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Controls Engineer
United States - CA - Hayward

Job Description

Essential Functions:

Supervisory Capacity:        ​No Supervisory Responsibilities​ 

  • Diagnose and resolve causes of electrical and mechanical malfunctions onall equipment. 
  • Assist the maintenance department in installing new electronic/electrical control equipment and making it operational. 
  • Developengineering specifications for electrical control systems and equipment modifications. 
  • Provide technical support to the maintenance department when required; Plan, directand record periodic electrical analysis on the production equipment. 
  • Recommend and initiate modifications or replacement of equipment which fail to meet operating standards. 
  • Provide training for the maintenance department on the operation anddiagnostics of the machine controls and motor controllers. 
  • Research and implement cost effective upgrades to the equipment and facilities. 
  • Research and implement the most cost-effective replacement of electrical control parts. 
  • Keep updated electrical drawings and schematics on all production and plant equipment.  Maintain master backups for all machine programs. 
  • Recommend theelectrical spare parts inventory for all new and existing production equipment to insure maximum machine utilization. 
  • Develop programming and provide support for Programmable Logic Controllers, robots and Panel Views to maximize both quality and production. 
  • Provide technical support to other facilities if needed. 
  • Maintain current corporate programming standards. 
  • Improve human machine interfaces. 
  • Implement quality improvements. 
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Required Education: 

​​Bachelor's Level Degree​ - Area of Study:     Electrical Engineering / Engineering Technology or similar. 

*Equivalent work experience may also be considered for this position. 

 

​​Required Qualifications (Experience Level, Skills, Knowledge):

  • 3-5​ Minimum Years of Experience as an electronic engineer, electrician or similar. 
  • ​​3-5​ Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry. 
  • Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrialmanufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.  
  • Special knowledge of electronic design systems. 
  • Ability to program and interface Allen Bradley drives and controls systems. 
  • Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems as it relates to controls of such systems. 
  • Experience with Allen Bradley PLC programming.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced level Allen Bradley PLCprogramming. 
  • Ability to program Siemens PLC’s. 
  • Some knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems as it relates to controls of such systems. 
  • Advanced level in HMI interfaces and layouts for best operator experience. 
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