Controls/IOT Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and manage master engineering schedule for all projects.
• Lead, coordinate, and supervise others to achieve all plan objectives of the master schedule.
• Create all documentation required for capital investment & obtain approval from upper management.
• Problem solving and investigating problems utilizing root cause analysis and reporting.
• Perform all tasks in accordance with OSHA, EPA, and TGKY procedures and best practices.
• Develop a proprietary IoT system ensuring machine interoperability & centralized data aggregation.
• Perform analysis to determine functional/user, and conceptual/logistical/physical design requirements for system and user interface design and functionality.
• Produce input and solutions for IoT system integration and development testing.
• Provide guidance in PLC data transfer to IoT system.
• Support manufacturing changes in EDI/IoT systems.
• Collaborate cross functionally to ensure effective system development, including training.
• Drive optimization by being actively engaged in continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Expert programming and troubleshooting ability with PLC, HMI, and electronic control circuits.
• Ability to write complex PLC programs from scratch and design/build the control circuits for them.
• Thorough understanding of networking protocols including Ethernet, cc-link, serial comm. and addressing.
• Experience in writing macros and IP addressing.
• Ability to communicate and direct requirements effectively with customers and suppliers.
• Demonstrated Project Management and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and creating technical presentations/documents.
• Capability to lead and conduct root cause analysis for current problems and potential occurrences.
• Knowledge of Toyota Production System and lean manufacturing concepts.
• Strong work ethic, take ownership/responsibility for projects, and maintain high level of productivity.
• High aptitude to pick up on engineering principles and new technology.
• Knowledge of TS and ISO requirements.
• Excellent attendance and punctuality.
• Experience working in a cross-cultural work environment.

Education and/or Experience

• BS in Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several variables.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, equipment or controls.
• The employee is frequently required to stand and occasionally required to walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear and smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat.

Position Type/Expected Work Hours

• This is a full-time position and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Overtime throughout the week and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.