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Facilities Controls Engineer
| Company | Applied Materials |
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| Location | Santa Clara, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $124000 – $171000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- BS in Engineering
- 3-7 years of experience working as a controls engineer or I&C engineer role on manufacturing equipment or facilities system
- Strong communications skills required to coordinate work between in-house design team members
- Strong presentation and teaming skills to coordinate with client management and end-user representatives
- Proven track record of successful completion of projects involving control systems commissioning, software integration, calibration, or troubleshooting
- Analyze plant processes, design, and implement improvements
- Technical proficiency in most software applications
- Strong cause-effect analytical abilities to solve problems
- Work experience with PLCs
- Working knowledge of industrial communication protocols (e.g., Modbus, BACnet, Ethernet/IP)
- Skilled in PLC programming (SIEMENS Step7, Allen Bradley Control logix) and SCADA systems such as Ignition and Cimplicity
Responsibilities
- Facilities & Real Estate position to provide leadership in managing outsourced Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) supplier performing operations, maintenance, repairs, and planning of facilities systems
- Responsible for overseeing the maintenance and operation of the facilities support systems to ensure maximum safety and building uptime
- Manage 3rd party IFM provider to ensure proper maintenance of mechanical, electrical, exhaust, waste water treatment, chilled water, process piping, and controls systems
- Responsibility for programming, commissioning, and troubleshooting of electrical, and controls equipment used to improve the existing systems
- PLC programming and troubleshooting using several different programming styles, including ladder logic and structured text
- Optimization and improvement of human machine interfaces, and SCADA systems
- You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including project managers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, software engineers and proposal engineers to ensure proper implementation and integration of our control system solutions
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with contract management and negotiation
- Analyze budgets, assist in fiscal budget planning, and manage services to budgets
- Anticipates business and regulatory issues
- Recommends product, process or service improvements
- Comprehensive knowledge in Semiconductor/cleanroom automated facility controls
