Mfg Industrial Controls

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress.

As part of our IPI (In-Plant implementation team), you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us.

We are seeking individuals with experience implementing Plant Floor Systems in an automobile assembly environment.

Responsibilities

• AVS-IPI Tech Lead/Control Engineer.
• Qualified candidates for this position will play a critical role in the implementation of the Next Generation Automated Vehicle Scheduling System (NGAVS) in Ford’s Vehicle Assembly plants in North America.
• As an In Plant Implementation (IPI) technical lead, the candidate will be responsible for integration of NGAVS with Ford Vehicle Operation tooling and process control systems.
• Candidate will work with Ford Vehicle Operation, Plant, IT application teams and vendor control engineers to install, test, and debug standard NGAVS logic and drivers.
• Candidate may also need to create custom code for plant unique situations or modify standard templates, and AOLs to address issues identified by others.
• Duties include maintenance of PLC code for Allen-Bradley ControlLogic using Rockwell RS5000 software and creation and modification of HMI code for Allen-Bradley PanelViews.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Computer Systems or Manufacturing or B.S. in Computer Science with emphasis on Manufacturing/Industrial Controls
• 1 - 3 years’ experience in industrial controls in an automotive environment, preferably with the Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLC family
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) with all levels of operating management
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office application suite
• Demonstrated ability to work as an effective member on a team, and strong interpersonal skills to build close working relationships with customers
• Demonstrated aptitude to learn and apply new technologies
• Manufacturing plant, especially Ford plant, experience is a big plus.
• Experience in networking, especially Ethernet/IP is a plus
• Experience with SmartEye vehicle identification, or Kenyence, or Cognex scanners is a plus.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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.

The position is a salary grade 6-8 and ranges from $72,480-162,120.