Senior Controls Engineer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology (Electrical, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering)
• Minimum 3 year of experience in a manufacturing plant setting
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with Allen Bradley PLC systems and Rockwell Automation software suite

Essential Functions:

• Utilize PCs and various tools to diagnose, correct and improve machine and process performance.
• Implement cost savings projects by evaluating and implementing new and improved processing techniques or electrical/controls enhancements.
• Design, plan, and implement electrical/controls upgrades on existing equipment for improved performance.
• Assist in the training and development of electronic technicians and other electrical engineers. Support manufacturing by assisting electronic technicians in troubleshooting and repairing complex electrical and electronic equipment.
• Provide innovative technical leadership to other engineering disciplines in the use of electrical and electronic products in their projects.
• Evaluate and improve manufacturing process work instructions and electrical/electronic drawings. Maintain electrical and electronic drawings, ladder logic diagrams, computer program listings, and other documentation using AutoCAD computer program.
• Recommend and review preventive maintenance programs, gauging systems, and machine controllers. Complete equipment proposals and purchases for these types of programs and systems.
• Evaluate new technologies in the electrical and electronic field for the purpose of incorporating these technologies in these manufacturing process. Utilize these technologies to improve production processes, part quality, and safety.
• Implement new types of testing and calibrating instruments to aide electronic technicians and other engineers troubleshoot and repair equipment.
• Evaluate machine vendor proposals for effective processor and programming requirements. Lend project technical and management support as necessary on new capital programs.
• Support ongoing improvement on OEE.