Controls Engineering Manager

FUJIFILM Electronic Materials, U.S.A., Inc. is a global leader in chemical solutions that enable the semiconductor industry and the digital universe. Our advanced materials and formulations help manufacturers produce the microchips powering AI, computers, electric vehicles, smartphones, and more.

About the role

The Controls Engineering Manager leads the Controls Engineering team in support of a 24/7 manufacturing operation at our Mesa, Arizona facility. This position provides technical leadership, strategic direction, and hands-on engineering support for plant automation systems, capital projects, maintenance operations, and continuous improvement initiatives. Responsibilities include overseeing automation standards, control system architecture, PLC and SCADA programming, historian systems, industrial networking, instrumentation, and server infrastructure while ensuring system reliability, cybersecurity, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of tools and methods to improve controls system reliability and reduce unscheduled equipment/process downtime, including:
  • Process network systems and infrastructure
  • PLC programming tools and methods
  • Instrumentation and controls systems design and installation
  • Human-Machine Interface (HMI) design and installation
  • SCADA system design, installation, and operation
• Lead, mentor, and develop an onsite Controls Engineering team supporting continuous 24/7 manufacturing operations.
• Administer the plant-wide PI Historian system.
• Provide troubleshooting support for ongoing operations, including callouts and remote troubleshooting.
• Develop data-driven methods and measures to improve process and equipment reliability.
• Ensure process controls infrastructure meets site and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure changes to process controls follow Fujifilm site Management of Change procedures.
• Interface with instrumentation and equipment vendors to ensure effective equipment utilization, use of best-known methods for industrial automation, and proper documentation in Mesa CMMP systems.
• Lead controls engineering activities for plant and facilities capital projects.
• Manage automation capital project budgets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or Automation Engineering required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of industrial controls engineering experience in a 24/7 manufacturing environment required; chemical manufacturing experience preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership or supervisory experience managing engineering teams required.
• Strong project management and capital project execution experience required.
• In-depth, hands-on knowledge and experience with complex instrumentation and controls systems.
• Thorough understanding of Foundation Field Bus protocol systems and infrastructure.
• Experience with design and deployment of SCADA systems architecture.
• Solid background in controls systems troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Expert knowledge and experience to provide technical guidance in support of operational objectives.
• General knowledge of SAP preferred.
• On-call support required.
• Occasional after-hours and weekend work during production outages, maintenance activities, and capital project commissioning.

Mental & Emotional Requirements

• Resilience: Adapting well in the face of workplace stressors, working effectively in high-stress and conflict situations, maintaining poise, and ensuring regular attendance and punctuality.
• Communication: Successfully and professionally expressing and exchanging ideas with all levels of employees, interacting appropriately with customers/clients, working as part of a team, and fostering confidence and trust.
• Reasoning and decision-making: Understanding, remembering, and following verbal and written instructions, reasoning logically, and making sound decisions.
• Comprehension: Completing tasks without direct supervision and addressing multiple problems simultaneously.
• Organizational skills: Multitasking without loss of efficiency or accuracy, working amid distractions and interruptions, and performing under deadlines or productivity quotas.

FUJIFILM Electronic Materials operates six U.S. manufacturing and R&D facilities in Mesa, Arizona; Castroville, California; Hollister, California; Carrollton, Texas; and North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging segments, guided by the Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.”