Engineer- Controls I USA (C Crew/AM Shift)

About the role

The work location for this position is to be determined and will be communicated at the time of offer. Candidates must be willing to relocate to any First Solar location. Relocation assistance may be provided where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Supports manufacturing facilities, including remote support of world-wide manufacturing facilities.
• Designs, programs, and coordinates small-scale control systems and projects.
• Aids in the coordination of new equipment installation and implementation.
• Maintains and updates manufacturing process tool electrical drawings, ensuring the tracking of equipment changes is documented and drawings are kept current.
• Troubleshoots and problem-solves equipment controls related issues.
• Interfaces with multiple departments within the organization to ensure corporate controls policies/standards are understood and being adhered to.
• Aids senior engineers on large projects.
• Maintains effective communications levels and fosters team building.
• Ensures adherence to all safety procedures and good housekeeping standards.

Requirements

• Associates/Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field; or equivalent years of work experience.
• Minimum 1 – 5 years of manufacturing equipment controls engineering experience.

Skills

• Understands controls engineering techniques and practices which would be required for global facilities including North America, Asian, and European countries.
• Abilities to trouble-shoot electrical/electronic control systems.
• Understands global manufacturing processes and safety requirements.
• Proficient use of Auto Desk AutoCad drafting software to create electrical schematic and panel layouts.
• Understands programming of Rockwell Automation Logix platform PLC’s, including ladder and function block diagram.
• Understands programming Rockwell Automation Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) including PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus CE, and FactoryTalk View ME/SE.
• Understands designing, programming, and commissioning at least two control networks including ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus and/or Ethernet.
• Understands robotic systems including programming, safety requirements, and design/implementation practices.
• Understands computer hardware/applications and the Microsoft Office family.
• Understands corporate Ethernet architectures and systems at a basic level.
• Understands corporate server architecture at a basic level.
• Communication skills both oral and written.
• Problem solving skills.

Key Competencies

• Takes responsibility for understanding client requirements, collecting data, delivering analysis and problem resolution.
• Identifies, evaluates and recommends options, implementing if required.
• Collaborates with, and facilitates stakeholder groups, as part of formal or informal consultancy agreements.
• Seeks to fully address client needs, enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of client personnel, by ensuring that proposed solutions are properly understood and appropriately exploited.
• Contributes to research goals and builds on and refines appropriate outline ideas for the evaluation, development, demonstration and implementation of research.
• Uses available resources to gain an up-to-date knowledge of any relevant IT field.
• Reports on work carried out and may contribute significant sections of material of publication quality.
• Contributes to research plans and identifies appropriate opportunities for publication and dissemination of research findings.
• Maintains awareness of opportunities provided by new technology to address challenges or to enable new ways of working.
• Within own sphere of influence, works to further organizational goals, by the use of emerging technologies and products.
• Contributes to briefings and presentations about their relevance and potential value to the organization.
• Specifies user/system interfaces and translates logical designs into physical designs taking account of target environment, performance requirements and existing systems.
• Produces detailed designs and documents all work using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate.
• Designs, codes, tests, corrects, and documents moderately complex programs and program modifications from supplied specifications, using agreed standards and tools.
• Conducts reviews of supplied specifications, with others as appropriate.
• Affords assistance to users in a professional manner following agreed procedures for further help or escalation.
• Maintains accurate records of user requests, contact details and outcomes.
• Contributes to the development of installation procedures and standards.
• Uses system management software and tools to collect agreed performance statistics.
• Carrries out agreed system software maintenance tasks.
• Carries out agreed applications maintenance tasks.
• Carries out agreed operational procedures of a routine nature.
• Contributes to maintenance, installation and problem resolution.
• Identifies and resolves network problems following agreed procedures.
• Uses network management software and tools to collect agreed performance statistics.
• Carrries out agreed network maintenance tasks.
• Initiates and monitors actions to investigate and resolve problems in systems and services.
• Affords assistance in the implementation of agreed remedies and preventative measures.
• Receives and handles requests for support following agreed procedures.
• Responds to requests for support by providing information to enable incident resolution and promptly allocates unresolved calls as appropriate.
• Maintains records and advises relevant persons of actions taken.

Potential Candidates

All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

First Solar is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.