Sr Automation Control Engineer

Align Technology, Inc.; Ciudad Juárez; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Align Technology, Inc. is seeking a Sr Automation Control Engineer to support and improve manufacturing processes at our Juarez Plant. You will focus on automation, controls, software validation, and process improvement across production lines and vision-enabled systems.

The role requires extensive hands-on PLC programming, Rockwell/Studio 5000 expertise, and experience with robotics and machine vision, enabling enhancements in capacity, reliability, and output.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Technology or any applicable Engineering discipline.
• 5-7 years relevant experience in Controls / Automation Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Document, define, measure and improve existing manufacturing processes using industry-accepted automation techniques.
• Document, define, measure and improve software validation processes with industry-accepted techniques.
• Ensure manufacturing processes and tools are optimized for quality and productivity.
• Research, define, develop, and implement new manufacturing processes and technologies.
• Integrate and automate existing manufacturing systems and processes.
• Implement continuous process improvement methodologies and techniques.
• Work with process engineers to improve operation performance from Equipment/Controls/Automation perspective.
• Perform IQ, OQ, and PQ validations as needed due to equipment/software changes.
• Install, qualify, validate, maintain, and troubleshoot mechanical/electrical equipment and software.
• Improve equipment capacity, uptime, efficiency and reliability.
• Develop and conduct process and equipment training courses with materials.
• Analyze and implement cost-effective equipment to boost performance and output.
• Conduct cost performance, cost justification and breakeven analysis.
• Maintain manufacturing process databases and troubleshoot as needed.
• Work with minimal supervision and meet group objectives and deadlines.
• Comply with safety policies and report unsafe activities.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve company goals.
• Contribute to optical engineering design for computer vision projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned and mentor junior staff.

Job description

Sr Automation Control Engineer

Department: Research & Development

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: MEX-Juarez-Plant #2 P

Description

Through focus in Controls and Automation Engineering, support on going production activities, participate in the improvement of existing processes and development of new technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Document, define, measure and improve existing manufacturing processes using Industry accepted Automation and Controls Engineering Techniques (PLCs, data base management, etc.)


• Document, define, measure and improve existing software validation processes using Industry accepted Automation and Controls Engineering Techniques (Unit Testing, Integration Testing, SQA, etc.)


• Ensure that the use and application of manufacturing processes, techniques, and tools are optimal in terms of quality and productivity.


• Research, define, develop, and implement new state of the art manufacturing processes, methods, and technologies.


• Integrate and automate existing manufacturing systems and processes.


• Implement and champion continuous process improvement methodologies and techniques.


• Understand process capability metrics and work with process engineers to improve the performance of the operation overall, from an Equipment/Controls/Automation perspective.


• Perform IQ, OQ, and PQ validations as needed because of Equipment and SW modifications and/or implementations.


• Mechanical/electrical equipment and software installation, qualification, validation, maintenance, and trouble shooting.


• Improve equipment capacity, uptime efficiency, and reliability.


• Develop and conduct process and equipment training courses and produce associated course material.


• Analyze, specify, and implement cost effective equipment that improves operational performance and output.


• Cost performance, equipment cost justification, breakeven points analysis.


• Manufacturing process database management when needed (troubleshooting).


• Ability to work with minimal or no supervision.


• Ensures the effective fulfillment of objectives and deadlines assigned to the group.


• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to Management team and/or Human Resources.


• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.


• Participate actively in design process for optical engineering applications for computer vision / processing projects.


• Perform other duties as assigned.


• Coach and mentor junior engineers, supervisors, technicians, leads and line personnel on process issues

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Undergraduate degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Technology or any applicable Engineering discipline.


• 5-7 years relevant experience in Controls / Automation Engineering, or related field, is required.


• Strong PC Software programming experience in C ++, C Sharp, SQL Server, Visual Basic in a manufacturing environment.


• Strong hands-on experience in programming, troubleshooting, modification and programs creation from cero with the following technologies:


• Rockwell Automation Software: Studio 5000 (RSLogix 5000), Factory Talk Machine Edition/Site Edition, ServoMotion Controls System as Kinetix ServoDrives, Advance process control as Fuzzy Logix, PID Function and Functional Charts Languague, Ethernet-IP / TCP-IP Networks.


• Strong experience to create Electrical design, schematics, drawings in Autocad, and Controls Panel Design/Creation (Research supplier products for assembly components), develop electrical bill of materials.


• 5+ years of experience in Fanuc Robotics Pick-place applications, iRVision System, Adept and Omron Scara Robots


• Strong Experience Programming Vision Systems using Cognex and Matrox Software’s, DataMatrix/Bar Codes.


• Familiar with RFID technology, label printing,


• Other technology is a plus: 3D Printing, Laser Marking, Laser Trimming, 5 Axis CNC Machines, Infrared System, Ultraviolet System.


• Six Sigma Training and experience (Green Belt minimum) preferred.


• FDA regulated environment experience (highly desirable).


• Hands-on experience in optical engineering to select lenses, camera, and mechanical design for computer vision applications is highly desirable.

Specific language requirements

English intermediate-advanced