Automation Controls Engineer

About the role

The Automation Controls Engineer at Materion will design, fabricate, program, install, modify, and repair all aspects of electrical control systems, equipment, and machinery. Responsibilities include developing electrical and controls system design solutions based on engineering principles, generating electrical schematics and documentation, performing PLC/HMI/Automation Controller programming, defining scope documents for new and existing equipment, establishing product acceptance criteria, analyzing project requirements, and performing technical calculations.

Responsibilities

• Design, fabricate, program, install, modify, and repair electrical control systems, equipment, and machinery.
• Develop electrical and controls system design solutions based on engineering principles.
• Generate electrical schematics and documentation necessary to install and troubleshoot control systems and interface it to other system components.
• Perform PLC/HMI/Automation Controller programming with emphasis on program reliability, safety, and ease of troubleshooting documentation.
• Define scope documents for new and existing equipment from external providers.
• Establish product acceptance criteria.
• Analyze project requirements and perform technical calculations supporting design including electrical requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent demonstrated required capability as an Automation technician for 5 years.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Preferred: knowledge of Lean / Six Sigma principles.

Qualifications

Education and experience required: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or demonstrated required capability as an Automation technician for 5 years. Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment. Preferred: knowledge of Lean / Six Sigma principles.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Veteran Friendly

Materion’s Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace. We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company. Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.