Controls Engineer

This position is responsible for all plant machine control systems and documentation, and for working with Engineering on new machine controls and standards.

Responsibilities

• Follow and enforce all plant safety rules and policies.
• Update, modify, and continuously improve existing controls systems including robotic programs, ladder logic programs, relay logic, electrical distribution, motor controls, operator interface, hydraulics, and pneumatics distribution and control
• Design and develop new machine controls including robotic, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic and vision systems
• Coordinate with engineering and maintenance on existing machine control modifications to robotic, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic and vision systems
• Create, maintain, and keep all electronic data bases: all electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics; panel layouts; PLC, operator display, operator interface, and robot programs; machine power distribution and all related vendor controls component part documentation
• Schedule and complete backups of all electronic machine control and robotic programs on set schedule
• Implement and maintain data collection system from shop floor processing equipment
• Maintain and expand existing plant floor machine control to Ethernet gateways, links, and connections
• Maintain all sub machine control data highways
• Maintain and update controls portion of machine standards
• Participate in Continual Improvement activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or previous experience in a Controls Engineering capacity
• Prior Controls Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment; preferably automotive
• Prior experience with Allen Bradley or Siemens PLC’s
• Experienced with Fanuc Robots