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Josiah Jones

Piscataway

Summary

Professional engineer with strong experience in control systems, combining technical expertise with focus on results. Skilled in system design, implementation, and troubleshooting, with keen ability to adapt to evolving project requirements. Known for fostering teamwork and reliability, consistently delivering high-quality outcomes.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Control System Engineer

Uptime Automation
01.2025 - Current
  • Design, program, and troubleshoot PLC-based control systems for various industrial applications.
  • Develop software programs for HMIs to allow operators to control and monitor industrial processes.
  • Integrate PLCs with other control systems, such as SCADA.
  • Perform commissioning and startup activities for new systems.
  • Conduct testing and debugging software programs.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, including specifications, user manuals, and test procedures.
  • Provide technical support to clients during system installation, startup, and operation.
  • Stay up to date with the latest technological developments in the field of industrial control systems.
  • Collaborate with project managers, sales team, and other engineers to ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of the client.

Hardware Engineer

Berkshire Grey Contracted Through Actalent
08.2023 - 01.2025
  • Perform maintenance on industrial robotics and conveyor hardware at customer sites.
  • Install, commission, and debug robotics hardware including JVL Motors, MCC Cards, sensors, e-stops, light curtains, etc.
  • Conduct quality inspections of robotics hardware prior to installation, coordinate with installation contractors, oversee installation, pre-assemble hardware on-site, and conduct electrical wire routing analysis.
  • Collaborate with lead engineers and technicians to develop prototypes and production cells for sorting applications in fulfillment center for customers located internationally.
  • Develop checklists, work instructions and documentation for production assembly modules providing power and logic signals for sorting cells in fulfillment centers.

Engineering Technician

AeroFarms Contracted Through Actalent
05.2022 - 07.2023
  • Collaborated with Engineers to optimize functions of a two-level micro-green farm leased to diverse clients, while customizing code for a CLICK microcontroller PLC and documenting faults for troubleshooting.
  • Assembled and modified plumbing systems for various applications.
  • Built unique prototypes, evaluated designs, and managed testing, maintenance, and procurement processes.
  • Installed and integrated Acid dosing pumps and environmental sensors on farming towers, conducted hardware debugging and calibrations, and improved tower function through mechanical modifications.
  • Commissioned industrial grow towers using SCADA programming and designed brackets for RFID scanners integration.

Education

A.S. - Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Middlesex College
Edison, NJ
05-2020

B.S. - Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ
12.2022

Skills

  • Programming Languages: Ladder Logic, Block Diagram, Scripts, Python, and C
  • PLC Programming Design/Simulation: WindLDR, RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000, EcoStruxure Controls Expert, PAC, CLICK PLC, and Step 7 Siemens
  • Hardware Commissioning
  • Instrumentation and sensors
  • Data acquisition systems
  • Industrial networking
  • SCADA development
  • Digital signal processing

Timeline

Control System Engineer

Uptime Automation
01.2025 - Current

Hardware Engineer

Berkshire Grey Contracted Through Actalent
08.2023 - 01.2025

Engineering Technician

AeroFarms Contracted Through Actalent
05.2022 - 07.2023

B.S. - Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology

A.S. - Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Middlesex College