Controls Engineer
About The Position
Controls Engineer (Contract) in Lafayette, Indiana, with 1st- and 3rd-shift availability. The role supports daily production and maintenance in an automated manufacturing plant, standardizing PLC logic, reducing downtime, and improving equipment reliability across robotic and automated systems. The position includes troubleshooting and modifying Allen-Bradley PLC programs and supporting ABB robot interfaces and Keyence and Cognex vision systems. The engineer will also troubleshoot electrical controls, I/O, safety circuits, and networks, and identify and implement cycle-time and uptime improvements. Shift flexibility is required, including working over or under shift as needed.
Requirements
- Controls engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong Rockwell / Allen-Bradley PLC experience, including Studio 5000.
- Experience interfacing PLCs with ABB robots.
- Experience with Keyence and/or Cognex vision systems.
- Strong electrical troubleshooting skills using schematics and prints.
- Availability for 1st or 3rd shift, with flexibility to work over or under shift as needed.
Responsibilities
- Support daily production and maintenance on automated and robotic equipment.
- Standardize PLC logic across lines and cells.
- Improve Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and Mean Cycles Between Failure (MCBF).
- Find and implement cycle-time and uptime improvements.
- Troubleshoot and modify Allen-Bradley PLC programs.
- Support ABB robot interfaces and Keyence and Cognex vision systems.
- Troubleshoot electrical controls, I/O, safety circuits, and networks.
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