Group Leader - Controls Engineering

Rausch-&-Pausch-; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401K match

Paid time off

11 holidays

Bonus opportunities

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Job summary

Rausch and Pausch LP (RAPA) in Auburn, AL is seeking a Group Leader for Controls Engineering to lead a team in developing and maintaining machine controls and testing equipment.

The ideal candidate has a B.E. in Electrical Engineering, at least 6 years in production or automotive testing, and hands-on PLC programming with Beckhoff TwinCat; travel to Germany may be required.

This full-time role offers competitive compensation, company benefits, and opportunities for leadership growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
• At least 6 years of experience in production processes, automotive industry or product testing
• Programming in one high-level language (C++/Java/Visual Basic/Ruby/Python)
• Beckhoff TwinCat PLC and Drive technology knowledge
• Ability to program in Structured Text
• Reading electrical drawings in IEC 60617 standard
• Knowledge of NFPA70 and 79 electrical norms
• Ability to design electrical cabinets
• Willingness to travel to Germany and hold a passport
• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate technical adeptness in manufacturing processes and work with R&D, equipment, and operations to develop and maintain controls and testing equipment.
• Troubleshoot operational problems, develop process control strategies, and provide training.
• Manage day-to-day activities of controls and testing engineers to meet project and departmental goals.
• Hire, train, and grow engineers within the department.
• Participate in leadership meetings to set goals, priorities and strategies.
• Oversee IT budgeting and facility IT systems coordination with Germany.
• Lead development of process and machine control design including PLC, wiring diagrams, and interface equipment.
• Lead runoff, installation and integration plans for new equipment.
• Manage capital projects focused on process control integration or upgrades.
• Serve as liaison with Germany IT teams to standardize IT infrastructure.

Skills

Programming languages

Beckhoff TwinCat

Structured Text

Electrical drawings

NFPA70/79 knowledge

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

LabView

Job description

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Group Leader - Controls Engineering

Full Time Professional Auburn, AL, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1055

Are you interested in being part of an innovative company with a family oriented culture? Rausch and Pausch LP (RAPA) is hiring in Auburn, AL!

We are looking for a Group Leader - Controls Engineering.

RAPA offers the following benefits:

• Primary & Secondary medical coverage
• Supplemental Insurance coverage
• 401-K with a company match
• Paid time off
• 11 Paid Holidays per year
• Potential Bonus opportunities
• Company paid benefits, including: Vision insurance, Life Insurance, and Disability coverage

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate technical adeptness in the area of manufacturing processes, and ability to work with R & D, manufacturing equipment, and operations in the development and maintaining of controls and testing equipment..
• Must have Excellent problem solving skills and take accountability for control and testing system programming and design for all computer controlled machinery and processes. Will work with multi-discipline teams, troubleshoot operational problems, develop process control strategies, and provide training.
• Manage the day to day activities of controls and testing engineers to ensure both project level and larger departmental goals meet desired metric targets.
• Responsible for hiring, training, and professional growth of Engineers within the department.
• Participate as the controls and testing expert in leadership meetings to set project goals, priorities and strategies.
• Responsible for annual training, operational, and capital budgeting for OPC department.
• Oversee machine controls and operations within the company and the development of the overall machine controls/testing strategy for projects.
• Ability to perform and oversee MSA’s and other test system capability analysis
• Manage work being done with equipment vendors to facilitate process control integration. Communicate progress and plans to other team leads. Work with other team leads to negotiate conflicts.
• Lead/oversee the development of all process and machine control design including control network architecture, wiring diagrams, control schemes, plc, testing, and control interface equipment.
• Lead runoff/acceptance/installation activities for new equipment pertaining to the control and operation of the machine. Develop integration plans including resources. Communicate the plan to all involved such as contractors, plant electricians, engineers, designers, plant technicians.
• Manage capital projects that focus on process control integration or upgrades.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating facility IT systems and infrastructure in close coordination with RAPA Group IT (Germany)
• Lead RAPA LP IT Service Help Desk - Assist users with technical or programming issues or needs.
• Perform first-level trouble shooting of any IT system or infrastructure issues and work with RAPA Group IT to resolve.
• Contribute to IT annual budgeting for RAPA LP inclusive of hardware and infrastructure items.
• Support implementation of RAPA IT Roadmap
• Works as a liaison with the Selb, Germany IT team to standardize IT infrastructure, services and support.
• Train users on use of new programs and technologies.
• Own individual work and personal performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills, Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from accredited institution
• At least 6 years of experience in the field of production processes, automotive industry or product testing
• Programming experience in one high-level programming language (C++/Java/Visual Basic/Ruby/Python).
• Strong working knowledge of Beckhoff TwinCat PLC and Drive technology knowledge (Beckhoff Drives ideal).
• Ability to program in Structured Text a must.
• LabView knowledge is a plus.
• Be able to read electrical drawings in IEC 60617 standard format.
• Knowledge of US electrical norms such as NFPA70 and 79
• Ability to design and layout Electrical cabinets.
• Ability to hold a passport and travel within Germany without accompaniment
• Ability to manage and motivate the process control team, resolving issues, scheduling and coordinating work among the team.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
• Expected to proactively solve potential problems before they occur throughout the course of the project including design, specification, construction, acceptance and start up.
• Some knowledge of the German language and customs a plus
• Needs to be highly motivated self-starter that is capable of being assigned a project and expected to produce results with little or no supervision.
• Ability and willingness to make presentations to small and large groups of salary and/or hourly associates.
• Must possess strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office suite knowledge.