Sr Automation Controls Engineer

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To support our extraordinary team who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Senior Controls Engineer – Medical Device located in Buffalo Grove, IL or Austin, TX.

Reporting to the Director, Operations Engineering the Senior Controls Engineer – Medical Device responsible for specifying, designing and maintaining automation equipment, tooling and applications as required to meet specifications.

What a typical day looks like:

• Controls Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining control systems in manufacturing equipment.
• Build and design for standardized automation cells and for custom automated solutions from scratch for manufacturing.
• Designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining PLC software and wiring.
• Programming controls for mechanical factory automation equipment (robots, machine vision, servos, pneumatics, etc.)
• Programming PLC's (Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff, Omron, Etc.), HMI's, and Motion Controllers
• Electrical Design: Machine Power/Controls Design, Drafting, Communication Architecture
• Troubleshoot automated processes or equipment when errors occur.
• Develop manufacturing processes by designing and modifying equipment for building and assembling electrical components.
• Work with vendors and plant maintenance to ensure all automation equipment has appropriate spare parts, and a robust PM / Maintenance plan. 
• Perform the work listed in the standard operating procedures as well as work assigned by upper management.
• Communicate and interface with engineers, designers, and operations managers.
• Deploying systems at customer and Flex facilities and performing service work.
• Travel within the US, Mexico, and Europe up to 75%.
  
  

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• BS (and/or MS) Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10 years of relevant work experience from medical device manufacturer or pharmaceutical company.
• Knowledge and ability to research, evaluate, order install, maintain, or upgrade various types of equipment, tools, or tool sets.
• Design of fail-safe electrical circuits using both safety logic controllers and safety-rated relays.
• Robotics programming, at least one of these UR/ABB/Omron/Yamaha.
• PLC Structured Text, and/or Ladder logic programming and experience with software such as GXworks3, Studio 5000, TIA Portal, TwinCat3.
• Industrial HMI design and familiarity with HMI programs such as GTworks3, or FactoryTalk.
• Industrial software integration of mechanical assemblies, electrical systems, sensors, pneumatics/hydraulics, including how to safely checkout these interdisciplinary systems prior to production implementation.
• Ability to use AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar software program to create schematics or drawings.
• Python experience a plus.
• Familiarity with IOT devices a plus.
• Proven understanding of BOMs, manufacturability, process design, and improvement methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing expansions and ramp up preferred.
• Experience in working with equipment suppliers and new tool bring up is a plus.
• Experience in a Medical device and disposable manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Experience in a Fluid filling and Drug Handling Automation is a Plus.
• Experience designing and implementing High Speed and High Accuracy mechanical Automation solutions is a plus.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy in designs and specifications.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once, prioritizing tasks based on deadlines and project importance.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external functional teams verbally, in writing, and via presentations.
  
  

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