Ford Motor Company

Engineering Specialist, Controls

Ford Motor Company$84K — $162K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED required
  • 2+ years of Controls Engineering experience (internship and coop experience included)
  • Flexible to work 5x8 schedule (days/nights) and additional hours/shifts as needed
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate resources to identify root causes and implement solutions for tooling and equipment issues
  • Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers
  • Design and implement vision control systems, evaluating equipment for quality improvements
  • Utilize FIS plant monitoring software to track equipment cycle times and project installations
  • Reprogram equipment for engineering changes and enhancements
  • Update machine and automation program backups
  • Program new installations for automation, machinery, and robots
  • Review risk assessments and equipment safety with the team
  • Assist in training of manufacturing personnel and plant electricians
  • Read and modify electrical prints and schematics, including AutoCAD

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career advancement within Ford Motor Company
  • Support for ongoing training and skill development
  • Exposure to advanced manufacturing and engineering technologies
  • Collaborative work environment with industry professionals
  • Flexibility in work hours to accommodate personal needs
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

Lead problem-solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment and conveyor performance issues and downtime.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes, manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated. Determine proper validation methods
  • Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers
  • Utilize sound knowledge design and implement vision control systems. Familiar with different type of vision cameras and their programing software. Continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery
  • Use FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times of equipment, review and follow up project installations
  • Reprogram equipment for engineering changes and improvements
  • Update program backups for machinery and automation
  • Program new installations of automation, machinery, material handling, and robots
  • As part of a team, review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety
  • Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians
  • Read and modify electrical prints and schematics, Auto CAD
  • Maintain familiarity with OA, CPN/MPN networks and communication protocols for connecting to wireless and wired networks
  • Manage installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls network PCs, perform PC backup disc images and installation of communication and firmware and controls software
  • Work overtime and weekends as needed


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • High school diploma or GED Required
  • 2 or more years of Controls Engineering experience (internship and coop experience will be considered)
  • 5x8 schedule (days/nights), with flexibility to work additional hours/shifts as needed.


Even better, you may have...
  • Bachelors Degree
  • Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred
  • Familiar with PLC/CNC (Siemens/ Allen-Bradley), VFD, Servo, Profinet, ABB and FANUC Robots
  • Solid understanding of laser burning
  • Demonstrated ability to read blueprints, modify electrical schematics and use AutoCAD
  • Validated ability to troubleshoot equipment and continuously evaluate for process improvements
  • Experience with conveyor system programming and overhead Gantry
  • Solid understanding of networking to include DH+, Ethernet and remote IO
  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
  • Lean Tools - 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping experience
  • Understanding of 8D, FMEA, and DMAIC processes
  • Familiar with TQM and Kaizen methods
  • One or more years of experience with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
  • Knowledge of simulation modeling and visual factory management preferred


You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
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