Control Engineer

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides assistance and generally coordinates various machine controls with the Product Engineering and Manufacturing departments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the design, development and installation of new PLC based control systems.
• Provides production support by troubleshooting and resolving machine PLC related issues
• Produce and update documents including work/user instructions, functional specifications, detailed design specifications, electrical and pneumatic schematics, etc.
• Conduct machine functionality and fault recovery testing and participates in project startup and machine commissioning.
• Work collaboratively with Manufacturing Engineers, Maintenance Technicians, Production Supervisors and other internal staff.
• Displays a positive attitude towards safety, works safely and follows all the Company's safety policies and procedures.
• Reports all unsafe and unhealthy conditions or acts to management immediately.
• Reports injuries, accidents, illnesses, near misses and property damage immediately to your Supervisor.
• Complies with all Health, Safety and Environmental standards in accordance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act and the Michigan Occupational Health & Safety Act.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE:

• Associate Degree in Electrical or equivalent experience.
• Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronic or similar Engineering degree/diploma/certificate or Trades Qualification and significant equivalent work experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Control Tech preferred.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Basic knowledge in the following software packages: Allen Bradley RSLogix500 / 5000, Factory Talk View Studio
• Understand and apply basic ladder logic principles, control for I/O, ability to understand PLC commands and HMI usage.
• Demonstrated experience in the following: Electrical control system design, PLC programming and troubleshooting, Strong MS Office skills, willing to work overtime as per job requirements.
• Knowledge of industrial networks. (DeviceNet, EthernetIP)
• Familiar with Vision Systems (Keyence, Cognex, IFM, Omron)
• Demonstrated use of electrical devices (i.e. proximity switches, load cells, LVDT's, signal conditioners, etc.)
• Ability to read and understand technical documents, schematic design specification.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES CONTINUED:

• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Team oriented, communicates well with others and able to interact with people at all levels and departments.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to successfully complete multiple tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate meetings.
• Basic electrical and motor controls, Allen Bradley PLC controls, including RSLogix500 and RSLogix5000 platforms, RS Logix, PanelView and PanelView Plus HMI applications, IFM and Keyence inspection camera applications.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.