Controls Engineer

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Make programming changes to automated equipment to improve uptime, improve recovery, reduce scrap, and increase throughput.
• Maintains and improves existing equipment.
• Manages equipment upgrades, new installations, and product changes that impact equipment.
• Manages outside contractors.
• Works well with production supervisors, engineers and technicians responsible for supporting all departments.
• Use AutoCAD Electrical to create/update electrical diagrams.
• Select controls components based on design criteria and generate a bill of materials.
• Program using RS Logix 500, RS Logix 5000, Studio 5000 and Factory Talk View Studio.
• Create or update programs for Fanuc and other robot brands.
• Perform machine power up, debug and programming.
• Troubleshoot electrical wiring and process related issues.
• Meet project budgets and timeline milestones.
• Evaluate machine process problems, determine root cause and execute corrective action plans.
• Troubleshoot robot controllers, ladder logic, electrical control devices, mechanical units, transfer devices and peripheral equipment (such as pneumatics).

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• 4-year Degree in an Electrical Discipline and 5 years’ experience in a highly automated manufacturing environment; or 2-year Degree in an Electrical Discipline and 10 years’ experience in a highly automated manufacturing environment.

Mathematical Skills

• Strong PLC and Computer math skills.

Reasoning & Decision-Making Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment related issues and determine short term and long-term solutions.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Electrical Certification in the form of 2- or 4-year degree in Electrical Discipline, Electrician License or Electrical Technician Certification.

Other Skills

• PLC software and hardware
• Industrial Robotics
• Vision Systems
• Strong Computer Skills
• Databases
• Industrial networking and communication knowledge.

Working Relations

• Plant Production Supervisors
• Safety Manager
• Quality Manager
• Technicians
• Corporate Engineering

Environmental & Physical Demands

• Duties are split between an office environment and the manufacturing floor, with frequent exposure to unpleasant or harsh conditions.
• Duties require sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time.
• Occupational noise exposure is high during performance of some required duties. Adequate hearing protection is provided and required at key locations.
• Occupational exposure to fumes and dust is encountered during performance of some required duties. Personal Protective Equipment including safety glasses and steel-toed, industrial footwear is required at key locations.
• Employees are occasionally required to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Employees are occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

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