previous experience with machine control hardware such as PLCs, servos, drives, cameras, and robots.
• Previous experience with hardware from manufacturers such as Allen Bradley, Banner, Cognex, Fanuc, Keyence, Turck, and more.
• Experiencein documentingwork and processes so others can replicate, and support installed work.
• Other programming experience with C, Java, Ignition, .NET, or Python is a plus.
• Perhaps experience building synergy around Industry 4.0 and other buzz worthy things.
• Experience running and/or participating in projects.
• The ability to see problems and go after fixing them. We want your input to continuously improve our processes.
• The ability to communicate effectively with people at various levels, including Operations, Engineering, and Management, as well as the abilityto work well with and develop a partnering relationship with other team members.
• We have a great team and are looking for another team player.
• Basic computer skills are a requirement.
• If Outlook or Excel scare you, this probably isn't your thing.
• The abilityto assess priorities and determine a course of action with minimal day-to-day supervision, as well as the abilityto anticipate, recognize, and respond effectively to changes which affect project plans.
• An overall business sense and an understanding of how decisions impact business results.
• We get to do a lot of cool stuff, but just because it is cool we still need to justify our decisions.
• The ability to perform all essential job functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Our Values

• Our values speak to our shared beliefs.
• They describe how we live our purpose through the way we lead, the way we see one another, and the way we approach our work.
• We are difference-makersreflects our commitments to creating places that matter, to being a good neighbor in our communities, and to using business as a force for good.
• We are all extraordinaryis our statement about the worth of individuals and our commitment to help everyone reach their full potential.
• We are better togetherdemonstrates how challenging one another, making room for everyone, and working and winning as one makes us stronger.

Who We Hire

• Simply put, we hire everyone.
• MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more.
• Here, you can bring your whole self to work.
• We're committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We're committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.