# Engineering Specialist, Controls **Company**: Ford Motor Company **Location**: Brook Park, OH **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $74,300-$166,200 **Category**: Manufacturing **Industry**: Automotive **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294 **Apply**: https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/69454?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_da9f1d89-a12 ## Description We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love. ## Responsibilities Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment and conveyor performance issues and downtime. Responsibilities include: - Coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes, manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated. - Determine proper validation methods. - Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers. - Utilize sound knowledge to design and implement vision control systems. - Familiar with different types of vision cameras and their programming software. - Continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery. - Use 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. - As part of a team, review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety. - 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, perform PC backup disc images and installation of communication and firmware and controls software. - Work overtime and weekends as needed. ## Qualifications Requirements: - Bachelors Degree- Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related degree; or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education. - 2 or more years of Controls Engineering experience (internship and coop experience will be considered). - Familiar with PLC/CNC (Siemens/Allen-Bradley), VFD, Servo, Profinet, ABB and FANUC Robots. Preferred qualifications: - Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred. - 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, 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. ## Salary This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500. This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900. This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value. ## Skills ### Required - PLC/CNC - VFD - Servo - Profinet - ABB - FANUC Robots - AutoCAD - FIS plant monitoring software ### Nice to have - Electrical background - Laser burning - Conveyor system programming - Overhead Gantry - Lean Manufacturing - Six Sigma - Simulation modeling - Visual factory management --- Source: [Apply at efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/69454?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)