Controls Engineer

About the role

Eaton’s Electrical Division is currently seeking a Controls Engineer to join our team. This position is based at our Waukesha, WI facility. Relocation offered.

Responsibilities

• Support plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by developing and maintaining robust testing and assembly processes.
• Actively participate and support the design, development, fabrication, validation, installation, and troubleshooting of production equipment and programs.
• Provide guidelines for the design and selection of test equipment.
• Develop testing protocols, test data collection programs and best practices.
• Support, service, and troubleshoot controls for production equipment, test equipment, and electrical systems within the plant.
• Identify and remediate potential safety hazards.
• Develop interfaces between SQL databases and production systems.
• Enforce safety expectations, document, and communicate hazards and unsafe conditions to ensure a zero-incident culture and product conformance to electrical safety and quality standards.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, MESH, manufacturing engineering, quality, product design engineering, suppliers, and customers as needed.
• Perform root cause and failure analysis, applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Guide the capital equipment selection process and develop Capital Appropriation Requests (CARS) for new products or process initiatives.
• Participate in assessment processes within the manufacturing environment, potentially as a category lead or champion.
• Lead/co-lead cost-out initiatives and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally using Lean and Six Sigma tools to solve manufacturing problems.
• Leverage advanced technology to improve the effectiveness of information systems for controls.
• Seek opportunities to eliminate waste associated with the flow of factory floor test information.
• Lead/co-lead projects, develop goals, budgets, and work breakdown structures.
• Execute sustained change management within manufacturing operations, utilizing change management techniques such as ADKAR to drive and sustain improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years of Controls/Test engineering experience.
• Experience with various programming software including Visual Basic/Studio, SQL, and other Microsoft applications.
• Experience with Rockwell Software (RSLogix 5, RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View ME, FactoryTalk SE).
• Experience with PLC and HMI programming, and an understanding of safety systems design.
• Experience supporting Engineered to Order (ETO) manufacturing plant.
• Project management experience (PROLaunch).
• GB (green belt) or BB (black belt) certified.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret regulation and standards, and implementing Electrical Safe Work practices such NFPA 70E.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and trouble shoot electrical control, protection, instrumentation, and metering schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Ability to assist manufacturing operations and product designers/engineering personnel to resolve electrical design and build production issues.
• Ability to interpret, suggest, and resolve equipment or installation issues with multiple and varied electrical contractors.
• Daily support with NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand.
• Daily support with PLC and HMI programming, and an understanding of safety systems design.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97,000 - $143,000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Schedule

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Benefits

We offer various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview.