Alexander & Associates (A&A) is considered a leader in the design of special machines and machine integration. Our current staff is focused on machine design projects including mechanical design, controls system design, information systems and project management. A&A works to develop long term relationships with our customers promoting repeat business, with the overwhelming majority of our business being derived from current and past customers.

Alexander & Associates has been recognized as a Quality Resource for Design Services for over 80 years and looks forward to serving our customers and meeting new challenges and opportunities.

Position Requirements and Responsibilities Include:

• Collaborate in a team environment with hardware designers/engineers and mechanical designers/engineers to develop effective programming solutions
• Owning the quality of the overall design, programs, machine interface and other key deliverables
• Understanding and inputting to overall project execution plan, requirements and design risks
• Reviewing all designs for accuracy, thoroughness and adherence to aligned scope
• Determining and implementing control requirements for both new and existing systems.
• Works closely with clients to develop clear understanding of process software requirements.
• Participating in design reviews and prepares review materials
• Communicating with customer(s) to resolve open items or technical questions
• Attending and inputting to technical meetings and discusses as defined in the execution plan/schedule.
• Willing to travel domestically and/or internationally to customer sites for field audits, commissioning assistance/trouble shooting, construction, installation and start-up support.
• Collaborate in a team environment with hardware designers/engineers and mechanical designers/engineers to develop effective programming solutions.
• Assisting the software design discipline in project preparation and plans, including schedules, scope execution and staffing plans, requirements and risks.
• Reviewing all designs for accuracy, thoroughness and adherence to aligned scope
• Assisting with assignments normally involving one major project or several smaller projects.
• Maintaining liaison with customers while having the ability to translate customer requirements for system control to required software technical specifications
• Communicating with customer(s) to resolve open items or technical questions
• Reviewing progress and evaluating results; making changes in methods, design or equipment when necessary.
• Owning the quality of the overall design, programs, machine interface and other key deliverables until delivered to the customer.
• Determining and implementing of control requirements for both new and existing systems

Qualifications Include:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) or Associate’s degree (AAS) in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology from an accredited college/university or other relative degree.
• One to five years of design/engineering experience
• Practical knowledge and experience in analog and digital servo control.
• Experience with industrial machine hardware design preferred
• Understanding of industrial Control Systems applications (especially with machine systems) desired, including instrumentation and data acquisition for systems improvement.
• Candidates must be able to write, modify and troubleshoot PLC (including motion control) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) programs. Allen Bradley and/or Siemens platforms are preferred.
• Experience in software development (particularly for dynamic control applications) is desired.
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite