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Make A Difference For Those Who Make The World™
It takes great people toachieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of53,000+ professionals in 60 countries who are making their mark on some of theworld's most beloved brands, includingDEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, IRWIN, LENOX and more.Job SummaryThe Controls Engineer provides the design to rapidly connect machines to a monitoring/supervisory system, collect and store inputs (discrete & analog). The ways/means to accomplish this vary from site to site and field hardware PLC manufacturers vary as well. Allen Bradley, OMRON, Siemens, Mitsubishi, and FANUC are some of the PLCs in use at our facilities. Some machines have no PLC. For these types of machines, data designs must be made to provide machine feedback and status monitoring. The successful candidate will have vast experience with writing ladder logic, PLCs, and the field I/O (both analog & digital), Kepware/OPC Communications, Ethernet Communications, Field Wiring Installation & Industrial Wiring Safety Standards. In remote or isolated machine conditions, machine/process monitoring will be done via wireless sensors/networking to a wireless gateway.Responsibilities:- Conducting an initial site investigation at facilities to fully understand the machines, existing wiring, and propose options and recommendations on machine connectivity and what best fits the application given the plant's existing hardware/wiring configuration.
- Supporting both the Lakewood and Elyria facilities.
- Design Pilot / POC for new data collection technologies.
- Get quotes/bids on field wiring, panel fabrication (if required), and hardware and sensors.
- Help supervise field wiring installation with Data Enablement Technician.
- Train/support plant personnel with regards to the new Industry 4.0 equipment installed to include any maintenance schedules required.
- Design the processes and standards of data collection from equipment, hardware selection, and implementation model for the Industry 4.0 program.
- Support development of the architecture to facilitate data integration & collection, enabling equipment communications globally.
- Create Electrical Prints prior to Install and As-Built Drawings after installation.
- Act as a liaison between manufacturing and Corporate IT on plant integration activities.
- Write, modify, and troubleshoot ladder logic, PLC, and HMI programming written by outside suppliers and able to extract key pieces of data from equipment.
- Accountable for instrumentation, control wiring design, system commissioning, & startup.
- 4-year Engineering Degree (Electrical or Computer Science or Equivalent) with a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in Industrial Controls and Data Acquisition.
- Knowledge of various industrial networking protocols (i.e. EthernetIP, ModbusTCP, Profibus).
- Knowledge of remote access technologies, remote desktop, VNC and Teamviewer.
- Familiarity with PLC Ladder Logic by various manufacturers.
- Knowledge of Kepware/ThingWorx preferred.
- Knowledge of SQL Server and Data Storage Strategies preferred.
- Ability to manage time & work on multiple projects.
- Good communications and personal skills to convey the concepts of Industry 4.0 to the plant personnel as it applies to the installation being conducted.
- Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means you'll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
- Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that's how the best work gets done. You'll find we like to have fun here, too.
- Purpose-Driven Company: You'll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.
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