Description
The Controls Engineer in Production Control Engineering team will be responsible for improving and maintaining controls systems of new and legacy technologies, including software and robotics, for quick and efficient flow of parts from dock to warehouse to point of consumption.
Responsibilities:
- Develop improvements plans, and maintain existing automation and SCADA systems, for the purpose of dramatically improving material flow through the factory using Lean Principles. The design includes material arrival at docks through delivery to line-side locations. The focus will be to maintain and improve existing automation control systems and hardware.
- Targeted goals include:
- Dramatic reduction in material handling systems MTTR and MTBF
- Improvements to HMI’s for maintenance.
- Equipment OEE reporting.
- Highly accurate part selection
- Concept development, prototype testing, engineering design, and collaboration with 3rd parties on system build, integration testing, project management, implementation, and handoff to operations.
- Support advanced trouble-shooting and improvement of existing material flow systems that are beyond the scope of the maintenance team.
- AGV system and host development and specification.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Control Systems Engineering or similar
- 8+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain and/or distribution and logistics experience desirable.
- Knowledge of and experience with material flow strategies and dynamic manufacturing systems
- Knowledge of material flow methodologies including sequencing, kitting, repack, etc.
- Understanding of lean manufacturing concepts with the ability to lead kaizen efforts for continuous Improvement.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills. Ability to manage several complex projects at the same time with high degrees of variation and uncertainty.
- Natural ability to speak and write effectively at all organizational levels.
- Proficiency in manipulating and creating drawings with AutoCAD software
- Robotic automated work cell design experience
In addition to the minimum requirements above, the Sr. Controls Engineer should have knowledge of the following specific controls systems topics:
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PLC Control
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Of pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic, optical, discrete voltage, analog, digital, field bus systems, etc.
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Rockwell PLC 5, Studio 5000 Design Environment, Logix 5000 with Safety Partner, and Siemens.
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Basic circuit design and troubleshooting of industrial fieldbus networks such as DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP, DH+, Profibus, ProfiNet.
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Develop and review control configuration and programming in accordance with Tesla design documents in order to meet or establish compliance of the functional requirements.
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Tag definition schemes, programming structure techniques, network communications, alarming schemes, I/O structure, process/equipment to be automated, and interpreting functional description.
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Interpreting control strategies and logic, programming and/or configuration capabilities with interfacing systems.
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Data transfer knowledges that maximizes throughput to ensure efficiency and reliability.
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Networking software products (e.g., I/O / DA servers) Kepware.
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Network topology and protocols, physical media specifications (e.g., copper, fiber, RF,)
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Interfacing and gateways, data mapping , analyzing throughput to ensuring data integrity
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Industrial wireless configuration and troubleshooting
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Develop and improve Human Machine Interface (HMI) and reporting functions in accordance with the design documents in order to meet the functional requirements.
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HMI software products such as Intouch, Wonderware Industrial Application Server, Factory Talk, PanelView, and Ignition, alarming schemes and report configurations, presenting data in a logical and aesthetic fashion, creating intuitive navigation menus,documenting configuration and programming, interpreting functional description.
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Test the automation system using the test plan in order to determine compliance with functional requirements.Testing and simulation techniques , functional requirements of system/equipment to be automated, writing test plans, executing test plans and documenting test results
- Tag definition schemes, programming structure techniques, network communications, alarming schemes, I/O structure, process/equipment to be automated, interpreting functional description
- Interpreting control strategies and logic, programming and/or configuration capabilities with interfacing systems.
- navigation menus, documenting configuration and programming, interpreting functional description
- Knowledge of automation test plans to determine compliance with functional requirements
- Testing and simulation techniques , functional requirements of system/equipment to be automated, writing test plans, executing test plans and documenting test results
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Engineering, related program
- Knowledge of material handling systems in a manufacturing or distribution system environment
- Solid modeling software package experience a plus
- JBT AGV system development