Title: Controls Engineer
Location: Liberty, NC
Duration: 12 Months Assignment
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Developing process specifications for data collection for machines of battery production lines within the Powertrain department with direct support from other engineers, managers, and support groups.
• Directly supporting other engineers related to controls of machinery.
• Develop/manage overall collection of PLC, Touch Screen, NC Program data for all battery machinery.
• Innovate creative solutions to breakthrough traditional barriers of manufacturing data collection / specifications with leadership from Sr. Engineer in controls.
• Demonstrate the ability to quickly learn new processes as required.
• Organize and guide cross functional activities across traditional company barriers with minimal assistance from management.
Skills:
• PLC experience including the ability to develop from scratch line programs - Not mandatory.
• SQL / Oracle database experience - Postgres.
• Experience developing code and troubleshooting communication protocols (ENET, ENET IP, RFID, RS232/485 and CC link.
• Experience with computer software such as ignition programming for visual communications of and data transferring to servers.
• Mitsubishi controls programming experience.
• Siemens controls programming experience.
Education:
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical field or 10+ years of equivalent professional experience in PLC programming or networking.
Travel:
• Ability for business travel, both domestic and international as needed up to 25%.
• Ability to work weekend and non-production weeks (such as July and December holidays) as needed. Upto 25%
• 25% - International travel will be as per need but not a plan as of now.
Additional Notes:
• Apart from PLC and Networking this role is more towards Data oriented, PLC, Networking, Database experience.
• Data analytics - Power BI. Power Apps, C Python - Nice to have.
• Project Management/ Documentation.