Automation & Controls Engineer (Smart Manufacturing)

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a highly skilled technical professional to provide key expertise to our automated manufacturing capabilities. You will join the Manufacturing team to help build world-class plants with state-of-the-art processes.

You’ll lead problem solving, coordinate resources, and implement vision control systems while collaborating with engineering, plants, and maintenance teams to improve quality and delivery. A strong background in controls and automation is required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of Controls Engineering experience (internship and coop experience will be considered).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls or Automation Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment and conveyor performance issues and downtime.
• Coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes, manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated.
• Determine proper validation methods and process improvements.
• Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers.
• Utilize knowledge to design and implement vision control systems and review equipment for quality and delivery.
• Use plant monitoring software to review cycle times and 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.
• Read and modify electrical prints and schematics, AutoCAD.
• Maintain familiarity with networks and communication protocols for connecting to networks.
• Manage installation and maintenance of antivirus software for controls PCs.

Skills

Controls Engineering

Vision systems

PLC/CNC (Siemens/ Allen-Bradley)

AutoCAD

Networking (DH+, Ethernet)

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

8D/FMEA/DMAIC

Robotics (FANUC/ABB)

MS Office

Simulation modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls or Automation Engineering

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AutoCAD

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

VFD

Servo

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a highly skilled technical professional to provide key expertise to our automated manufacturing capabilities. You will join the Manufacturing team to help build world-class plants with state-of-the-art processes.

You’ll lead problem solving, coordinate resources, and implement vision control systems while collaborating with engineering, plants, and maintenance teams to improve quality and delivery. A strong background in controls and automation is required.