Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc.

Senior Controls Engineer

Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc.  •  Allentown, PA (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

Position Overview
This position will serve as a key member of the automation team, combining technical expertise, project management, field deployment, and sales/project ownership responsibilities.

Examples include:
Assisting with AMR/AGV programming, setup, training, and deployment.
Supporting programming, controls, and system logic.
Assisting with installation and commissioning.
Providing technical support for existing or newly installed automation systems.
Assisting with troubleshooting and field support.
Supporting another team member's project management activities.
Participating in customer meetings or site visits as a technical resource.
Assisting with project design, implementation, testing, or acceptance.
Providing general technical expertise to help another team member successfully execute a project.
The intent is to encourage collaboration across the group while maintaining a clear distinction between commissionable project ownership and team-based technical/project support.
Providing significant assistance to another team member's project does not, by itself, convert that project into a commissionable project for the employee.

Primary Responsibilities
The employee's responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

AMR/AGV Systems
Assist with AMR and AGV system design, implementation, programming, training, and deployment.
Support customer and internal training associated with autonomous equipment.
Assist with mapping, configuration, testing, commissioning, and system optimization.

Programming & Controls
Assist with programming and logic controls associated with automated systems.
Support integration between automation equipment, controls, sensors, conveyors, robotics, AMRs/AGVs, and related technologies.
Troubleshoot automation and controls-related issues as required.

Installation & Deployment
Participate in the installation and commissioning of both existing and new automated systems.
Coordinate with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and internal personnel during project implementation.
Provide onsite technical and project support when required.

Project Management
Serve as the primary project manager for projects assigned directly to the employee.

Manage project schedules, customer communication, vendor coordination, installation, commissioning, documentation, and project closeout.

Maintain responsibility for the financial performance and successful execution of personally managed projects.

Assist other team members with their projects when technical expertise, field support, or additional project management resources are required.
Sales & Business Development

Identify and develop automation opportunities with new and existing customers.
Work with customers to determine appropriate automation solutions.

Develop projects independently when opportunities are directly generated by the employee.
Support other team members during the sales process when technical expertise is required.
Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc.

About Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc.

Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc. was founded in 1971 with a singular but powerful goal: become the best material handling equipment service provider in the industry! As a family-owned business, our core values include loyalty, honesty, respect, and pride in our work. We pursue excellence in all that we do and strive to keep our core values front and center. These values define us and what it means to be a good service provider to our customers.

Today, 50+ years since our founding, we are proud to be recognized as one of the premier service providers in the Northeast and one of the most successful dealerships in the United States.

Eastern Lift Truck Co. is headquartered in Maple Shade, NJ, and operates more than 20 locations to serve businesses throughout the Mid-Atlantic region including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Southeastern New York, Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, the "panhandle"​ of West Virginia and our nation's capital, Washington, DC.

The Company is involved in the local communities it serves and has been awarded the Yale “Dealer of Excellence,"​ Hyster “Dealer of Distinction, Combilift “Dealer of Excellence,” Material Handling Equipment Distributor Association’s “Most Valuable Partner,” and Steel King's Excalibur Premier Dealer Award.

Industry
Installation & Maintenance
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Maple Shade, NJ
Year Founded
1971
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