Controls Engineer

Prysmian•Taunton, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Controls Engineer will be responsible for managing and monitoring all installed systems and infrastructure. This role involves installing, configuring, evaluating, and maintaining operating systems, application software, and system management tools. The engineer will develop, write, and debug control logic for machine control, and make design modifications and improvements to complex electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment. Key responsibilities include maintaining security, backup, and redundancy strategies, and thoroughly documenting all control logic work. The role also requires preparing reports for management to improve operations and machining reliability, and maintaining a safety-first mentality by observing and following all plant and department safety rules and EHS policies. A high level of knowledge of wire and cable equipment and processes is expected, along with providing electrical assistance and engineering support to the maintenance department. Project management, including cost estimations, designs, specifications, procurement, installation, startup, and cost control, is also a significant part of this role. The engineer will develop and maintain control system and electrical drawings, analyze electrical schematics, and utilize programming devices to analyze PLC programs. Maintaining detailed records of critical process variables and providing direction to maintenance associates for troubleshooting AC/DC drive systems are also key duties. The role involves troubleshooting and repairing plant manufacturing machinery, providing recommendations for system control upgrades, and offering training to process engineers and maintenance personnel. Consideration for energy efficiency in equipment purchases and installations is required, and the role operates within an ISO environment.

Requirements

Advanced computer skills required including PLC programming.
Ability to multi-task.
Advanced knowledge of motor controls and drives (AC, DC and VFD), PLC and relay-based systems.
Able to read and/or create PID drawings and install/implement control devices from engineered drawings.
Extended work hours may be required to meet production demands and avoid downtime.
Must be able to climb stairs and ladders.
Must be able to work in varying seasonal temperatures within an industrial manufacturing environment.
5 years minimum experience in system engineering role.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Wonderware a plus.
10 years proven working experience in installing, configuring, troubleshooting, maintaining applications software and systems controls.
BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electrical Systems, Control System, or a related subject.

Responsibilities

Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure.
Install, configure, evaluate and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools.
Develop, write, and de-bug control logic for machine control, make design modifications and improvements to complex electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment.
Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
Carefully and thoroughly document all control logic work. Keep existing documentation current and accessible to other team members. Ensure that copies of software are up-to- date and available to the rest of the Electrical Team Members and that sufficient back-up copies are maintained in a safe location.
Prepare reports and provide feedback to management as required improving operations and machining reliability.
Maintain and demonstrate a safety-first mentality. Observe and follow all plant and department safety rules, work rules, procedures, and EHS policies.
Develop and maintain an elevated level of knowledge of wire and cable equipment and processes.
Provide electrical assistance when needed.
Provide engineering support and direction to the maintenance department for maintaining electrical and electronic equipment in a manner which optimizes operational performance and safety.
Manage all assigned projects which include cost estimations, designs, specifications, approvals, procurement, installation, startup, cost control, safety and overall implementation to achieve Plant and organizational objectives.
Develop and maintain control system and electrical drawings for the plant manufacturing systems.
Analyze and interpret electrical schematics to the component level as required to make repairs and return equipment to operation.
Utilize programming devices to analyze P.L.C. programs for failures or improvements.
Maintain detailed records of critical process variables and ensure that programs are logical and as comprehensible as possible.
Provide direction to maintenance associates in troubleshooting, repair, and program AC/DC drive systems.
Troubleshoot and repair of plant manufacturing machinery in support of maintenance and production.
Provide recommendations, ideas, and suggestions for upgrading of system controls for equipment and operations.
Provide basic to advanced training to process engineers, maintenance associates and other personnel as needed.
Consider energy efficiency in the purchase, upgrading and installation of equipment.
Operate in an ISO environment which may have specific requirements related to quality, safety, environmental or energy management.
Other tasks as required.

Benefits

Prysmian, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture.
Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.
All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes.
All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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