PLC Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide guidelines for the design and selection of test equipment, testing protocols, test data collection programs, and best practices.
• Support, service, and troubleshoot test equipment and electrical systems within the plant.
• Develop test equipment specifications ensuring compliance with electrical safe work practices and OSHA requirements.
• Identify potential safety hazards, provide input into remediation, and ensure equipment functionality meets required specifications.
• Enforce safety expectations, document and communicate hazards and unsafe conditions to maintain 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.
• Apply critical thinking and problem‑solving skills to deliver specified cost, quality, and performance in a safe and efficient manner.
• Teach others critical thinking and problem solving.
• Guide and instruct the capital equipment selection process.
• Develop and evaluate Capital Appropriation Requests (CARs) for major new product or process programs and initiatives related to testing/controls.
• Participate actively in assessment processes within the manufacturing environment, acting as a category lead or champion when required.
• Lead or co‑lead cost‑out initiatives and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with teams using Lean and Six Sigma tools to solve manufacturing problems.
• Drive initiatives to closure and monitor associated metrics.
• Participate in continuous improvement Kaizens/BPIs as appropriate to the facility.
• Leverage advanced technology and innovation to improve information systems for testing/controls.
• Seek opportunities to eliminate waste associated with the flow of factory‑floor test information.
• Lead projects, develop project goals, budgets, and work‑breakdown structures.
• Align cross‑functional resources (Production, Quality, EHS, Maintenance, Engineering, contractors/vendors) to ensure project goals are met.
• Develop and execute communication plans among project/program working groups, leadership teams, and stakeholders.
• Execute sustained change management for manufacturing processes, utilizing techniques such as ADKAR and the Management of Change (MOC) process.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computers, math, science, or a related technical field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of test/controls engineering experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
• Experience with programming software such as Visual Basic, Visual Studio, SQL, and other Microsoft applications.
• Proficiency with Rockwell Automation software (RS Logix 5, RS Logix 500, RS Logix 5000, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View ME, FactoryTalk SE, VB6) and NI LabVIEW/NI TestStand.
• Experience with PLC, HMI programming, and safety systems design.
• Project management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of controls/test engineering experience.
• Understanding of problem‑solving methodologies (thought maps, 8D, root cause analysis, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, control charts, Pareto charts, A3s, etc.).
• Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Experience in electrical testing procedures and protocols.
• Fundamental knowledge of electrical equipment at component and integrated system levels.
• Engineering degree or related technical degree (if not already covered).

Technical Skills

• Visual Basic / Visual Studio
• SQL and Microsoft Office applications
• Rockwell Automation: RS Logix 5, RS Logix 500, RS Logix 5000, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View ME, FactoryTalk SE, VB6
• NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand
• PLC and HMI programming
• Safety systems design
• Project management tools and methodologies