What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Controls Engineer - Corp position at Midway Products Brand?
POSITION SUMMARY
- Provide electrical controls and programming direction and support on capital, facilities and equipment projects and support throughout the design, installation, startup and launch process.
- Provide electrical controls and programming direction and support throughout the tooling design, build, tryout and launch process.
- Provide support necessary to achieve daily production goals and technical support for all Midway Products Group facilities.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Performs a variety of engineering work and oversight in the manufacturing, installation, operation and maintenance of electric or electronic systems in our new tooling and equipment
- Participate or lead projects of greater magnitude and scope. Possibly more than one at a time
- Operate with considerable latitude for un-reviewed action or decision
- Recommend changes in procedures and standards
- Ensure that our vendors follow our Controls/Programming Standards
- Schedules work to meet completion dates and technical specifications at our plants
- Review progress and evaluates results
- Reviews and approves vendor’s controls designs
- Provides control engineering expertise to our plants as directed/requested
- Develop controls packages for metal processing and assembly equipment
- Maintain thorough familiarity with controls developments and new technologies in the industry which might be adaptable within our manufacturing operations
- Participates in Design Reviews (Concept, 50% & 100%)
- Participates in TSRO’s
- Participates in HLRO’s
- Work in partnership with the Manufacturing Engineering Department to significantly improve the tooling, equipment and processes delivered to our plants
- Work in partnership with the plants to improve the overall operating performance of our plants, through the identification and implementation of concepts/ideas that improve the overall operational performance of our plants and meet throughput commitments
- Reduce the start-up, launch, tryout (debug) time and cost of new tooling, equipment and process installation into our plant
- Drive new tooling & equipment to operate at our quoted or MOS throughput rate, whichever is greater
- Apply world class continuous improvement principles (VSM, Lean, 6-Sigma, Kaizen, etc.) to all our new tooling, equipment & processes
- Participate/lead activities to develop standard for plant connectivity (Ethernet, MLAN, data collection)
- Prepare proposals and authorizes cost estimates for future work
- Work in partnership with IT on Cyber Security issues related to Industrial Control Systems
- Supervise and coordinate technicians and plant controls engineers assigned to projects
- Provide support to vacationing or absent Plant Controls Engineers
- Overtime and weekends, as required
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management
JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Preferred four year degree in Electrical Engineering with five years experience
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to use ingenuity and imagination to solve design production problems
- Industrial PLC and robot programming skills are essential
- Understanding of:
- Mechanical Power Presses and Servo Stamping Presses
- Part Transfer Controls on Stamping Presses
- Metal Coil Feeding Systems associated processes
- Industrial Power Distribution Systems (12kV – 480V)
- Hydroforming Presses and associated processes
- Resistance MIG Welding Processes
- Laser Welding and Cutting Processes
- Robotics (Material Handling, MIG, Spot Welding and Sealant Dispensing)
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Normal office environment
- Normal shop environment, which includes travel to plant sites, tooling vendors and suppliers.
- Required use of personal protection equipment; hazards and conditions typically associated with a manufacturing environment