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Title: Senior Automation Controls Engineer
Location: Toledo OH (Onsite)
Job Type: 12-Month Contract with possible extensions
Shifts: Must be able to support 1st and 2nd shift on rotation.
- 1st Shift - 6am-6pm
- 2nd Shift - 6pm-6am
Rotation: Every 2-4 weeks
Hours per week: 72 hours
About the Role:
The Sr. Automation Controls Engineer for Equipment Engineering are the production line experts for controls. The team troubleshoots any technical issues during production, sometimes working with engineers on any changes, upgrades or configurations that are needed for future production changes. The area where you will work is Bodyshop. This role is located at Toledo OH, facility and reports directly to the Manager, Automation Controls Engineering.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in various controls equipment buy-offs at vendor sites and at Client's factory in Normal, IL for FAT, SAT, and safety.
- Participate in development of controls standards and specifications by feeding back lessons-learned and gaps from each project to ensure that future projects will run smoother.
- Continuously improve the production lines by reducing cycle time, reducing downtime, production support, and improving quality.
- Maintain, modify, and properly version control equipment programs, configuration files, and documentation as changes are implemented. This includes but is not limited to hardware, electrical, safety, pneumatic, network, PLC, HMI, Robot, SCADA, and MES.
- Add or remove network devices from the equipment as needed, updating network switch configurations as needed.
- Troubleshoot, improve, and add features to PLCs using Ladder Logic and/or Structured Text with an emphasis on code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable.
- Troubleshoot, improve, and add features to HMIs to make them more user-friendly, intuitive and suitable for operating and troubleshooting equipment.
- Implement and make modifications to MES logic for production and performance management in the PLCs and HMIs.
- Ensure proper implementation of and modifications to (ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high volume manufacturing equipment.
- Client Internal.
- Train Production and Maintenance teams in proper use of the equipment and troubleshooting from the HMI.
Qualifications:
- 5-7 years of Controls Engineering experience or equivalent work experience.
- BS/MS Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
- Expertise with common controls hardware components used in high-volume manufacturing.
- Hands-on experience integrating and commissioning high volume manufacturing equipment.
- In-depth knowledge of Safety standards (ANSI/RIA15.06, OSHA).
- Experience participating in safety design reviews and validating equipment safeties during buy-off.
- In-depth knowledge of Electrical Standards (NFPA79, National Electric Code, UL508A).
- Experience developing electrical schematics using EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, or similar.
- Advanced proficiency programming industrial equipment using various IEC 61131-3 languages.
- Experience writing standard and safety PLC projects from scratch for high-volume manufacturing equipment using PLCs.
- Experience creating HMI projects from scratch for high-volume manufacturing equipment using FactoryTalk View, Ignition, HMI, or similar.
- Experience programming and troubleshooting industrial 6-axis robots such as Fanuc, ABB, Kawasaki, Nachi, etc. is preferred.
- Experience troubleshooting common fieldbus networks such as Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, or Profinet.
- Knowledge of communications between machine PLCs and database systems.
- Ability to rotate shifts
Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.
Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.
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