Controls Engineer

Job Description

Prestige Staffing Services is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer for a direct hire opportunity in the greater Fort Wayne area.

Position Summary

Responsible for specifying, designing and implementing robot path programming.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Improve the design and process control of the paint department operations.

Equipment and control panel upgrades.

Conveyor control integration with robots.

Data acquisition improvements for production reporting.

Safety device and logic changes for zoned safety.

Networking and communications upgrades for reliability.

Allen Bradley PLC logic improvements for uptime and throughput increase.

Specify, design, implement, and track the improvement of robot path programming and optimization of manipulator, applicator, and fluid delivery process.

Equipment specification and procurement, including acting as liaison to builders, customers, and Production for delivery process.

Coordination of trial runs and quality improvement

Implement cost-reduction improvements for both new and existing equipment/processes.

Technical support to all Production and Engineering operations for improvement programs.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.

Minimum five years of experience in controls engineering.

General knowledge of paint department processes

General knowledge of production control / scheduling systems.

Good analytical / problem-solving skills.

Working knowledge of statistical analysis.

General MS-Office skills, Excel and Access.

Fanuc P-250 experience required.

Able to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Good written and verbal communication skills.

Knowledge of ISO14001 and TS16949 requirements.

Good organizational and time management skills.

Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles.

Strong knowledge of PLC programming and networking..

Basic knowledge of machining / tooling; and electrical / schematics.

Full-time