Engineering Specialist (Process Gears) - Sterling Heights, MI

VetJobs; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Specialist to join their team in Sterling Heights, MI. The role involves troubleshooting automation systems and improving manufacturing processes and products. Candidates need a high school diploma and experience in engineering, with opportunities for military-affiliated individuals. The position comes with comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, tuition assistance, and paid time off.

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care and parental leave options

Tuition assistance program

Vehicle discount program for employees and family

Paid time off for community service

Qualifications

• 1+ years’ experience in Controls Engineering (including co-op/internships) preferred.
• Familiarity with VFD, Servo, Profinet.
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot machinery, automation, and controls issues.
• Program new installations of automation and machinery.
• Evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Programming

Controls Engineering

Automation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Factory Information Systems (FIS)

PLC Programming

AutoCAD

Job description

Engineering Specialist (Process Gears) - Sterling Heights, MI

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Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineering Specialist

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

In this position...

You will apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• Troubleshoot machinery, robot, automation, and controls issues and downtime
• Use Factory Information Systems (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
• Review risk assessments as part of a team evaluating equipment safety.
• Working with Programmable Logic and Controls (PLC)
• Siemens and Modicon programming
• Independently troubleshoot all equipment and continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery
• Works with PLC/Computer Numerical Control (CNC) – Siemens
• Works with ABB robot
• Read and modify electrical prints and schematics, Auto CAD
  
  

Auto req ID

449620BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Job_Category

Engineering

Qualifications

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

You'll have...

• High school diploma or GED
• 1+ years’ experience with Microsoft Office products
• 1+ year of Controls Engineering experience (can include co-op/internships)
  
  

Even better, you may have...

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred
• Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred
• Familiarity with VFD, Servo, Profinet
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
• Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping experience
• TQM and Kaizen methods experience
• MEA, PPAP, and DOE experience
• Visual Factory Management experience
  
  

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
  
  

City*

Sterling Heights

State*

Michigan

Job Code

Manufacturing Manufacturing

Affiliate Sponsor

Ford Motor Company

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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