Controls Engineer - Evening Shift

Yanfeng•Chattanooga, TN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Yanfeng is seeking a Controls Engineer to join their team. This role involves troubleshooting automated equipment and production interruptions, supporting HMI applications, diagnosing robot cells, configuring and troubleshooting sensors and vision systems, and working with industrial electrical systems. The engineer will perform root-cause analysis, maintain documentation, provide shift handoff notes, and support equipment launches and continuous improvement projects. The position also requires adherence to all safety policies and procedures, including lockout/tagout and arc-flash boundaries. Additional responsibilities include providing technical support to other facilities, maintaining programming standards, improving human-machine interfaces, and implementing quality improvements. Yanfeng is a global automotive supplier focused on innovation, sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating the future of mobility.

Requirements

Understand, apply, and meet all function related IOS requirements.
Understand, apply, and meet all function related EHS requirements.
Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
Understand, apply, and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
Must be able to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment.
Bachelor's Level Degree in Electrical Engineering / Engineering Technology or similar. Equivalent work experience may also be considered.
Demonstrated capability and practical troubleshooting skill.
3-5 Minimum Years of Experience as an electronic engineer, electrician or similar.
1-3 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
Demonstrated hands-on experience troubleshooting industrial automation in a manufacturing environment.
Working knowledge of Allen-Bradley ControlLogix or CompactLogix PLCs and Studio 5000 / RSLogix 5000.
Working knowledge of industrial HMI systems, preferably FactoryTalk View and PanelView.
Ability to troubleshoot FANUC robots, including alarms, I/O, interlocks, position recovery, and basic program editing.
Experience with Keyence sensors and/or machine-vision systems, or comparable vision technology.
Strong industrial electrical knowledge and the ability to read electrical schematics and safely use a digital multimeter.
Ability to methodically trace a machine sequence and distinguish the root cause from a downstream symptom.
Ability to work independently on night shift and respond calmly to high-priority production issues.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Availability for occasional overtime, weekends, shutdowns, and call-in support as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

Automotive, Tier 1 supplier, or other high-volume automated manufacturing experience.
Experience with POINT I/O, remote I/O, VFDs, servo systems, safety PLCs, barcode systems, and traceability systems.
FANUC robot programming, backup/restore, mastering, or vision experience.
Keyence CV-X, IV, IV2, LR, or similar product-family experience.
Experience with controls standards, machine launches, cycle-time improvement, and equipment acceptance.
Ability to coach maintenance technicians and share technical knowledge.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot automated equipment and production interruptions involving PLC logic, HMI applications, robot programs, safety systems, industrial networks, drives, sensors, vision systems, and electrical controls.
Connect to Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix PLCs using Studio 5000 / RSLogix 5000; trace logic, cross-reference tags, diagnose I/O and communications faults, and make controlled program changes.
Support Allen-Bradley PanelView and FactoryTalk View HMI applications, including alarms, status displays, communications, tag mapping, and minor application changes.
Diagnose and recover FANUC robot cells; interpret faults, verify UOP and PLC handshakes, teach or adjust positions, review I/O and interlocks, and make appropriate program changes.
Configure and troubleshoot Keyence sensors and vision systems, including inspection setup, triggering, lighting, focus, pass/fail criteria, PLC communications, and false-reject conditions.
Troubleshoot 24 VDC control circuits and 120/240/480 VAC industrial electrical systems using electrical drawings and safe work practices.
Diagnose safety circuits, relays, contactors, motors, VFDs, servos, encoders, solenoids, analog devices, proximity sensors, photoeyes, and distributed I/O.
Troubleshoot Ethernet/IP and related industrial communications, including device addressing, managed switches, remote I/O, intermittent connections, and network fault isolation.
Perform root-cause analysis and implement durable corrective actions instead of repeated temporary resets or parts replacement.
Maintain accurate backups, document changes, update drawings and technical records, and follow site change control procedures.
Provide clear shift handoff notes and communicate unresolved risks, temporary countermeasures, and required follow-up.
Support equipment launches, continuous-improvement projects, preventive maintenance, spare-parts strategy, and training of maintenance technicians.
Follow all safety policies, including lockout/tagout, arc-flash boundaries, machine guarding, and controls-related safety validation.
Provide technical support to other facilities if needed.
Maintain current corporate programming standards.
Improve human machine interfaces.
Implement quality improvements.