Careers

Process Control Applications Engineer

FULL-TIME POSITION | November 5, 2018

General

ControlSoft Inc. has an immediate opening for a full time process control application engineer. The person hired will be a member of ControlSoft’s project execution team and will participate in the full cycle of specification, design, prototyping, development, testing, deployment and commissioning of process control solutions.

The candidate should be a career minded, self motivated individual having a M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree in a field of engineering (Systems and Controls Engineering or Chemical Engineering strongly preferred). A minimum of three years’ experience working with process controls in a process manufacturing facility (oil refinery, power plant, chemical plant, glass production, etc.) is a firm requirement. The selected candidate will be based in ControlSoft, Inc. headquarters in Highland Heights Ohio and should be willing to travel domestically and internationally as the business dictates.

Location

Cleveland, Ohio

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in designing, developing, deploying, testing, troubleshooting and documenting process control solutions in industrial applications
• Apply advanced control techniques to industrial processes
• Analyze Return On Investment (ROI ) on applications of ControlSoft Solutions
• Help diagnose root causes of customers’ process control issues
• Tune PID controllers
• Take on applied research in process control field
• Train customers on process control concepts and techniques
• Interfacing with business staff, operating staff, global team and subject matter experts (SME)

Education and Qualifications

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in a field of engineering; Systems and Controls Engineering or Chemical Engineering strongly preferred
• A minimum of three years working with process controls in a process manufacturing facility (work with discrete part manufacturing does not qualify)
• Software proficiency a plus but not a requirement

Contact Info

Submit your resume to careers@controlsoftinc.com. When submitting your resume, please include Position No. 2018-ENG-1801.

Software Engineer (WV)

FULL-TIME POSITION | November 13, 2018

General

ControlSoft, Inc. has an immediate opening in our Charleston, West Virginia office for a Software Engineer. This position will be on full-time assignment to work directly for one of our most valued clients.  The person hired will participate in the full cycle of software development, including drafting functional requirements and specifications, designing, prototyping, developing and testing of the software.

For over 35 years ControlSoft has developed and installed software products used for real-time process control. Our engineers have opportunities to be involved in a wide range of technical activities, to develop expertise in a variety of areas relevant to real-time control and information processing in industrial applications, and to grow into leadership positions within the company.

Location

Charleston, West Virginia

Key Responsibilities

• Development: multi-threaded, real-time software development
• Develops and documents code that meets the requirements of the software design.
• Reports, analyzes, debugs and corrects anomalies. Takes the lead in the integration of other components to produce a final product.
• Participates in reviews of documents, designs, code, test cases and user documentation.
• Actively seeks knowledge of new developments in the software engineering, computer engineering, and software testing fields.
• Identifies software development capability improvements in the areas of software development practices, development tools, and test automation. May present ideas to the team for consideration.

Education and Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with petrochemical plant automation software is preferred.
• Knowledgeable and experienced in developing Web-based user interfaces and mobile applications.
• Knowledgeable and experienced in developing Windows based desktop applications and services.
• In-depth understanding of the Object Oriented Programming concepts.
• Familiar with OPC UA, Classical OPC Data Client/Server, OPC Historian Client/Server drivers.
• Familiar with computer networks, data communication protocols, industrial plant-floor data networks.
• Familiar with middle layer firmware for custom industrial devices.
• Languages: A variety of API languages for basic and web-based developments, e.g. C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, FORTRAN, XSLT, PHP, JavaScript.
• Technologies: Windows API , .Net, SQL, WCF, OPC DA, OPC HDA, HTML, XML, XSL, SQLite, AJAX.
• Techniques: Real-time, Multi-threaded, Client/Server Architecture, Three-tier Web & Mobile Applications.
• Career-minded, and willing to work in a team-oriented environment.

Contact Info

Submit your resume to careers@controlsoftinc.com. When submitting your resume, please include Position No. 2018-ENG-1806.

Software Engineer (OH)

FULL-TIME POSITION | October 25, 2018

General

Due to ongoing business growth, ControlSoft, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Software Engineer in Cleveland, OH. The person hired will be a member of ControlSoft’s software development team and will participate in the full cycle of software development including specification, prototyping, development, testing, quality assurance, and maintenance of the software in real-time industrial applications under Windows OS.

ControlSoft is a growing Cleveland-based process control technology company. Our engineers have opportunities to be involved in a wide range of technical activities, developing expertise in a variety of areas relevant to real-time control and information processing in industrial applications, and growing into leadership positions with the company.

Location

Highland Heights, Ohio

Key Responsibilities

Our current docket of development projects include applications such as:

• Multi-threaded software modules and components in Client/Server data architectures
• Web-based user interfaces and mobile applications
• OPC Data Client/Server and OPC Historian Client/Server drivers
• Drivers for PLC control systems, DCS platforms, industrial control applications, and industrial communication networks
• Project deployment and automation tools for industrial projects

Education and Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in either Computer Science or Computer Engineering with good academic performance
• Knowledgeable and experienced with these programming languages and technologies:

• • Languages: C; C++; C#; Visual Basic; FORTRAN; HTML; PHP; JavaScript
  • Technologies: Windows API ; OPC DA; OPC HDA; SQLite; AJAX
  • Techniques: Real-time; Parallel processing; Client/Server architectures; Three-tier Web & Mobile applications

• Career-minded and willing to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Willing to learn and practice new software development technologies.
• Familiarity with OSIsoft’s PI system is preferred.

