Industrial Automation Consulting Jobs

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Sales Engineer - Project Manager

Are you looking to work, live and play in Big Sky Country? Industrial Automation Consulting has just the opportunity you may be looking for. We\'re hiring a Sales Engineer-Project Manager who will be a princiepl liasion and help in the maintenance of relationships with IAC customers as well as cultivate strong relationships with key decision makers by understanding the customer\'s business goal and objectives. Communicating this information to the rest of the IAC team and recommend best practices from both a project and process standpoints. This position reports and works closely with the President/GM/Project Developer/Client Relations Manager. Customer satisfaction and knowledge of customer desires and concerns are a major part of this position. General Description: Duties and Responsibilities: • Develop project sales with new and existing accounts. • Provide controls expertise, quoting services, and sales representative duties. • Handle the full sales cycle service from lead generation and account management through conception, quoting, project budgeting, functional specifications, and final acceptance (customer satisfaction). • Develop controls skills and research new products to provide a competitive advantage to IAC and our customers. • Develop technical concepts, proposals, pricing, and other front-end work. Controls Engineers, Programmers, etc. may assist with proposal development, estimating, RFQ’s etc. • Serve as an integral member of the project team. • Provide communication between company and client. Communicate with other IAC team members effectively. Maintain the team relationship. Keep administration advised of schedule. • Check and use voice mail / e-mail diligently. • Communicate strategic information regarding suppliers, customers and competition. • Direct business development aspects of external projects. • Define project budgets, schedules and resource requirements. Compare/Review budgets to actual after project close-out, recommend pricing strategies, update metrics, etc. • Maintain written/electronic journal of pre-project assumptions, discussions and meetings to be passed on to the appropriate Project Lead. • Issue change orders and records of communication to keep all parties abreast of project variations. • Review contracts and ensure company’s performance is in accordance with contractual agreements. • Ensure project scopes are well defined and maintained. • Provide customer contact to evaluate progress and functionality of a project. • Obtain thorough understanding of IAC’s capabilities and vendor product information through training and personal efforts • Assist in the training of new IAC employees. • Continuous improvement of sales estimating tools, such as updates to price lists and databases • Follow-up on past due accounts with assistance from administrator. (If a Project Manager/Engineer is involved, assist them with follow-up) • Assist Project Managers/Engineers in coordinating quick resolutions to avoid scope creep, change orders or cost overruns, and technical issues with quoted control system as needed. • Visit site at startup time. Be the extra person that can help fill in to make the project successful and the customer happy • Continued training on controls and business applications such as Microsoft, Rockwell, etc • Network with business contacts (i.e. service organizations, government business resources, etc.). • Recruit and critique key suppliers of technology/software. • Maintain current copies of proposals and estimates on server • Maintain IAC customer database, merge duplicate accounts, update customer names, logical and consistent address format • Attend weekly production meeting and other scheduled meetings. • Complete all administrative tasks/paperwork in timely manner. Review billing forecast and invoicing reports. • High degree of professionalism in everything you do. Respected as a leader in the office based on product and customer knowledge and how you treat others. Liked and respected by IAC customers and suppliers on a wide level. • Cultivate the relationship with IAC Marketing department for sales presentations, HMI’s, renderings, marketing tools, etc. • Define winning opportunities for investment in new developments, products, and markets. • Complete Personal, IAC, and Strategic goals as assigned. • Pursue relevant professional certifications • Help recruit new exceptional talent to IAC. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in project management from four-year College, or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Five years of experience as a Sales Engineer, plus 1 year experience in Project Engineering. • Experience in control architecture and implementation in the material handling, robotics, water, wastewater, mining and milling or packaging industry required. • Strong selling skills and selling experience is required. • Ability to Set Goals and Manage your time effectively • Continuous Improvement of Professional Sales Skills. • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. • Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. • Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. • Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. • Ability to read, analyze, interpret general business documents, project plans & specifications and technical manuals. • Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. • Ability to write speeches and articles for presentation that conform to prescribed style and format. • Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and client representatives. • Ability to take direction from upper management and lead technical staff. • Ability to travel and perform on-site work. • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel and Word. • 40 words per minute keyboard skills. • Close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus on a continual basis. • Ability to sit for long periods of time uninterrupted. • Ability to use hand-eye coordination as well as hearing and sight 100% of the time. • Ability to work solo in a quiet atmosphere. • Ability to navigate through industrial construction environments without risk of injury. • Maintain highest standards of professional appearance and manner in the office and especially with customers and suppliers • Maintain a consistently positive, enthusiastic attitude. Personality • Self-motivated • Comfortable with interpersonal communications. • Ability to identify and prioritize tasks. • Driven to completion of tasks. • Attention to details and time management. • Desire to work in a changing and growing environment. • Team player. • Must be able to work alone as well as with a group of people.

