Controls Engineer

Adient; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgewater Interiors II in Warren, MI seeks a Controls Engineer to support the maintenance team, troubleshoot PLC ladder logic, and manage control documentation. The role emphasizes improving equipment uptime and reliability across automated processes.

Required: 5–7 years in controls engineering in manufacturing, engineering degree, and Allen Bradley PLCs experience. This is the B-Crew shift: Tuesday–Friday, 6:30pm–4:30am, at the Warren plant.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering/Electrical field preferred, or equivalent additional experience.
• 5-7 years related Controls Engineering manufacturing experience; automotive experience preferred.
• Allen Bradley PLCs experience is a must.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot equipment issues including PLC ladder logic and data handling in ControlLogix processors.
• Maintain PLC documentation and archive PLC programs and drawings.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair and improve automated equipment to meet production and safety goals.
• Support I/O devices connected to PLCs including HMI, sensors, relays, servo drives, etc., and assist maintenance in pneumatic circuits.
• Backups and PM program development for electronic machine control and robotic programs.
• Diagnose hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical problems interfacing with electrical systems.
• Implement and maintain data collection from plant floor equipment and drive error-proofing improvements.
• Participate in root-cause problem solving (8D) and contribute to equipment purchase specs.

Skills

Allen Bradley PLCs

PLC troubleshooting

Electrical controls

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical preferred)

Tools

ControlLogix

Job description

Job Description

At BWI we are looking for a Controls Engineer for our Warren, MI plant.

• The Controls Engineer will Support the maintenance department by assisting in the troubleshooting of equipment issues, which includes troubleshooting PLC ladder logic and data handling functions in Control Logix processors.
• Maintain PLC documentation upon receipt from equipment suppliers and an archive of PLC programs and machine controls drawings in an electronic and/or paper format and throughout facility.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair and improve automated equipment including devices, I/O, instruments and all other components associate with automated processes to meet production and safety goals.
• Support various I/O devices connected to PLC’s including HMI’s, scanners, remote I/O, sensors, relays, solenoids, servo drives, etc., and support/assist maintenance personnel in troubleshooting pneumatic circuits.
• Improve equipment uptime and contribute to Plant reliability maintenance.
• Schedule and complete backups of all electronic machine control and robotic programs on set schedule and develop and maintain Preventive Maintenance Programs.
• Ability to diagnose problems with hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical systems interfacing with electrical and electronic systems.
• Apply knowledge of electronic and instrumentation principles to determine equipment malfunctions and apply skills in restoring equipment to operation.
• Implement and maintain data collection system from Plant floor processing equipment. Identify and implement error-proofing requirements throughout the production process.
• Part of multi-disciplinary Plant Team to determine continuous improvement strategies.
• Identify and plan for process impact(s) as a result of engineering and launch changes.
• Participate in 8D or similar root-cause based problem solving tasks to ensure that abnormalities, when observed, are acted upon to resolve root-causes.
• Contribute to specifications for equipment purchases, which include review and commentary on equipment controls drawings prior to build approval.

Job Description

At BWI we are looking for a Controls Engineer for our Warren, MI plant.

Controls Engineer Job Duties

• The Controls Engineer will Support the maintenance department by assisting in the troubleshooting of equipment issues, which includes troubleshooting PLC ladder logic and data handling functions in Control Logix processors.
• Maintain PLC documentation upon receipt from equipment suppliers and an archive of PLC programs and machine controls drawings in an electronic and/or paper format and throughout facility.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair and improve automated equipment including devices, I/O, instruments and all other components associate with automated processes to meet production and safety goals.
• Support various I/O devices connected to PLC’s including HMI’s, scanners, remote I/O, sensors, relays, solenoids, servo drives, etc., and support/assist maintenance personnel in troubleshooting pneumatic circuits.
• Improve equipment uptime and contribute to Plant reliability maintenance.
• Schedule and complete backups of all electronic machine control and robotic programs on set schedule and develop and maintain Preventive Maintenance Programs.
• Ability to diagnose problems with hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical systems interfacing with electrical and electronic systems.
• Apply knowledge of electronic and instrumentation principles to determine equipment malfunctions and apply skills in restoring equipment to operation.
• Implement and maintain data collection system from Plant floor processing equipment. Identify and implement error-proofing requirements throughout the production process.
• Part of multi-disciplinary Plant Team to determine continuous improvement strategies.
• Identify and plan for process impact(s) as a result of engineering and launch changes.
• Participate in 8D or similar root-cause based problem solving tasks to ensure that abnormalities, when observed, are acted upon to resolve root-causes.
• Contribute to specifications for equipment purchases, which include review and commentary on equipment controls drawings prior to build approval.

Required Experience

• Degree in Engineering/Electrical field preferred, or equivalent additional experience
• 5-7 years related Controls Engineering manufacturing experience; automotive experience preferred
• Allen Bradley PLC's experience is a must

This is for our B-Crew: (Tuesday-Friday 6:30pm-4:30am)

PRIMARY LOCATION

Bridgewater Interiors II