Controls SME Engineer

CSP•Auburn Hills, MI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

CSP is the industry leader in the formulation and molding of lightweight, advanced composite components for the transportation industries. As an innovative, full-service Tier One supplier, we offer an entrepreneurial environment where you’re only limited by your own imagination. In addition to our team-focused environment, we provide industry-leading benefits, called BENEfits4U. Our comprehensive offering includes: affordable medical, dental, and vision care; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; 401k with company match and much, much more.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, Robotics, Automation Engineering, or related field.
10+ years of controls/automation experience; 5+ years leading multi-site initiatives.
PLCs: Rockwell, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron.
Robots: Fanuc, ABB, KUKA, Motoman/Yaskawa.
HMIs: FactoryTalk View, WinCC, Ignition, Pro-face.
Industrial Networks: EtherNet/IP, Profinet, DeviceNet, ProfiBus, Modbus TCP.
Safety Systems: GuardLogix, Pilz, Sick, Banner.
Strategic Automation Leadership
Global Standardization
Root Cause Analysis
Project Management
Lean Manufacturing
Industry 4.0
Cybersecurity
Change Management
Coaching

Nice To Haves

Automotive manufacturing and greenfield/brownfield project experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain global standards for PLC programming architecture, robot programming, HMI development, controls hardware, electrical design, naming conventions, and documentation.
Standardize automation programming methodologies across all facilities.
Define approved hardware and software platforms.
Develop engineering design guidelines for new automation systems.
Standardize PLC logic across multiple manufacturing sites.
Develop reusable PLC code libraries and standardized function blocks.
Create corporate programming templates for safety, motion, servo, process control, alarms, and diagnostics.
Support controls integration and lead controls reviews for capital equipment.
Establish global robot programming standards for Fanuc, ABB, KUKA, and Motoman/Yaskawa.
Standardize programs, frames, tool definitions, I/O mapping, communication protocols, and safety configurations.
Develop commissioning procedures and support troubleshooting.
Develop a corporate HMI roadmap.
Standardize screen layouts, navigation, alarms, diagnostics, operator interfaces, and dashboards.
Improve usability and reduce operator training requirements.
Standardize backups for PLCs, robots, HMIs, drives, safety controllers, network devices, and industrial PCs.
Implement automated backups, revision control, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and restoration procedures.
Maintain standardized electrical drawings, network architecture, PLC and robot documentation, commissioning checklists, startup procedures, and preventive maintenance standards.
Support production downtime, launches, installations, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations.
Travel globally to support manufacturing operations as required.
Improve OEE, reduce downtime, standardize troubleshooting, modernize controls, and implement Industry 4.0 initiatives.
Develop training curriculum, mentor engineers, conduct workshops, and maintain best practices.