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.