Controls Engineer - GPS

Description

The Role

Seeking a creative, highly motivated, agile thinker with a passion for automation. The ideal candidate has a background in or exposure to electrical or computer engineering with strong programming skills and can perform at a high level in a fast paced, high volume manufacturing facility. This person shall be comfortable supporting manufacturing processes on the production floor. As a Controls Engineer you will be addressing production issues alongside quality, manufacturing, and maintenance teams. Additionally, you will be expected to maintain and improve existing production processes by using continuous improvement and problem-solving techniques.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

Configure, program, test and troubleshoot PLC based controls systems and associated components.

Electrical troubleshooting and testing of controls systems, control panels, and associated equipment.

Diagnose and correct deficiencies in manufacturing processes and equipment.

Develop innovative solutions.

Support and actively interact with manufacturing, maintenance, and quality groups.

Continuously improve quality, cost, responsiveness & safety.

Integration of new technologies into existing architectures.

Develop timelines, project scope of work, and manage coordination of resources and OEM's to complete projects by deadline.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities

3+ years of controls experience in a manufacturing environment.

Bachelor's Degree with a major in electrical or mechatronics engineering, or equivalent automation controls engineering experience.

Proficiency in industrial networking protocols - Profibus, ProfiNet, TCP/IP and EtherNetIP.

HMI- Siemens TIA Portal and Rockwell FactoryTalk View.

PLC - Rockwell ControlLogix and/or Siemens 300 families.

Servo drive systems - Siemens G120 and S120 families, and Rockwell Powerflex and Kinetix.

This position will require overtime and off-shift production support.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge

Vision Cameras.

Fanuc or Siemens CNC experience.

Fanuc Robot Programming experience.

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This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.

Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

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