Engineering Specialist, Controls

Ford Motor • Louisville, KY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

In this position, you will lead problem-solving efforts to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment, and conveyor performance issues and downtime. You will coordinate resources to find root causes and fixes, manage and break down problems into verifiable items, and determine proper validation methods. This role involves the setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers, and the utilization of sound knowledge to design and implement vision control systems, including familiarity with different types of vision cameras and their programming software. You will continuously evaluate equipment for improvements in quality and delivery, use FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times and project installations, and reprogram equipment for engineering changes and improvements. Additionally, you will maintain program backups for machinery and automation, program new installations of automation, machinery, material handling, and robots. As part of a team, you will review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety, assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians, and read and modify electrical prints and schematics using Auto CAD. You will also maintain familiarity with OA, CPN/MPN networks and communication protocols for connecting to wireless and wired networks, and manage the installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls network PCs, performing PC backup disc images and installing communication, firmware, and controls software. Overtime and weekends may be required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2 or more years of Controls Engineering experience (internship and coop experience will be considered)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls or Automation Engineering
• Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred
• Familiar with PLC/CNC (Siemens/ Allen-Bradley), VFD, Servo, Profinet, ABB and FANUC Robots
• Solid understanding of laser burning
• Demonstrated ability to read blueprints, modify electrical schematics and use AutoCAD
• Validated ability to troubleshoot equipment and continuously evaluate for process improvements
• Experience with conveyor system programming and overhead Gantry
• Solid understanding of networking to include DH+, Ethernet and remote IO
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
• Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping experience
• Understanding of 8D, FMEA, and DMAIC processes
• Familiar with TQM and Kaizen methods
• One or more years of experience with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• Knowledge of simulation modeling and visual factory management preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment and conveyor performance issues and downtime.
• Coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes, manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated.
• Determine proper validation methods.
• Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers.
• Utilize sound knowledge design and implement vision control systems.
• Continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery.
• Use FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times of equipment, review and follow up project installations.
• Reprogram equipment for engineering changes and improvements.
• Update program backups for machinery and automation.
• Program new installations of automation, machinery, material handling, and robots.
• As part of a team, review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety.
• Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians.
• Read and modify electrical prints and schematics, Auto CAD.
• Maintain familiarity with OA, CPN/MPN networks and communication protocols for connecting to wireless and wired networks.
• Manage installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls network PCs, perform PC backup disc images and installation of communication and firmware and controls software.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED