Controls Engineer
Company | Genuine Parts Company |
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Location | Kannapolis, NC, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s |
Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and five (5) to seven (7) years of related experience.
- PLC – Ability to create, troubleshoot, update existing programs
- CompactLogix and Control Logix experience required
- Studio 5000 and Siemens, Schneider, Automation Direct, etc. a plus
- Ability to program/troubleshoot Robotics (FANUC, Kuka, Epson, UR, etc.)
- Experience setting up from crate to project completion
- Experience with Ignition and/or Factory Talk View Required
- Experience with Motion Control Software (ACS, Delta Tau, or other)
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office suite software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Strong mechanical and math skills and ability to formulate ideas and create design solutions for internal and external customer needs
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Field experience is a plus
- Works as a key member of cross functional teams & must display a can-do attitude that sets an example for others.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for project management, communicating requirements, establishing timelines and coordinating activities with customer requirements for orders.
- Collaborates with other employees to provide follow-up and engineering assistance on defined problems.
- Prepares reports, graphs, planning layouts and summaries designed to communicate project progress or results.
- Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots and provides technical skills and training.
- Recommends and designs components and systems of components working together to meet customer specifications for size, layout and performance.
- Utilizes Computer-Aided Design (CAD), 2D and 3D drawings, schematics, general-arrangement and production layout drawings, load calculations, stress analysis, and/or fabrication/shop drawings to assist with defining problems and completing engineering projects.
- Ensures that processes and environmental conditions comply with local and national regulatory agencies and the organization’s safety standards.
- May provide technical writing and functional explanations of how components work and are integrated into industrial machinery.
- May help improve production methods, determine manufacturing capacity and set up production schedules.
- May act as a mentor to lower level Engineers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Performs engineering calculations, investigations and tasks as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Studio 5000 and Siemens, Schneider, Automation Direct, etc. a plus
- Field experience is a plus