Senior Controls Engineer - Automation & Project Management

Responsibilities

• Participate in a team for planning and leading complex systems and projects which includes: researching vendors, creating technical specifications, requesting quotations, selecting vendors, creating timelines, issuing purchase requisitions (coordinate with Purchasing), scheduling installations and tryouts, qualifying and approving equipment/tooling for projects, and etc.
• Lead the controls portion of an internal or external project.
• Ensure engineering practices comply with government regulations and safety standards.
• Implement and support hardware and software for PLC, CNC & HMI controls.
• Implement and support device level networks.
• Implement and support servo and VFD hardware and software.
• Implement and support manufacturing monitoring systems with emphasis on interfacing to higher-level systems.
• Independently applies processes and standards to the needs and progress of projects.
• Responsible for funding planning and tracking of complex over-arching projects based on the client's standard project funding principles (CAPEX, NRE, EA1, EA2, and OP) as needed.
• Proactively manage and adopt spending plans as needed to meet cost targets.
• Able to identify shortfalls in projects or tasks and independently develop counter-measures, resolutions and implement effectiveness.
• Independently utilize the appropriate project management tools for your project / task.
• Independently lead project teams with production, maintenance, product engineering, quality, suppliers, etc.
• Independently promotes continuous improvements and actively screens markets and implements.
• Schedule time according to established job priorities. Monitor work progress and resolves problems in order to ensure timely completion of projects.
• Apply controls technology to new and existing processes to provide optimal manufacturing solutions.
• Specify, manage and assist with control designs for new manufacturing equipment procurement.
• Provide controls technical assistance and support to manufacturing operations.
• Participate in design reviews with suppliers to develop and implement the best overall equipment design.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
• 5 years of experience in controls engineering
• Experience using Siemens controls
• Project management or supervisory experience preferred
• Global project experience preferred
• Experience in manufacturing controls equipment hardware and software design practices and standards
• Experience using PC hardware and Microsoft Windows in a networked plant floor environment
• Experience in a project lead role
• Must be able to travel, including international (~10%)
• AutoCAD experience with controls-related drawings preferred