November 13, 2024

IT Programmer

Industrial Automation Consulting has a great opportunity for you to work and live in Big Sky country! We're hiring an IT Programmer who will provide the additional support for control system and data acquisition projects as well as assist in the development and software enhancement of a project. This position will report to Lead Programmers and Project managers for troubleshooting, customer satisfaction and finished projects. Duties and Responsibilities: • Develop assigned software code structure and code as assigned. • Assist Lead Programmer with interface development, integration with hardware, software performance analysis. • Research and evaluate software development tools. • Report to the Lead Programmer/ Project Lead. • Responsible for maintaining project quality on assigned projects Requirements: • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. • Associate’s degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school, plus at least one year related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. • Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, and project documents. • Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, or members of the business .community. • Ability to effectively present information to IAC management. • Development, testing, and documentation of software applications using efficient programming techniques. • Development of industrial operator interface (HMI) applications. • Revision of existing programming to reflect new requirements. • Understanding of complex programming techniques such as object oriented programming. • Data description languages (SQL, XML, ASP.Net, PHP). • Communications network skills (LAN, WAN, Intranet, and VPN). • IT administration and support skills. • Strong aptitude for trouble shooting, and communication of programming issues. • Ability to take direction and lead. • Ability to communicate effectively w/ project team, IAC management, vendors, and customers. • Travel and on-site work 20% of the time. • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel and Word. • 40 words per minute keyboard skills. • Close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus on a continual basis. • Ability to sit for long periods of time uninterrupted. • Ability to use hand-eye coordination as well as hearing and sight 100% of the time. • Ability to work solo in a quiet atmosphere. • Ability to navigate through industrial construction environments without risk of injury. Personality • Self-motivated. • Able to identify tasks and establish priorities. • Driven to completion of tasks. • Attentive to details and time management. • Desires to work in a changing and growing environment. • Team player. • Able to work alone as well as with a group of people.

November 04, 2024

Senior Project Engineer

Looking for an opportunity to stay or move to Montana? Industrial Automation Consulting may have just the opportunity you are looking for! We're hiring a Senior Project Engineer to manage and support the techinical aspects of control system and data acquisition projects as well as contribute to the sales efforts and client development. This position includes developing project estimates and bid proposals, defining project budgets and attending key events such as tradeshows and conferences within targeted industries. Duties and Responsibilities: • Administer and develop project estimates and proposals. • Develop project documentation. • Support equipment fabrication and installation. • Provide guidance on technical and professional development of staff. • Coordinate with lead and support engineers to ensure successful completion of projects. • Ensure sound engineering procedures are used on all projects. • Develop preliminary project designs. • Provide accurate and complete communication of project requirements to project team. • Assume role of Project Engineer and/or Control Engineer as required by IAC’s resource needs. • Responsible for maintaining quality throughout the company. Requirements: • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar technical discipline from a four-year college or university; plus five years related experience; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. • Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. • Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. • Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. • Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. • Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. • Knowledge of bid proposal documentation and ability to interpret technical specifications and plans. • Extensive familiarity with PC based communication networks and current design techniques. • Strong working knowledge of automated control system theory as well as extensive knowledge of control system hardware and software. • Strong aptitude for trouble shooting controls and communication hardware and software. • Ability to communicate effectively with IAC management and project teams, clients, and vendors. • Strong programming skills for Allen-Bradley controllers and ability to quickly learn and effectively program similar controllers from other manufacturers. • Travel and on-site work 35% of the time. • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel and Word. • 40 words per minute keyboard skills. • Close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus on a continual basis. • Ability to sit for long periods of time uninterrupted. • Ability to use hand-eye coordination as well as hearing and sight 100% of the time. • Ability to work solo in a quiet atmosphere. • Ability to navigate through industrial construction environments without risk of injury. Personality • Self-motivated. • Able to identify tasks and their importance. • Driven to completion of tasks. • Attentive to details and time management. • Desires to work in a changing and growing environment. • Team player. • Able to work alone as well as with a group of people.

September 13, 2024