Sr. Hardware Engineer

ATS Company: PA Solutions

Requisition ID: 14332

Location:

Warren, MI, US, 48091

Date: Jul 16, 2025

Sr. Hardware Engineer

Job Description

Duties

Must be able to work in a professional engineering team-based environment. Engineering teams are responsible for the design and integration of control systems for customer applications and processes. Duties may include and are not limited to leading a team in wiring diagram design and providing technical consultation. Team members have the opportunity to learn new skills and to work in a very rewarding and fast-paced environment that varies from customer to customer.

Responsibilities

Supervision of controls hardware activities:

Project documentation

Customer/supplier meetings and presentations

Training employees on customer/project standards

Plan to execute work within established budgets

Report metrics regularly

Forecast time/resources to complete remaining work

Supervise activities of functionally assigned personnel

Execute, supervise, and verify all work performed is according to area and customer specifications and expectations

Apply special knowledge of automation, controls and robotics where applicable

Travel to customer sites as necessary for customer meetings, addressing electrical problems, or performing field checks

Technical Skills

Understand the Electrical, pneumatic and water schematics for, and complete the integration of, industrial automation systems, including:

Ability to read, understand and apply customer specifications and standards

Eplan working knowledge

System and component layouts

Determine I/O needs from mechanical switch layouts

Utilize process information from sequence of operation and timing charts

Design and configure cable layouts and interconnection diagrams

Pneumatic design concepts

Design power distribution

Design of magnetic wiring circuits

Design robot interface diagrams

Design network diagrams

Design I/O card diagrams

Verify and update component tagging and labeling

Use and verify cable charts and receptacle pinout diagrams

Ability to check your and others work

Wire gauge specifications and colors

Research and apply information from product data sheets

Cable and cable tray routing

Can properly apply document revisions and levels

Prepare wiring diagrams for customer release

Interface with in-house engineering staff

Communicate with vendors for technical information and specifications

Verify wiring diagrams with components in the field

Produce documentation, calculations and presentations

Additional Information

Education and Experience:

Seven plus years of applicable experience, that includes design of wiring diagrams for industrial controls equipment. Must have knowledge of multiple customer platforms.

Bachelor's degree in a controls related field (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent)

Experience that includes complete knowledge of all aspects of design to production, including software design and commissioning.

Employee Responsibilities for Health, Safety and Environment include:

Work in compliance with divisional health, safety, and environmental procedures

Refrain from removing or altering safety devices or guarding unless hazardous energies are controlled through lockout-tagout methods

Report any unsafe conditions or unsafe acts

Report defect in any equipment or protective device

Ensure that the required protective equipment is used for the assigned tasks

Attend all required health, safety, and environmental training

Report any accidents/incidents to supervisor

Assist in investigating accidents/incidents

Refrain from engaging in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running, or rough and boisterous conduct

Join the Winning Team at PA Solutions, Inc. (a global division of ATS Automation). We help exceptional customers automate their manufacturing as Tooling System Integrators. We work with Global OEM's/Tier suppliers supporting transportation and aerospace industries. Take your place among the best in the business and grow your career with PA Solutions, Inc. Join an environment where a passion for innovation is combined with an uncompromised commitment to quality. PA Solutions, Inc. offers a superior benefits package designed with you in mind! If you would like to automate your future, check us out and be a part of our unprecedented growth!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations.

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Nearest Major Market: Warren

Nearest Secondary Market: Detroit