Location Options: Dallas Area (Seagoville), TX || Atlanta Area (Monroe), GA || Denver Metro Area, CO || Chicago Area, IL

The Role

Gotham Greens is seeking a Controls Engineer to join our best-in-class growing team. The Controls Engineer will be a critical player in a wide variety of projects ranging from design development for new Greenhouses, to continuous improvement projects at our existing locations. This person will play a key role in driving the company forwards through an exciting period of growth.

What You'll Do

• Creates flow diagrams, sequence of operations, bill of material, network layouts and electrical schematics as required
• Coordinates the creation of necessary drawings and equipment schedules for submittals and installation
• Selects, orders, and tracks the delivery of materials for assigned projects
• Create operator safety documentation to provide additional guidance and system information to the operators
• Provides field change information to the project team for the creation of as-built drawings
• Assists in the commissioning of all systems, assisting in the validation of complete system functionality and troubleshoots problems with subcontractors and other trades to ensure proper operation
• Assists in performing site-specific training for operators
• Plans preventive maintenance and prepares documents for hand off to operations and maintenance teams
• Troubleshoots problems with processes and hardware
• Identify failure trends, perform root cause analysis and create recommendations and preventative procedures
• Responsible for implementing and managing continuous process optimization to improve quality and productivity
• Develop & maintain proper documentation of all electrical equipment and associated procedures, making updates as required by modifications

Who You Are

• BS Degree in engineering with a programing background (Industrial, Electrical, Computer Science, Aerospace)
• 2+ years of professional controls engineering experience
• Preferred knowledge of Siemens, Omron, Allen Bradley PLCs
• Proficient in CAD and working with electrical diagrams
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of electrical and control system equipment devices and components
• Experience in greenhouses preferred
• Responsive with a sense of urgency to ensure projects continues to move forward
• Ability to think strategically and creatively
• Job site travel required

Who We Are

Gotham Greens is on a mission to transform how and where fresh produce is grown. We are a pioneer in urban indoor agriculture and a leading fresh produce and food company. Through our national network of local high-tech farms, Gotham Greens delivers fresh, long-lasting, and delicious leafy greens, herbs, salad dressings and dips all year round to retail, restaurant, and foodservice customers.  

Since its launch in 2011, Gotham Greens has grown from a single urban rooftop greenhouse in Brooklyn, N.Y., to a multi-state greenhouse operator and one of the largest hydroponic leafy green producers in North America.