Controls Engineer
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Overview
Job Description
Our client's manufacturing facility has been a leading solutions provider of high temperature materials for the aerospace, medical, space travel and defense industries.
We're seeking an energetic, organized, and driven Controls Engineer to join the Equipment Optimization Team! The Controls Engineer is responsible for supporting current production systems and design of future systems with target improvements in safety, quality, cost, uptime, and cycle time. In this role you will lead automation and control system integration from design of new systems to supporting existing production infrastructure. You will support all aspects of automation projects, make detailed plans to accomplish goals and direct the integration of technical activities to implement process improvements, equipment installation/modification, standardization and material system development. Successful candidates will achieve results in solving technical problems, designing new equipment, improving existing processes, and supporting customer focused programs. There will be opportunities to get hands-on experience in a wide range of development and engineering disciplines.
Job Responsibilities
- Design, improve, document, and troubleshoot custom built automation systems
- Develop, implement, and sustain policies and procedures for the technical work performed in a growing production facility
- Lead integration of new systems and automation equipment
- Identify, design, implement, test, and document code and control improvements in assigned areas of responsibility using Lean and Six Sigma tools
- Execute technical assignments with ability to integrate systems adhering to strict schedule and cost considerations
- Work with internal/external customers to develop and qualify process changes and provide technical services
- Design and develop new equipment for future production systems
- Ensure that health and safety policies are integrated early on and followed
- Apply standards to projects to ensure compliance with certification requirements in plant applications
- Work with customers to develop and qualify process changes and provide technical services
- Collaborate with external designers, integrators and manufacturers
- Support equipment commissioning and qualification
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or Equivalent experience
- Experience in automotive, food, or aerospace industry OR automation engineering experience in an industrial environment
- Experience within high-rate automated production, industrial engineering systems, motion control systems, PLC programming
- Experience with Control Systems, including PLC hardware and programming
- Experience with industrial controls and electrical (AC and DC power)
- CAD software familiarity
- Demonstrated results in technical problem solving, product/process development, and supporting customer focused programs/services
- Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles
- Familiarity with Lean manufacturing principles
- Experience with industrial tools and equipment
- Experience writing basic process procedures or instructions
Company offers competitive benefits and a 9x80 workweek (every other Friday off)
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