PLC ENGINEER

Description

The Electrical Maintenance Engineer is responsible for supporting plant operations to ensure equipment is performing to standards. This role will include troubleshooting occurrences of production equipment downtime testing updated equipment and suggesting improvements to processes where applicable.

Essential Functions:

Support service and trouble shoot test equipment and electrical systems within the plant ecco system.
Develop test equipment specifications ensuring compliance with electrical safe work practices and OSHA requirements. Identify potential safety hazards and provides input into the remediation process ensuring equipment functionality meets required specifications.
Enforce safety expectations document and communicate hazards and unsafe conditions to ensure a zero-incident culture and product conformance to electrical safety and quality standards.
Work with manufacturing MESH manufacturing engineering quality product design engineering suppliers and customers as needed.
Performs root cause and failure analysis. Applies critical thinking and problem-solving skills to provide specified cost quality and performance in a safe and efficient manner.
Leverages advanced technology and innovation to improve the use and effectiveness of information systems for testing/controls.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Engineering/Computers/Math/Science from an accredited institution or equivalent.
Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing setting with troubleshooting equipment background.
Experience in software such as Visual Basic/Studio SQL and other Microsoft applications.
Experience with Rockwell Software (RS and Factory Talk) RSLogix 5 RSLogix 500 RSLogix 5000 Studio 5000 FactoryTalk View ME FactoryTalk SE VB6
NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand
Experience with PLC HMI programming and safety systems design.
Fundamental knowledge of electrical equipment at component and integrated system levels.
Demonstrated ability to interpret and trouble shoot electrical control protection instrumentation and metering schematics and wiring diagrams
Ability to interpret suggest and resolve equipment or installation issues with multiple and varied electrical contractors.
Experience in electrical testing procedures and protocols.


Preferred Qualifications:

5 years trouble shooting equipment in a manufacturing setting.
Demonstrated ability to interpret regulation and standards and implementing Electrical Safe Work practices such NFPA 70E.
Experience supporting Engineered to Order (ETO) manufacturing plant.
Demonstrated ability to work with little direction and effectively operate in a team-oriented environment.

Pi-square technologies is a Michigan (USA) Headquartered Automotive Embedded Engineering Services company Synergy Partner for major OEMs and Tier 1s and their implementation partners in Automotive Embedded Product Development Projects Requirements Analysis Software Design Software Implementation Efficient Build Release Process and turnkey software V & V Services. We have more than 20 years of industry expertise with specialization in the latest cutting-edge automotive technologies such as Infotainment connected vehicles Cyber security OTA and Advanced Safety/ Body electronics.