Automation Controls Engineer

Flex; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex seeks an Automation (Controls) Engineer in Austin, TX to maintain and improve automation equipment, tooling and applications to meet specifications. The role involves coordinating with engineering, operations and quality to drive continuous improvements and develop technical documentation.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 3+ years in a similar role, and hands-on experience with AB Studio 5000, Mitsubishi PLCs and AutoCAD Electrical.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 3+ years of experience in automation/controls engineering.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley Studio 5000, Mitsubishi PLCs, and FactoryTalk applications.

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing and new automation equipment and processes.
• Develop and update technical manuals, drawings, and maintenance plans.
• Troubleshoot electrical issues and support continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, and quality for project execution.
• Support automation framework development for new products.

Skills

AB Studio 5000

FactoryTalk ME/SE

Mitsubishi PLC

OT Network

Electrical troubleshooting

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Reporting to the Director Operations Engineering the Automation (Controls) Engineer role involves maintaining and improving automation equipment, tooling and applications as required to meet specifications.

What a typical day looks like:

• Maintain existing and new moderately-complex automation equipment, tooling and applications to automate manufacturing processes.
• Establish technical manuals, drawings, models, training documentation, preventative maintenance plans and troubleshooting guides for automated equipment and automated processes.
• Understand the machine operating principle, Consequence of wear and tear parts and product defects
• Ensure the uptime of machines through design of regular preventive maintenance and assisting breakdown maintenance
• Should be willing to learn & enhance the skill in all type of Automation equipment.
• Should prepare why-why analysis & drive for permanent corrective actions.
• Should be able to give feedback to improve the design of process and equipment.
• Coordinates project activities with other functional groups such as engineering, operations, and quality to ensure the efficient execution of continuous improvements
• Collaborates and offers input to planning, building, and maintaining the Automation framework and associated processes for new products.
• Identifies and drives change to ensure automation effectiveness of existing processes.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• 3+ years experience in a similar role.
• Allen Bradley Studio 5000, Factory Talk ME or SE, Mitsubishi PLC programming experience.
• Familiar with AutoCAD Electrical Design
• OT Network experience
• Must have electrical troubleshooting and design
• Strong communication skills required.

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