Automation Controls Engineer

What to Expect

The Automation Controls position focuses on creating equipment for manufacturing and its sub-assemblies. This position concentrates specifically on controls of PLC driven robotic cells, servo actuated mechatronic systems and high volume automated process equipment. Siemens TIA ("Totally Integrated Automated Portal" OR TIA Portal) experience is highly desired for this role.

What You’ll Do

• Provide technical controls, as well as electrical and automation support, for new manufacturing line equipment
• Advance current Factory control systems, and ensure consistency and knowledge sharing across manufacturing lines
• Bridge core manufacturing controls teams (vehicle and powertrain) and factory operations to ensure that all factory controls needs are met
• Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits. Lay out new industrial electrical control panels which are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant
• Create electrical, pneumatic and fluid schematics
• Design, develop and debug PLC code with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, and maintainable and reusable
• Implement (ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high-volume manufacturing equipment

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years’ experience in PLC programming and applications

• Proficiency in Siemens platform

• Proven track record commissioning and programming manufacturing systems on the line, station, or component level

• Hands-on experience troubleshooting

• Experience on processes such as Material Handling, Adhesive, Vision, Joining

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience

• Robotic programming knowledge (Fanuc, Kuka)

• Electrical schematic design (EPLAN, AutoCAD)

• Knowledge in Process Simulate