Controls Software Engineer

Job summary

BUILT TO CONNECT Astec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company of asphalt road building and aggregate processing. Our mission is to design and build the most innovative products for the industries we serve. Leveraging innovative solutions and technologies, we serve customers all over the world.

Qualifications

• decomposition to software
• structured software decomposition, code development, software design reviews, and software unit and integration testing.
• The engineer will move from project to project as required and may be working on multiple projects within a given timeframe.
• Software will be developed on PLCs, embedded controllers, and HMI displays.
• Some legacy systems are coded in Ladder Logic, but all new systems will be coded in either CodeSys or C/C++.
• The Control Software Engineer will work with the Electrical Engineer(s) on a project to map I/O, define necessary configurations, understand sensor input
• as well as device output drive
• Controls Software Engineer may at times be asked to travel for project testing and system integration testing, as well as to develop business relationships with customers, dealers, and suppliers.
• They may also participate in product focus groups to gain critical customer application and design suggestions to assist in the development of product lines.
• ESSENTIAL
• into a product software specification, product software design, and product software test plan and creates the corresponding documents.
• Completes the controller/PLC programming and the HMI screen programming for product projects based on the software design.

Responsibilities

• may include but not limited to)
• Use structured systems engineering approach for the development of the software used to control heavy construction equipment.
• Uses structured software design techniques to distill product
• as assigned.
• MINIMUM EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
• Bachelor of Science (B.
• S.) degree in Electrical / Computer Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in the design and development of industrial or mobile equipment control software.
• of this job, the employee is regularly required to remain in a stationary position a minimum of 50% of the time, move and frequently operate a computer and other office equipment and occasionally properly employ objects,
• of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a climate-controlled office environment and is occasionally exposed to a shop manufacturing environment.
• Office environment exposures include frequent and extensive telephone and computer use.
• The noise level in the office setting is usually moderate consistent with an office environment.

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