Controls Engineer

• Diagnose and resolve causes of electrical and mechanical malfunctions on all equipment.
• Assist the maintenance department in installing new electronic/electrical control equipment and making it operational.
• Develop engineering specifications for electrical control systems and equipment modifications.
• Provide technical support to the maintenance department when required; Plan, direct and record periodic electrical analysis on the production equipment.
• Recommend and initiate modifications or replacement of equipment which fail to meet operating standards.
• Provide training for the maintenance department on the operation and diagnostics of the machine controls and motor controllers.
• Research and implement cost effective upgrades to the equipment and facilities.
• Research and implement the most cost-effective replacement of electrical control parts.
• Keep updated electrical drawings and schematics on all production and plant equipment. Maintain master backups for all machine programs.
• Recommend the electrical spare parts inventory for all new and existing production equipment to insure maximum machine utilization.
• Develop programming and provide support for Programmable Logic Controllers, Robots and Panel Views to maximize both quality and production.

• Provide technical support to other facilities if needed.
• Maintain current corporate programming standards.
• Improve human machine interfaces.
• Implement quality improvements.

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:

• Quality System: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

• 3-5 Minimum Years of Experience as a Controls Engineer, PLC Programmer, or equivalent role.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Special knowledge of electronic design systems.
• Ability to program and interface Allen Bradley drives and controls systems.
• Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems as it relates to controls of such systems.
• Experience with Allen Bradley PLC programming.

• 3-5 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry
• Advanced level Allen Bradley PLC programming.
• Ability to program mainline logic products (Siemens, Omron, Mitsubishi, etc)
• Some knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems as it relates to controls of such systems.
• Advanced level in HMI interfaces and layouts for best operator experience.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate, program, troubleshoot, and optimize industrial vision sensors and machine vision systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience implementing and supporting Industry 4.0 technologies, including connected devices, data acquisition systems, automation, and real-time manufacturing analytics.
• Working knowledge and basic understanding of networking principles.
• Experience leveraging manufacturing data to drive process improvements, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Generous Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits from day one

• Life and Disability Insurance