Tooling & Equipment Engineer

As the Tooling & Equipment Engineer you will plan design and execute electrical engineering and controls work associated with all aspects of manufacturing and process equipment including custom integration and purchased machinery by performing the following duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:  (Other duties may be assigned). 

• Provide controls and electrical engineering design and programming for custom machine applications including hardware integration electrical BOM and schematics
• Support continuous improvement activities with controls solutions based on general guidelines from plant engineering groups
• Facilitate troubleshooting and repair of equipment with maintenance quality and operations departments
• Ensure machine safety by reading and interpreting relevant codes and modifying or updating internal design protocols along with modifying existing equipment as needed
• Control all programs and electrical equipment drawings and ensure current revisions are available for the maintenance staff
• Support New Products teams by collaborating with equipment engineers and project teams for testing solutions as well as providing air decay programs and initial parameter settings for new products
• Provide guidance and technical solutions for Process Engineering and Quality Engineering initiatives
• Support integration of manufacturing equipment with quality systems and visual factory initiatives leading hardware and logic changes at the machine/cell level
• Compile prepare and present data for project updates and presentations
• Identify and lead strategic projects and improvement opportunities for the facility
• Develop business case and Capital Expenditure Requests for the purchase of replacement controls hardware including updating PLCs and HMIs

Qualifications :

• BSEE from accredited four-year college or university.
• Preferred at least five (3) years of experience in controls design panel construction and PLC programming in a high volume assembly/ cellular manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of specifying integrating and programming multiple aspects of automated and semi-automated equipment including but not limited to robotics servo motors stepper motors digital/analog sensors and variable frequency drives.
• Functional knowledge of machine wiring standards and relevant code requirements
• Detailed problem solving and troubleshooting skills.

Additional Information :

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $60000 USD - $99000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

Fortune Brands is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within the high-growth categories of water outdoors and security. The Company makes innovative products for residential and commercial environments with a growing focus on digital solutions and products that add luxury contribute to safety and enhance sustainability. To learn more visit our website at .

Equal Employment Opportunity

Fortune Brands is an equal opportunity employer. Fortune Brands evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability/handicap status marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time