Controls Engineer

As part of Ford's Manufacturing team, you'll help build state-of-the-art smart vehicles. In this role as a Controls Engineer, you'll lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment, and conveyor performance issues and downtime.

Responsibilities:

• Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment, and conveyor performance issues and downtime
• Coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes, manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated
• Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers
• Design and implement vision control systems, familiar with different types of vision cameras and their programming software
• Utilize FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times of equipment, review and follow up project installations
• Reprogram equipment for engineering changes and improvements
• Update program backups for machinery and automation
• Program new installations of automation, machinery, material handling, and robots
• Review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety as part of a team
• Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians
• Read and modify electrical prints and schematics, Auto CAD
• Maintain familiarity with OA, CPN/MPN networks and communication protocols for connecting to wireless and wired networks
• Manage installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls network PCs
• Work overtime and weekends as needed

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma / GED
• 2 or more years of Controls Engineering experience
• Ability to work off-shift, weekends, and overtime

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls or Automation Engineering or equivalent
• Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred
• Familiar with PLC/CNC (Siemens/ Allen-Bradley), VFD, Servo, Profinet, ABB, TWINCAT, STEP 7, and FANUC Robots
• Solid understanding of laser burning
• Demonstrated ability to read blueprints, modify electrical schematics and use AutoCAD
• Validated ability to troubleshoot equipment and continuously evaluate for process improvements
• Experience with conveyor system programming and overhead Gantry
• Solid understanding of networking to include DH+, Ethernet and remote IO
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
• Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping experience
• Understanding of 8D, FMEA, and DMAIC processes
• Familiar with TQM and Kaizen methods
• One or more years of experience with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• Knowledge of simulation modeling and visual factory management preferred

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time