Controls Engineer

Job Description

The CSP Sarepta Facility is seeking a Controls Engineer.

The Controls Engineer works directly with plant and corporate engineering on plant and equipment improvement projects, new equipment installations, equipment and process upgrades and improvements, research and development of new products and new processes and new product launches up to and including prototype and development to full production launch of automated systems. The Controls Engineer supports the maintenance staff when troubleshooting/breakdown repairs on electronic equipment is needed and coordinates electronic maintenance work with the plant maintenance staff. The Controls Engineer performs PLC, HMI and PC programming tasks as required for plant operation and creates and maintains electrical equipment and facility drawings. Elementary training of maintenance personnel regarding electronic equipment and processes also fall within the Controls Engineers responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions:
1.Recommend equipment improvements and/or manufacturing methods that would result in improved quality or greater efficiency.
2.Coordinate all mechanical / electrical system modifications with external vendors, maintenance personnel and Facility Engineering Manager in regards to automation control.
3.Organize and maintain all system documentation (mechanical/electrical prints, software documentation and backups, path problems, robot configurations and parameters and configuration parameters).
4.Outline and maintain maintenance practices for automated systems and programs
5.Design and implement software, electrical and mechanical automated systems from concept to full development and production launch.
6.Support and assist maintenance personnel with diagnosing software and electrical system problems.
7.Support Multiple PLC and electrical controlled automated systems
8.Design, implement and support all human machine interface (HMI) hardware and software for automated systems

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor degree electrical engineering.

2. Minimum 5-year experience in the practical application of engineering technologies to manufacturing processes with emphasis on automation, programming, vision systems, and control systems.

3. Experienced in an engineering field within a manufacturing environment.

4. Competence with PLCs, including programming.

5. Competence in personal computer Windows applications including: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and AutoCAD.

6. Working knowledge and experience in the development and implementation of control systems, PLC programming and systems integration.

7. Technical leadership.

8. Long term technical planning as applied to manufacturing processes.

If you enjoy innovation, and an opportunity to learn and contribute to a growing organization, CSP is the place for you!