Controls Engineer

Company: Careerbuilder-US
Location: Clarksville
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

PROFILE: Our client is an established manufacturing facility in the Clarksville, TN. area who is completely under new management and under a new name and has been making enormous strides to improving the facility! Since assuming responsibilities of the facility, our client has been identifying areas where improvements can be made and has been quick to address them and has been increasing its staffing to make sure there is adequate coverage on all shifts and all professions throughout the facility. They have recently been awarded new business for several new vehicle launches and are growing to match the increased demand. POSITION: In this role as a Controls Engineer you will play a part in handling all automation related duties whether it be writing new code for the automation and robotics, working on capital projects to install and commission new equipment or to help the Maintenance Team on fixing more complex issues. The Controls Engineer plays an important part of ensuring machine uptime when related to PLC errors and making programming changes to help reduce cycle times or other projects to improve manufacturing performance on production lines. REQUIREMENTS: - A post secondary education in a manufacturing related field (ideally in Engineering) is preferred but not required - Must have worked at least 5 years in a manufacturing plant in a Controls Engineering related position such as an advanced Maintenance Technician - Must have a very strong skillset in PLCs, automation, robotics and programming - Must have prior project experience with integrating new manufacturing equipment - Must be able to work with cross functional teams - Ideal candidates will have have Six Sigma certifications or other lean manufacturing experience/ certifications - Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holderJob Requirements:

• Developing electrical systems and controls
• Create control system electrical schematics
• Maintain electrical and controls specifications
• Develop electrical schematics and controls drawings
• Write advanced electrical controls programs
• Establish systems process control requirements
• Verify adherence to controls engineering design
• Create control system and electrical schematics
• Overseeing various electrical and controls engineering functions
• Develop controls systems for industrial use utilizing knowledge in control engineering
• Develop electrical and controls system architecture
• Implement electrical controls and automation systems for a manufacturing facility
• Extracted from process control systems
• Aid in the controls system design
• Sell advanced access control systems
• Develop electrical and controls system design solutions based on engineering principles
• Write code developing motion control logic and machine control logic
• Managing control system projects and supporting existing plant control systems
• Perform as a plant engineering department electrical, instrumentation, and control engineer
• Develop and upgrade electrical controls for manufacturing equipment

Keywords: Careerbuilder-US, Clarksville , Controls Engineer, Other , Clarksville, Tennessee