Controls Engineer

Job Title: Controls Engineer

Duration: 6 Months

Address: Columbus IN USA 47201

Shift timing: 8:00AM to 5:00PM

Must haves:

• Minimum bachelors degree in electrical or mechanical engineering
• 2 to 4 years of experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of automation and control systems
• Welldeveloped critical thinking skills.
• Experience leading and participating in machinery safety and conducting machine safety.
• Solid understanding of functional safety of machinery. This refers to the selection installation and configuration of protective devices and related control systems used in machinery to protect people from injuries.
• Understand the hazards and risks associated with manufacturing equipment.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in the evaluation of safety related control systems. This would include an understanding of relevant machinery safety standards.
• ISO 138491
• ISO 138492
• IEC 62061
• ISO 12100
• Capability in performing safety system verification and validation.
• Basic understanding of the control of hazardous energy/Lock out tag out.
• Basic project management skills.
• Ability to travel domestically.

Job Summary:

• Complete Machine Safety Risk Assessments
• Provide machine safety expertise regarding corporate initiatives capital projects training and support to plants globally.
• Provide expert firsthand technical advice on issues programs and processes involving compliance with machine safety standards and policies and interpretation of local national and global requirements and regulations.
• Collaborate closely with other members of the Global Manufacturing Engineering team to develop and implement internal guidelines and standards for machine safety.
• Lead or participate in significant machine safety system related incident investigations and root cause analyses.
• Support employee training on machine safety systems/processes.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Bachelors degree in engineering
• 3 years of firsthand progressive experience in leading & managing machine safeguarding and equipment safety system programs and activities. This should include experience in machine safety risk assessments safety system evaluation design and implementation of Safety Functions (SRPCS Safetyrelated Parts of Control Systems) per ISO 138491 Performance Levels (PL) and Category architectures (including calculating PL using tools such as SISTEMA)
• Certification as a functional safety engineer (CSME or TUV certified functional safety engineer) a plus.
• Strong technical knowledge of automation and control systems
• Experience in hazard identification assessment and effective controls.
• Knowledgeable on the use of test and measuring equipment for electrical and mechanical validation purposes.
• Ability to read electrical schematic pneumatic schematic hydraulic schematic and other engineering drawings.
• Working knowledge of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
• Experience leading and participating in Machine Safety Risk Assessments with multidisciplinary teams where participants have limited knowledge in machine safety.
• Practical mind with experience in machinery operation
• Detailed understanding and application of Industry Standards and regulations relevant to Machinery Safety & Functional Safety for Machinery (ANSI ISO etc.)
• ISO 138491
• ISO 138492
• IEC 62061
• ISO 12100
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Welldeveloped critical thinking skills
• Understand the hazards and risks associated with manufacturing equipment.
• Strong understanding of electrical hydraulic and pneumatic components and controls (stack valves valve blocks check valves and pressure monitoring)
• Understanding of sound engineering principles including ergonomics and noise control
• Familiar with a wide range of commercially available machine safeguarding products & systems such as Safety Interlocks Switches/Sensors Presence sensing devices (optoelectrical pressuresensitive etc.) Safety relays (Safety Interface Modules) and Safety PLCs Safety integrated Drives/Servos (e.g. with features such as SafeTorque Off or Safe Speed/Position Monitoring) Safety rated Pneumatic/Hydraulic valves.
• Experience commissioning and troubleshooting safety functions and related control system interfaces including programming logic solvers and display/operator interfaces such as PLCs programmable safety relays and HMIs (Human Machine Interfaces computer screens/displays)

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for performing risk assessments verifications validations machine safety inspections and system design reviews. This could include machine safeguarding and functional safety system reviews.
• Utilize knowledge and experience in machine control system (electrical pneumatic hydraulic and automation/controllers) and detailed controls schematics to evaluate machinery safety functions or reverse engineer designs and schematics from field inspection of the machinery controls when documentation is not available.
• Develop work processes and specifications related to machinery safety such as Design/Engineering of Machinery Safeguards and Functional Safety Systems Maintenance and Inspection programs Testing and Auditing (including design verification and validation) Machinery and Safety Documentation and Standards Compliance and training as an authority on technical matters relating to machinery safety.
• During capital project work and plant improvement projects ensure the consistent use of standards by the plants and project teams function as the technical lead and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Machine Safety Functional Safety for Machinery and Machine Safeguarding according to international and local industry consensus standards.
• Collaborate with remote team members from a diverse array of disciplines utilizing a strong diligence to complete project work without direct daytoday supervision.
• Assist with the application and use of engineering controls to control hazards and reduce risks in machines and equipment.
• Completing design/drawing reviews engineering and implementing safety solutions to address any required remediation.
• Reviewing interpreting and communicating new Corporate and governmental requirements regarding machine safety systems
• Coleading and driving machine safety system improvement plan across all businesses within (engineering and remediation)
• Managing consultants and other machine safety system services used for needs that occur across the company (assessments design validations etc.)
• Assisting in resolving potential machine safety system noncompliance and enforcement actions disputes and litigation regarding machine safety system matters
• Evaluate safety function components (field inputs final elements and controllers/logic solvers) to drive optimization and standardization to applicable standards)