Engineering Specialist, Controls

Ford • Brook Park, OH

14d • $74,300 - $166,200 • Onsite

About The Position

As part of Ford’s Manufacturing team, the Engineering Specialist, Controls helps plants and implementation teams resolve tooling, equipment, and conveyor performance problems and downtime. The role coordinates resources to identify root causes, define actionable problems, and determine validation methods. It supports and improves manufacturing equipment and automation, including vision systems, industrial barcode printers, machinery, material handling systems, and robots. The position also helps assess equipment safety, train manufacturing personnel and plant electricians, and maintain controls-network computers and software. Overtime, weekend work, and rotating shifts may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; foreign-equivalent degree; or a combination of equivalent experience and education.
• At least 2 years of Controls Engineering experience; internship and co-op experience count.
• Familiarity with PLC/CNC systems (Siemens and Allen-Bradley), VFDs, servos, Profinet, and ABB and FANUC robots.
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts when requested or needed.

Nice To Haves

• Electrical background as an electrician or technician.
• Solid understanding of laser burning.
• Ability to read blueprints, modify electrical schematics, and use AutoCAD.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot equipment and evaluate it for process improvements.
• Experience with conveyor-system programming and overhead gantry.
• Solid understanding of networking, including DH+, Ethernet, and remote I/O.
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience.
• Experience with Lean tools such as 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, and Value Stream Mapping.
• Understanding of 8D, FMEA, and DMAIC processes.
• Familiarity with TQM and Kaizen methods.
• At least 1 year of experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Knowledge of simulation modeling and visual factory management.

Responsibilities

• Lead problem solving to help plants and implementation teams resolve tooling, equipment, and conveyor performance issues and downtime.
• Coordinate resources to identify root causes and fixes, break problems into items that can be validated, and determine appropriate validation methods.
• Set up and maintain industrial barcode printers.
• Design and implement vision control systems, and evaluate equipment for quality and delivery improvements.
• Use FIS plant monitoring software to review equipment cycle times and follow up on project installations.
• Reprogram equipment for engineering changes and improvements.
• Update program backups for machinery and automation.
• Program new installations of automation, machinery, material handling systems, and robots.
• Work with a team to review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety.
• Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians.
• Read and modify electrical prints and schematics using AutoCAD.
• Maintain familiarity with OA and CPN/MPN networks and communication protocols for wired and wireless network connections.
• Manage installation and maintenance of virus-protection software for controls-network PCs; perform PC backup disc images; and install communication, firmware, and controls software.
• Work overtime and weekends as needed.
• Work rotating shifts when requested or needed.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new-parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• 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