Controls Engineer ,Waukesha, Wisconsin, Full TimePer (MK)

Job Description
Industry:Manufacturing & Production
Job Category:Engineering - Electrical

The Controls Engineer is responsible for supporting plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by developing and maintaining robust testing and assembly processes. The Controls Engineer will actively participate and support the design development fabrication validation installation and troubleshooting of production equipment and programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide guidelines for the design and selection of test equipment Developing testing protocols test data collection programs and best practices.
• Support service and trouble shoot controls for production equipment test equipment and electrical systems within the plant.
• Develop test equipment specifications ensuring compliance with electrical safe work practices and OSHA requirements. Identify and remediate potential safety hazards.
• Developing interfaces between SQL databases and production systems.
• 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.
• Collaborate with manufacturing MESH manufacturing engineering quality product design engineering suppliers and customers as needed.
• Performs root cause and failure analysis applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Guide the capital equipment selection process and develop Capital Appropriation Requests (CARS) for new products or process initiatives.
• Actively participate in assessment processes within the manufacturing environment potentially as a category lead or champion.
• Lead/co-lead cost-out initiatives and promotes culture of continuous improvement. Collaborates cross functionally using Lean and Six Sigma tools to solve manufacturing problems.
• Leverages advanced technology to improve the effectiveness of information systems for controls.
• Seeks opportunities to eliminate waste associated with the flow of factory floor test information. Leads/co-leads projects develop goals budgets and work breakdown structures.
• Execute sustained change management within manufacturing operations utilizing change management techniques such as ADKAR to drive and sustain improvements.

Skills and Certificationsnote: bold skills and certification are required
Bachelors degree in Engineering from an accredited institution. Minimum of five (5) years of Con

Security Clearance Required:No
Visa Candidate Considered:No
Compensation
Base Salary -USD $97000 to $143000
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Full-time
Benefits -Full
Relocation Assistance Available -Yes
Commission Compensation -No
Bonus Eligible -No
Overtime Eligible -No
Interview Travel Reimbursed -Yes
Candidate Details
5 to 7 years experience
Seniority Level -Mid-Senior
Management Experience Required -No
Minimum Education -Bachelors Degree
Willingness to Travel -Never
Screening Questions
Can you Design a PLC from scratch
Do you have a minimum of five (5) years of Controls/Test engineering experience
Do you have a Bachelors degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
Do you have experience with Rockwell Software (RSLogix 5 RSLogix 500 RSLogix 5000 Studio 5000 FactoryTalk View ME FactoryTalk SE)
Do you have experience with PLC and HMI programming and an understanding of safety systems design

Ideal Candidate
Must have the following experience

Able to build PLC from scratch
Bachelors degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
Minimum of five (5) years of Controls/Test engineering experience.
Experience with various programming software including Visual Basic/Studio SQL and other Microsoft applications.
Experience with Rockwell Software (RSLogix 5 RSLogix 500 RSLogix 5000 Studio 5000 FactoryTalk View ME FactoryTalk SE).
Experience with PLC and HMI programming and an understanding of safety systems design.