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Orise · 22 hours ago

Project Engineer - Controls & Robotics

Warren, MI

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Orise is a company that delivers complex automation systems for global OEMs and Tier-1s in various industries. The Project Engineer – Controls & Robotics is responsible for owning the controls, automation, and integration deliverables for assigned machine or system areas, including programming and troubleshooting PLCs and robots, while ensuring alignment with project management and third-party suppliers.

ChemicalManufacturingPharmaceutical

Responsibilities

Oversee development and implement PLC programs (Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000, etc.) including HMI screens, alarms, diagnostics, and safety logic

Oversee program and integrate industrial robots (Fanuc, ABB, KUKA) including EOAT configuration, frames, paths, routines, payloads, and fault recovery sequences

Oversee configuration and diagnose industrial networks (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, OPC-UA, IO-Link)

Support electrical design reviews (control architecture, IO counts, panel layouts, device selection)

Validate IO, tune motion, perform device bring-up, and troubleshoot servo, vision, sensor, and safety hardware

Participate in system design reviews, PFMEAs, functional specifications, and sequence of operations creation

Breakdown controls tasks and provide hour estimates, assumptions, and risk identification

Support project managers with technical content for customer meetings, timelines, and issue logs

Identify scope gaps, flag change order opportunities, and ensure alignment with customer standards

Lead bench test, debug, and commissioning activities for your assigned zones or stations

Support run-offs, cycle-time optimization, OEE improvement, and line readiness

Carry out site acceptance testing (SAT), troubleshooting, and launch support at customer site

Document punch lists and ensure timely closure

Maintain controls deliverables (IO lists, device sheets, code standards, HMI templates)

Contribute to continuous improvement of standard code objects, diagnostic structures, and integration methods

Qualification

PLC programmingRobot programmingIndustrial networksAutomotive automationAerospace automationDebugging skillsHMI programmingReading electrical schematicsVision systemsProblem-solving