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Job Title: Sr Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer (Controls Engineer)
Job Location: Culpeper, VA
Job Code: 9276
Job Schedule: 9/80, every other Friday off.
Our site near Culpeper, VA, in beautiful, rural Orange County (1.5 hours from Washington, DC) is growing! This site is our center of excellence for Solid Rocket Motor Propulsion and Energetics development as well as high-complexity production programs.
We are seeking a Sr Specialist Manufacturing Engineer (Controls Engineer) to join the team at our Culpeper, VA site.
Reporting directly to the Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, this position will work with the manufacturing and facility teams to develop, mature, and transition automation and PLC solutions to improve operations’ capabilities, effectiveness, and employee safety. This role will support developmental and production programs; and requires a motivated, self-starting individual with a passion for technical creativity and the ability to work with others to achieve results. The Controls Engineer will lead solutions through project management activities, requirement development, testing the automation, and transitioning the solution to the production team.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
This position will specialize in developing controls solutions:
40% - Provides Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) support to lead processes controlled by PLC systems and to include trouble-shooting problems/issues and programming new applications for the control of manufacturing processes with PLC software using applicable language. Ability to read and generate PLC ladder logic diagrams (input modules, central processing unit, and output modules).
35% - Conceives and plans projects involving the development and application of controls/automation with input from Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E) representatives. Prepares and maintains detailed safe process instructions/planning by following established manufacturing and SH&E procedures. Participates in proposal and pre-contract activities.
25% - Interface with internal/external suppliers and customers. Participate in preliminary and critical design reviews. Assist in preparing for and participate in process and manufacturing reviews. Troubleshoot existing systems to resolve issues and recommend updates. Accurately report problems, solutions and results in concise written and oral communications.
REQUIREMENTS
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical (preferred), Aerospace, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering plus 6 years of industrial work experience as a manufacturing engineer and/or as a PLC programmer (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
The preferred candidate will be comfortable working with limited instruction, collaborating with a variety of internal stakeholders to gather inputs and design solutions to achieve desired goals and objectives. Must thrive on taking initiative. Works tactically while also steering projects and initiatives.
Travel and Schedule:
Travel will be required to support suppliers or other manufacturing sites (up to 25%).
Occasional off-shift and weekend work may be required to support schedules.
About the Company:
Aerojet Rocketdyne
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor for the global aerospace and defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our more than 50,000 employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.
Company Size:
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Industry:
Aerospace and Defense
Founded:
1942
Website:
http://www.rocket.com/
Full Time
Consumer Services
$102k-123k (estimate)
03/11/2024
05/10/2024
rocket.com
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA
1,000 - 3,000
1942
TOM ARJIL
$500M - $1B
Consumer Services
Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader providing propulsion and energetics to its space, missile defense, strategic systems, tactical missile and armaments customers throughout domestic and international markets. Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate segment that includes activities related to the entitlement, sale, and leasing of the company's excess real estate assets. At Aerojet Rocketdyne, we work on projects that are substantial enough to be challenging, y...et focused in objective, so your individual contribution is never lost in the process. We stress a strong ethical workplace, both in relation to the work we do and the sense of fairness that is extended to all employees, regardless of background. We believe that a primary reason for Aerojet Rocketdyne's success is our focus on honesty, safety, respect for others, quality and accountability. These priorities are the framework for everything we do at Aerojet Rocketdyne and allow us to continue to produce the quality products and technologies for which we are known. Additional information about Aerojet Rocketdyne and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. can be obtained by visiting the companies' websites at www.rocket.com and at www.aerojetrocketdyne.com.
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