Controls Engineer

CSP Innovations North Carolina, LLC; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical, dental & vision

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

401k with company match

And much, much more

Job summary

CSP Innovations North Carolina, LLC, located in Salisbury, NC, is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, implement, and support automated electrical and mechanical systems on our manufacturing lines. The role emphasizes PLC programming, HMI development, and cross-team collaboration to improve quality and efficiency.

The candidate will lead robotics and control-system activities, work with vendors and maintenance teams, and help drive continuous improvement across production cells.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• At least five years of experience in engineering technologies for manufacturing with emphasis on automation, programming, vision systems and control systems.
• Experience troubleshooting and programming robotics, PLCs and electronics with automated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Recommend equipment improvements and/or manufacturing methods for quality and efficiency gains.
• Coordinate electrical/mechanical system modifications with vendors and maintenance personnel.
• Organize and maintain system documentation (prints, software, backups, configurations).
• Design and implement software, electrical and mechanical automated systems from concept to production launch.
• Support maintenance in diagnosing software and electrical system problems.
• Design, implement and support HMI hardware/software for automated systems.
• Develop control-wiring schematics and maintain files.
• Maintain backups of PLC and robot programs and upgrades.

Skills

PLCs

Programming

Vision systems

Control systems

HMI

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Project

Job description

CSP is the industry leader in the formulation and molding of lightweight, advanced composite components for the transportation industries. As an innovative, full-service Tier One supplier, we offer an entrepreneurial environment where you’re only limited by your own imagination. In addition to our team-focused environment, we provide industry-leading benefits, called BENEfits4U.

• affordable medical, dental, and vision care
• flexible spending accounts
• life insurance
• 401k with company match
• and much, much more.

Job Description

We are seeking a Controls Engineer for our Salisbury, North Carolina Plant.

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Recommend equipment improvements and/or manufacturing methods that would result in improved quality or greater efficiency.
• Coordinate all mechanical / electrical system modifications with external vendors, maintenance personnel and Facility Engineering Manager in regard to automation control.
• Organize and maintain all system documentation (mechanical/electrical prints, software documentation and backups, path problems, robot configurations and parameters and configuration parameters).
• Outline and maintain maintenance practices for automated systems and programs.
• Design and implement software, electrical and mechanical automated systems from concept to full development and production launch.
• Support and assist maintenance personnel with diagnosing software and electrical system problems.
• Support Multiple PLC and electrical controlled automated systems.
• Design, implement and support all human machine interface (HMI) hardware and software for automated systems.
• Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge to design, build, repair, calibrate, and/or modify electrical components, circuitry, controls and machinery.
• Review equipment for electrical and electronic controls and recommend action to implement.
• Assist in upgrading equipment.
• Develop control-wiring schematics and maintain files.
• Maintain all electrical and electrical upgrades on software and in hard copy in an orderly manner.
• Maintain back-up files for all PLC and Robotic programs in an orderly manner.
• Create documentation for production support and data collection.
• Recommend stock items and quantities for equipment spare parts and production materials.
• Recommend preventative maintenance items and schedules for equipment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least five years of experience in the practical application of engineering technologies to manufacturing processes with emphasis on automation, programming, vision systems, and control systems.
• Trouble-shoot and program robotics, PLC’s, and electronics with automated equipment or machinery.
• Experienced in an engineering field within a manufacturing environment.
• Competence with PLCs, including programming.
• Competence in personal computer Windows applications including Microsoft Project, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and AutoCAD.
• Technical leadership.

If you enjoy innovation, and an opportunity to learn and contribute to a growing organization, CSP is the place for you!

Being a CSP employee means having the opportunity to see your impact every day.

Our work experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our commitment to your success, and most importantly, our people.

We are a team of self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy and humble people who make choices according to what is best for the team. We live to collaborate and make a difference.