Senior Controls Engineer

4 days ago


Redford, Michigan, United States Amtec Inc. Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Controls Engineer - Automation Specialist to join our team at Amtec Inc. as a key member of our engineering department.

Key Responsibilities
  • Project Planning and Execution: Participate in a team for planning and leading complex systems and projects, including researching vendors, creating technical specifications, requesting quotations, selecting vendors, creating timelines, issuing purchase requisitions, scheduling installations and tryouts, qualifying and approving equipment/tooling for projects, and etc.
  • Project Leadership: Lead the controls portion of an internal or external project, ensuring that engineering practices comply with government regulations and safety standards.
  • Hardware and Software Implementation: Implement and support hardware and software for PLC, CNC & HMI controls, device level networks, servo and VFD hardware and software, and manufacturing monitoring systems with emphasis on interfacing to higher-level systems.
  • Project Management: Independently apply processes and standards to the needs and progress of projects, responsible for funding planning and tracking of complex over-arching projects based on the client's standard project funding principles (CAPEX, NRE, EA1, EA2, and OP) as needed.
  • Cost Management: Proactively manage and adopt spending plans as needed to meet cost targets, able to identify shortfalls in projects or tasks and independently develop counter-measures, resolutions and implement effectiveness.
  • Team Leadership: Independently lead project teams with production, maintenance, product engineering, quality, suppliers, etc., promoting continuous improvements and actively screening markets and implementing.
  • Time Management: Schedule time according to established job priorities, monitor work progress and resolves problems in order to ensure timely completion of projects.
  • Technical Expertise: Apply controls technology to new and existing processes to provide optimal manufacturing solutions, specify, manage and assist with control designs for new manufacturing equipment procurement, and provide controls technical assistance and support to manufacturing operations.
Requirements
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
  • Experience: 5+ years of experience in controls engineering, experience using Siemens controls, project management or supervisory experience preferred, global project experience preferred.
  • Skills: Experience in manufacturing controls equipment hardware and software design practices and standards, experience using PC hardware and Microsoft Windows in a networked plant floor environment, experience in a project lead role, and ability to travel, including international (~10%).
  • Preferred Qualifications: AutoCAD experience with controls-related drawings preferred.


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