Controls & Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

Automation & Controls:

• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot PLC programs and control systems.
• Support and improve HMI and SCADA applications.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, instrumentation, and controls-related issues.
• Maintain control system documentation, backups, and change management records.
• Develop and enforce controls standards across manufacturing equipment.
• Support machine startups, commissioning, and process validation activities.
• Maintain alarm management and machine fault diagnostics.

Manufacturing Support:

• Provide advanced controls support for production escalations.
• Work with engineering technicians to identify and resolve recurring equipment issues.
• Improve equipment uptime through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Assist with troubleshooting drives, motors, sensors, vision systems, and servo controls.

Data & Process Analytics:

• Develop manufacturing dashboards and reporting tools.
• Utilize process data to identify opportunities for scrap reduction, yield improvement, and downtime reduction.
• Support SPC initiatives and process monitoring systems.
• Analyze process trends and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Develop automated data collection and reporting solutions.

Project Engineering:

• Lead controls-related capital projects from concept through implementation.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and technical specifications.
• Manage controls vendors, system integrators, and contractors.
• Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Provide technical input during equipment procurement and design reviews.

Process Capability & Continuous Improvement:

• Support process capability studies (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk).
• Assist with GR&R and Measurement System Analysis activities.
• Support DOE and Six Sigma improvement projects.
• Develop automated systems for monitoring critical process parameters.
• Partner with process engineers to reduce variation and improve manufacturing capability.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in:
  • Electrical Engineering.
  • Controls Engineering.
  • Automation Engineering.
  • Mechatronics Engineering.
  • Or related engineering discipline.

Required Experience:

• 3-7+ years of manufacturing controls and automation experience.
• Experience supporting high-speed manufacturing processes preferred.
• Experience leading automation or capital projects preferred.