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Controls Engineer I/II - Engineering/Physicist Accelerator I/II

Employer: Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing

Administrative Jobs: Institutional & Business Affairs, Business & Financial Management
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Job Details

Job no: 815790
Work type: Support Staff
Pay Grade: 12
Major Administrative Unit / College: Facility For Rare Isotope Beams
Department: Facility For Rare Isotope Beams 10049299
Sub Area: AP- Professionals
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Engineers/Architects, Administrative Professionals- AP, Full Time (90-100%), Union
Working/Functional Title

Controls Engineer I/II

Position Summary

All experience levels will be considered and hired into the corresponding MSU Pay Grade Level. This position will be hired at a level I or II depending on qualifications and experience.

Purpose

The Controls Engineer II will design, develop, document, deploy and support the FRIB EPICS/PLC-based control systems, as well as required instrumentation and motor controls, supporting commissioning and operation.

Major Duties/Responsibilities

Manage the design, documentation, programming, and installation of EPICS/PLC-based control systems
Manage the preventive maintenance, repair and parts management for assigned equipment, keeping records of maintenance tasks and results
Determine ways to optimize logic or systems without making overly complex
Foresee any potential problem areas and notify line manager
Interface with operations and commissioning teams to provide prompt support
Stay current with EPICS/PLC technologies to keep FRIB control systems up-to-date, and continually strive to improve productivity, efficiency, quality, and uniformity
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

General knowledge of PLC-based controls system, associated hardware/software, and implementation guidelines
Ability and skill to program, test, and troubleshoot general PLC programs for Allen Bradley ControlLogix, GuardLogix, CompactLogix, and/or CompactGuardLogix PLCs
Skill to develop and maintain electrical drawing with AutoCAD
Ability to lead engineers or technicians to fabricate, install, test, and troubleshoot electronic systems
Ability to develop a small-scale PLC-based controls system from end-to-end (from design to test)
Excellent communication skills to communicate effectively and credibly, both verbally and in writing with all audiences.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suites.

Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills

All experience levels will be considered and hired into the corresponding MSU Pay Grade Level. This position will be hired at a level I or II depending on qualifications and experience.

The MSU Classification requirements for an APA 10:

Bachelor’s degree in Systems or Computer Science; or Engineering or Physics, with coursework in Systems or Computer Science; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in electronics, mechanical and/or electrical drafting and fabrication techniques, or computer programming in one or more languages used by the NSCL; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

The MSU Classification requirements for an APA 12:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Physics; three to five years of progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in fabrication techniques, cryogenic systems, electronics, mechanical and electronic drafting and computer systems; and may require experience in the use of CAD and/or related engineering systems, including file transfer; experience in the use of exotic metals, including knowledge of their properties, in the fabrication and assembly of sophisticated research equipment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in controls design, including safety, PLC installations, maintenance, and troubleshooting

Experience with Allen Bradley ControlLogix PLC’s, GuardLogix, Compact GuardLogix, board level troubleshooting, and AutoCad

Experience with the EPICS controls systems

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

Please provide a cover letter, resume and three professional references.

Together-we-will StatementThe university is requiring all MSU students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with limited exceptions. Learn more at: https://msu.edu/together-we-will/Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Website

frib.msu.edu

Bidding eligibility ends 10/4/2022 at 11:55 PM

Advertised: Sep 28, 2022 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Jan 2, 2023 Eastern Standard Time

Organization

Working at Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

Top Distinctions

U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

29th among the nation’s public universities
First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

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