Controls Engineer, Ford Energy

Ford Model e U.S.; Glendale (CA); Presencial; USD 65 000 - 166 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Vehicle discount program for employees

Tuition assistance

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave and backup child care

Resumo da oferta

Ford Energy in Glendale, Kentucky is hiring a Controls Engineer to help launch a state-of-the-art BESS manufacturing facility. You will be on the ground floor, building and programming automated systems that bring next-generation energy storage products to the grid.

You will optimize equipment and processes with precision, drive data-driven controls solutions, and serve as the go-to expert for automation reliability across shifts and travel as needed.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• Maintenance experience with ability to optimize equipment and troubleshoot to root cause.
• Flexibility to work across shifts and travel domestically/internationally.
• Familiarity with data collection, AI/ML, IIoT, and digital twins is a plus.
• Experience with Fanuc, ABB, or Universal Robots preferred.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and RSLogix is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Launch a state-of-the-art BESS manufacturing facility in Glendale, KY.
• Optimize highly automated manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Develop data-driven controls solutions for battery cell and BESS lines.
• Ensure automation reliability to meet world-class energy product standards.

Conhecimentos

Maintenance experience

Shift flexibility

Data collection

AI/ML

IIoT

Digital twins

Strong communication

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Ferramentas

Fanuc

ABB

Universal robots

AutoCAD

RSLogix

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Why Ford Energy?

At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world's most iconic brands.

In this position...

As a Controls Engineer, you will be on the ground floor launching a state-of-the-art BESS manufacturing facility in Glendale, Kentucky. As a key member of our start-up team, you will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help build and program the automated systems that bring next-generation energy storage products to the grid. In this critical role, you will:

Optimize with Precision: Provide technical expertise to optimize highly automated manufacturing equipment and processes through visual systems, automation, and advanced levels of process control.

Innovate: Apply an entrepreneurial mindset to deliver data-driven controls solutions for battery cell and BESS module/container manufacturing lines.

Drive Excellence: Be the go-to technical expert for automation reliability, ensuring the facility operates with the precision required to deliver world-class energy products.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required
• Maintenance experience, including internships, with the ability to optimize equipment programs and troubleshoot to root cause.
• Flexibility to support business needs by working across various shifts
• Domestic and international travel may be required

Even better, you may have...

• Master's degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of relevant Controls Engineering experience
• Familiarity with Data Collection, AI/ML, IIOT, and Digital Twins
• Prior experience with Fanuc, ABB, or Universal robots
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and FMEAs
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, C, and RSLOGIX
• Skills: Computer efficiency; excellent communicator able to train hourly and salary team members

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a range of salary grade 5-8 and ranges from $65,100-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

Company: As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.

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