Engineering Specialist Controls

Ford Motor Company•Cincinnati, OH

3d•$72,480 - $162,120•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. At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation. We build world-class vehicles in our plants around the world, constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. It’s our people who really make the difference. We encourage all of our employees to think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

Requirements

Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment and conveyor performance issues and downtime.
Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers.
Utilize sound knowledge design and implement vision control systems. Familiar with different type of vision cameras and their programming software.
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery.

Responsibilities

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. Familiar with different type of vision cameras and their programming software. 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.