About this opportunity
Oishii lists this Director of Controls Engineering opportunity in phillipsburg, New Jersey. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We are seeking a Director of Controls Engineering who drives some of the most cutting-edge engineering projects Oishii has to offer.
As Director of Controls Engineering, you will be charged with leading all aspects of Oishii’s controls function, responsible for designing, developing, commissioning, and overseeing controls technologies, building and managing a team, coordinating cross functionally, charting controls strategy, and identifying external partnerships to support controls engineering.
At Oishii, the Director of Controls Engineering has the opportunity to drive the future of an industry. We are developing advanced farm systems that leverage robotic harvesting, artificial intelligence, forecasting, and automation technologies to grow and harvest the world’s best strawberries. We are studying every aspect of strawberry production and finding ways to beat the status quo. On the plant science front, we are creating smarter farms that can automatically harvest fruit, measure and analyze plant health, monitor environmental conditions, fine-tune nutrient levels, understand and control the micro-organism ecosystems, and much more. This role will be heavily involved in coordinating cross functionally with other engineering functions, operations, maintenance, and plant science teams across geographies to make Oishii’s farms work.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
Design, develop, implement and manage scalable automation systems for complex indoor vertical farming technologies which include robotics, HVAC/R, sensors, irrigation lighting, AS/RS, conveyors, and more
Lead the international deployment of controls/electrical systems from design through commissioning and maintenance support
Lead cross functional coordination with key stakeholders to understand and codify requirements in order to plan and execute large scale automation projects on time and within budget
Develop and implement a controls strategy that meets company’s strategic farm rollout plans and aligns with company’s technology roadmap
Identify and onboard best in class vendor partners and contractors; Manage contractors, manufacturers, electricians and designers to ensure all requirements are met, standardize installations, and de-risk supply chains for critical equipment
Integrate next generation automation and controls technologies, robotics and hardware, and sensors
Build farm commissioning SOPs and manage commissioning of farm and research facilities to ensure that all controls are functioning properly; oversee maintenance and troubleshooting activities following commissioning
Ensure that all safety, code, and compliance standards are met in all jurisdictions of operation
Manage documentation of systems and code base
Manage budgets and timelines within a very fast paced, high ownership environment
Hire and manage team of automation controls engineers as the company expands
Develop and share executive level controls engineering roadmaps with engineering functional leaders and the broader executive team
Build and execute resource allocation plans for the controls function to ensure emergency coverage and redundancy for indoor farms that operate 24/7/365
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Worksite address
phillipsburg, NJ, 08865, US
Who can apply
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