Contact Info

Submit your resume via email to career@controlsoftinc.com or via FAX to 440-443-0249, include in the subject line “2018-ENG-1807, Software Engineer Position.”

ControlSoft has the policy of non-discrimination in its hiring and pays competitive salaries. ControlSoft employee benefits include a 401k plan, bonus-based-on-profit plan, and company supported health insurance.

Software Development Manager

FULL-TIME POSITION | September  27, 2018

General

ControlSoft Inc. has an immediate opening for a full-time Software Development Manager. This position is responsible for delivering new software products which meet the requirements specified by ControlSoft project engineers, sales & marketing personnel and our customers.  The deliverables are the software, the method by which the software will be licensed and distributed, the technical content necessary to create user documentation and the material which will be used to train customers and internal personnel in the software.

This position will be responsible to act as the main technical liaison between ControlSoft and our major customers.  The candidate must ensure that the technical requirements of our major customers are being satisfied by our products in the time frame required.  It is critical that our key customers maintain confidence in our ability to deliver quality, reliable software in the time frame which meets their demands.

The expectation is for this position to be a “working” management position.  The candidate is expected to personally assess the design and architecture of our existing software products and recommend and manage any necessary redesigns required to keep our products competitive in the marketplace.  The candidate should ensure that a portion of his/her time is built into the schedule of one or more of the development projects as either a software architect, lead software designer or project manager.   The candidate is also expected to establish a standard Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process for the Company.

This position is responsible for managing the process by which the company responds to field problem reports from either customers or company personnel.

The performance of this individual will be determined by his/her ability to deliver new versions of our software products on-time (per the development schedule), on budget, of high quality (i.e. minimum number of field problem reports) and with the specified features included.

Location

Cleveland, Ohio

Key Responsibilities

• Develop software products which fulfill the requirement specifications generated by either the internal marketing group or by customers. Of special importance is developing products which meet the requirements of those companies that comprise our list of “key accounts”.  Development project deliverables should include everything required to commercialize the product; the software itself, technical documentation for the product (instruction manuals, quick start guides, etc.), licensing mechanism, the medium by which we distribute the software, etc.
• Act as the technical liaison between the Company and our clients who are considered “key accounts”. These will include companies from the Chemical, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Power and Glass manufacturing industries.  Visit with the clients multiple times per year to assess their needs and to thoroughly document any enhancements required to our products to meet their demands.  Understand the timing of expected deliverables and build project schedules which meet the requirements.  Help define and execute our “Voice-of-Customer” process.
• Continue with (and continue to improve) our present practice of bi-monthly meetings between our Product Development group and our global project engineering team. The purpose of these meetings is to solicit feedback from the project engineers on the priorities of our Product Development agenda.  Document the results of these meetings.
• Define and document the Company’s product development process. This should include all steps in the process: specification, prototyping, software development, testing requirements, new control algorithm development, drafting technical documentation, etc.  The development process should be comprised of several Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).  Manage all development projects to the defined process.
• Annually produce a development schedule (Gantt chart form) for all activities to be undertaken in the calendar year. Development schedule should contain dates for all major milestones.  Each project should also have an associated project budget.  The development schedules should be updated as necessary as new information becomes available during the development process.
• In order to create development schedules the position must develop and maintain an estimation tool which is based on the Company’s defined product development process. This estimation tool should be updated frequently as better “actual” data is compiled.
• Define and select the tools to be used by the Product Development team to perform their work. Specifically, the tools used for software development and code management should be determined after an evaluation of competitive products available in the marketplace.
• Create the system and define the process by which the Company responds to problem reports (problem reports can be generated by either customers or internal personnel). Once the system is created and the process defined all procedures should be followed when responding to these reports.  In particular extra diligence should be placed on those software defects reported by our “key account” customers.  All software defects reported by these two customers must be treated with the highest level of urgency and resolution of these defects given the highest priority.  Target response time to problem reports should be one day.  Estimates of time to achieve problem resolution should be provided to customers as quickly as possible.
• Develop and deliver technical presentations to existing and potential customers regarding 1) the Company’s product development capabilities (personnel, tools, resources, experience), and 2) the Company’s near term (12-24 month) product development docket. Vet all presentations with Company management.
• Define the process by which we respond to Customer Special requests for feature enhancements to our existing product lines. Handle all such requests when they are received and take responsibility for responding to the customer with a feasibility analysis, pricing and schedule. Address all Customer Special requests which are generated by our key partners with the highest degree of urgency and priority.
• Determine the staffing requirements for the Product Development group required to complete the assigned tasks. Ensure all assigned personnel receive the training necessary to successfully complete the tasks which are assigned to them.
• Help strengthen the Company’s brand image as a technology leader by delivering technical papers at industry conferences, user’s group or conventions.
• Produce a Quarterly Report which provides a comprehensive status update on all Product Development activities. Present this report to Company management.
• Ensure that a reasonable % of his/her time is “booked” to active projects. The candidate is expected to materially contribute to the development process in many capacities and may act as the project manager, software architect or lead software designer for several projects.  This is a “working manager” position.

Education and Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in developing software products for industrial use (direct experience developing software related to process control preferred).
• Familiarity with various software programming techniques and software development tools is a must.
• Engineering degree required (computer engineering or software engineering degree preferred).
• Must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Should have a demonstrated history of managing professional personnel.

Contact Info

Submit your resume to careers@controlsoftinc.com. When submitting your resume, please include Position No. 2018-ENG-1805.