Senior Control Engineer

A Sr. Controls Engineer is required to maintain and support current data acquisition systems across the production floor. They are responsible for assisting operations, manufacturing engineering and / or maintenance at any given time on troubleshooting and recovering any down production equipment. This position is required to self-manage projects on system or equipment upgrades with other departments and report status to Manager on weekly / daily basis.

Responsibilities

• Effectively Troubleshoot Electrical, PLC / HMI and networking issues when equipment is down for production.
• Self-managing multiple medium-to-large scale automation projects simultaneously in a timely manner. Report status on weekly basis.
• Participate in designing, development and maintaining company automation standard in SCADA / HMI / PLC programming.
• Develop full scale electrical / networking diagram for large scale project in AutoCAD or SolidWorks. Develop technical documentation such as Technical User Manual and Detailed Designed Specification documents.
• Continuous research with automation vendor on sensors, controls and testing equipment for potential projects and upgrades on existing automation systems.
• Maintain, update and backup SQL and Historian database for Enterprise operation on weekly basis.
• Design, develop, test and maintain automation solutions in electrical and software across various process areas.
• Responsible in troubleshooting a live Energy Cube (1000 volt DC) electrical connection and components issues with multimeter.
• Troubleshoot and upgrade AC-DC Inverters and / or DC Power Supplies for Energy Cube Testing.
• Be able to work on PLC / HMI / SCADA / Server / Electrical applications at anytime, sometimes remotely (Night, Weekend, or holiday) aligned with production downtime.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Education and Experience

Travel

Working Conditions

Office Environment - Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as : preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

May be required to exert up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Factory - The worker may be subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, vibration, moving vehicles, electrical current, exposure to temperature changes or exposure to chemicals. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, odors, dust, mists, and gases. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as : preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and / or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and / or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes

Machinery operation requires the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, work boots, and lab coats.

May be required to exert up to 40 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.