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Role: Controls Automation engineer
Experience: Sr Level 10-15 years’ experience
Location: 100% ONSITE in Maine
Duration: 6 months and Extended
This assignment goes from November 2024 to the end of March 2025 And can be extended.
First 4-6 weeks, resources would work the day shift, after that they would transfer to second shift 2pm-10pm for the rest of the assignment.
Responsibilities
Experience: Sr Level 10-15 years’ experience
Location: 100% ONSITE in Maine
Duration: 6 months and Extended
This assignment goes from November 2024 to the end of March 2025 And can be extended.
First 4-6 weeks, resources would work the day shift, after that they would transfer to second shift 2pm-10pm for the rest of the assignment.
Responsibilities
- Process development, equipment specification, acquisition and implementation.
- Evaluation of machine logic and controls to troubleshoot equipment and identify process improvement opportunities.
- Supports on-site production and maintenance activities with advanced latter logic troubleshooting abilities.
- Serves as a steward of the internal QMS management system for change management (Oracle’s Agile PLM).
- Integration of controls hardware and software into new and existing manufacturing equipment.
- Design of experiments, validation, completion of testing and analysis of data.
- Suggests and supports new methods or materials for continual improvement of quality and efficiency.
- Analyzes current equipment for process suitability and provides detailed plans for improvement.
- Creates and revises manufacturing documents, specifications, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safety instructions, validation protocols, risk assessments, and procedures and other technical documents to ensure compliant, efficient and safe procedures.
- Works with other engineers and technicians in developing solutions and improvements in materials, equipment and process as necessary.
- Actively participates in teams as necessary to ensure continual improvement, safety and compliance.
- Must be able to work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of the problem requires evaluation of obscure or unknown data.
- Must be able to use precision measuring equipment, hand and power tools.
- Must be able to meet deadlines while working on multiple projects.
- Familiarity with cGMP and ISO 13485 regulations and practices is desired.
- Familiarity with a variety of material testing and measuring methods
- Bachelor's degree (BS) in engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum 3 years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience working in a GMP, FDA, ISO and USDA regulated environment preferred
- Previous experience with common manufacturing automation technologies and architectures is required. This includes but is not limited to:
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) (Allen Bradley Logix5000 experience preferred)
- Ability to read and troubleshoot existing ladder logic.
- Ability to generate new ladder logic for the sequencing of complex manufacturing tasks.
- Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) (Allen-Bradley Factory Talk View experience preferred)
- Ability to modify and troubleshoot existing user interfaces.
- Ability to design and implement new user interface functionality.
- Motion Control to include Servo Drives, VFD’s and Stepper Drives.
- Ability to troubleshoot and tune control loops.
- Robots (Staubli and/or Epson experience preferred)
- Ability to modify robot programs and taught positions.
- Ability to sequence new robot paths and functions.
- Vision Systems (Cognex and/or Keyence experience preferred)
- Ability to troubleshoot existing vision inspection applications.
- Ability to design new systems to include lens and lighting selection.
- Ability to create robust inspection logic for the disposition of product.
- Electrical Aptitude
- Ability to read and trace machine control systems from electrical prints
- Ability to troubleshoot common machine control hardware (relays, fuses, breakers, etc.)
- Ability to generate and modify electrical prints to support controls upgrade and integration.
- Experience working in a GMP, FDA, ISO and USDA regulated environment.
- Familiarity with cGMP and ISO 13485 regulations and practices.
- Familiarity with statistical analysis software (Minitab).
