Engineering Specialist, Controls

Ford, Inc; Brook Park (OH); On-site; USD 86,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision and?

Parental leave and family care days

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Vehicle discount program

Back-up child care

Job summary

Ford is seeking a Controls Engineer to lead problem solving for tooling, equipment and conveyor performance, and downtime reduction. You will coordinate resources to identify root causes, validate fixes, and implement engineering changes across automation and robotics systems.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering and 2+ years in controls engineering, with familiarity in Siemens/Allen-Bradley PLCs, VFDs, servo drives, Profinet, ABB and FANUC robots.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (or foreign equivalency)
• 2+ years Controls Engineering experience
• Familiar with PLC/CNC, VFD, Servo drives, Profinet, ABB and FANUC Robots

Responsibilities

• Coordinate resources to find root causes and fixes; validate solutions
• Setup and maintenance of industrial barcode printers
• Design and implement vision control systems; evaluate equipment for quality and delivery
• Use plant monitoring software to review cycle times and project installations
• Reprogram equipment for engineering changes
• Update program backups for controls systems
• Program new installations of automation equipment and robots
• Review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety
• Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians
• Read/modify electrical prints and AutoCAD schematics
• Maintain OA/CPN/MPN networks and communication protocols
• Manage installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls PCs
• Overtime and weekend work as needed

Skills

Controls engineering

Siemens/Allen-Bradley PLCs

VFD/Servo

Profinet/Networking

Robotics (ABB/FANUC)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

In this position...

Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment and conveyor performance issues and downtime.

Responsible:

• Coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes, manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated. Determine proper validation methods
• Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers
• Utilize sound knowledge design and implement vision control systems. Familiar with different type of vision cameras and their programing software. Continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery
• Use FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times of equipment, review and follow up 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
• As part of a team, review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety
• Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians
• Read and modify electrical prints and schematics, Auto CAD
• Maintain familiarity with OA, CPN/MPN networks and communication protocols for connecting to wireless and wired networks
• Manage installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls network PCs, perform PC backup disc images and installation of communication and firmware and controls software
• Work overtime and weekends as needed

You'll have...

• Bachelors Degree- Electrical Engineering , Mechanical Engineering, or related degree; or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education.
• 2 or more years of Controls Engineering experience (internship and coop experience will be considered)
• Familiar with PLC/CNC (Siemens/ Allen-Bradley), VFD, Servo, Profinet, ABB and FANUC Robots
• Most be flexible to work rotating shifts when requested/needed.

Even better, you may have...

• Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred
• Solid understanding of laser burning
• Demonstrated ability to read blueprints, modify electrical schematics and use AutoCAD
• Validated ability to troubleshoot equipment and continuously evaluate for process improvements
• Experience with conveyor system programming and overhead Gantry
• Solid understanding of networking to include DH+, Ethernet and remote IO
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
• Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping experience
• Understanding of 8D, FMEA, and DMAIC processes
• Familiar with TQM and Kaizen methods
• One or more years of experience with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• Knowledge of simulation modeling and visual factory management preferred

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 salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$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.