What are the responsibilities and job description for the Control Technician position at Sterling Engineering?
Job Summary :
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Engineering Controls Technician located in Buffalo Grove, IL.
Reporting to the Systems Engineering Manager, the Engineering Controls Technician leads troubleshooting and repair electrical, controls and communication issues on complex production lines which include PLC, HMI, motion control, VFDs, servo motors / drives, industrial networks and vision inspection systems.
Shift : 6am – 6pm (rotating shift)
What a typical day looks like :
- Support Automation Technicians in troubleshooting mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components to return equipment to production.
- Set up and troubleshooting of motion control systems, Servo motors / drives and VFDs.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and update in-line vision systems such as Cognex.
- Plan, implement PLC and HMI software upgrades and perform functional verifications.
- Read and interpret technical manuals, electrical schematics, various programs and mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings.
- Write test procedures to demonstrate effectiveness of software / hardware upgrades.
- Clearly and concisely document work performed in Medical Device environment.
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