Control Engineer - Automationtechies : Job Details

Join a global manufacturer in business for over 95 years! Excellent benefits and opportunity for career growth. Whether it's groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career you will find it here.

As a Control Engineer you will provide technical expertise to develop and implement complex manufacturing operations and support sophisticated machines and related equipment. Your primary responsibility is for equipment safety and reliability, process parameter conformance, integrity of machine data, and technological innovation and will also be seen as an expert in a wide array of fields including safety standard conformance, electrical design, controls architecture, programming, and networking.

Reasons to work here:

• Well-known global manufacturer with an excellent reputation that has been in business for over 95 years
• Offering career development and training opportunities
• They offer services built on cutting-edge technology and decades of product expertise.
• The products and services offered provide exceptional value to help their customers succeed.
• Excellent comprehensive benefits package listed below.
• Work and collaborate with a team of about 20 individuals
• Focused on sustainability
• Relocation assistance offered

What You Will Do:

• Lead various automation & robotic integration projects
• Lead new technology initiatives on industrial robotics, networking, and process control
• Design, install, and validate electrical architecture for new and existing manufacturing equipment
• Create specifications in support of equipment build and upgrades
• Implement, maintain, and update furnace equipment safety systems critical to operations
• Troubleshooting of database and reporting platforms
• Troubleshooting machine programming, and material handling/robotics
• Collect and report production from various systems to improve quality and process efficiencies
• Implement and maintain cyber security practices to protect intellectual property and machine assets
• Participate on many projects concurrently and with cross-functional teams
• Develop project scope to address business challenges and opportunities.
• Overseeing project progress and costs; communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving problems.
• Directing project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members.
• Manages multiple or complex engineering projects involving multiple functions, organizations, products, or value chains.

Education Requirement:

• Bachelor Degree from an accredited program with an Engineering, Electrical, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.
• The ideal candidate will have experience in the following categories.

Project Management:

• Champions organization's project management methodology, tools, and techniques.
• Manages multiple high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Coaches others in open communication among project stakeholders.
• Monitors major projects for critical path and actual status versus planned.
• Consults on project planning and management of high-risk, high-impact projects.
• Monitors industry for fresh approaches and tools for project management.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems:

• Evaluates business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution.
• Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and systems problems.
• Monitors machine performance and history; addresses excessive maintenance or repair needs.
• Coaches others how to resolve integration or communications problems in multi-vendor environment.
• Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach.
• Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.
• Required technical skills:
• PLCs/HMI - All versions of RSLogix and FactoryTalk View Studio
• Fanuc and ABB Robots
• Stratix ethernet switches, and Ethernet/IP protocol
• Oracle and SQLServer databases
• Failure mode and effects analysis for industrial equipment (RIA/ANSI)
• Knowledge of electrical safety systems, controls and network architecture, as well as industrial networking

Benefits:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual incentive bonus plan*
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
• 401k savings plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

**All qualified candidates will be presented with the full job description following a phone interview.

To comply with some state laws, the annual base salary range for this position has been provided. The range given is broad and should be considered as a guideline only. Our client will consider a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, the salaries of current employees in similar roles, and other factors when extending an offer.