Controls Engineer jobs in Michigan

Description

To help develop, implement, manage, and track production equipment changes to make improvements that increase efficiency and quality levels.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Investigate new designs and implement that into original equipment
• Design, specify, implement electrical controls for the entire plant including schematics/programming
• Design and update PLC programs for all of the plant equipment
• Provide support to others for projects and preventive maintenance
• Provide support to Manufacturing for problem resolution and equipment improvements
• Work with outside equipment suppliers and vendors to effectively communicate company standards
• Investigate and research new developments in the electronic / electrical technology fields, and provide interface back to the organization of potential applications
• In conjunction with others, develop, plan and implement robotics solutions for productivity and labor improvements
• Programming and interface of complex robotic systems
• Troubleshooting robotics systems and applications
• Performs periodic backups/PM’s
• Perform other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED TRAINING, SKILLS, ABILITIES, EXPERIENCE

• 4-year degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or an equivalent field
• 3-5 years of experience in control design and programming
• 3-5 years of experience in robotic programming. (Fanuc, Epson, Mitsubishi, ABB, Kuka)
• 3-5 years of integration of vision systems to robotic industrial cells
• Proficient programming Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron, and others
• Proficient use of Teledyne, Keyence, Cognex

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS

• Office environment with noise
• Factory environment with noise from manufacturing processes
• Exposure to moving equipment, parts, and electrical shock, as well as being exposed to possible burns from die castings. Possible serious injury due to carelessness around equipment
• Sometimes lifts, carries, or moves objects weighing up to 50 pounds and daily up to 25 pounds