Automation Controls Engineer
Flex · Texas
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Flex (industrial) in Texas.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- PLC, Automation, Tooling, AutoCAD
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How this role compares
Against 76 other live controls postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $90k–$132k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 84%
- ✓ Automation 77%
- Robotics 38%
- EHS / safety 27%
- Root cause 22%
- Python 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Tooling, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Job Summary
Reporting to the Director Operations Engineering the Automation (Controls) Engineer role involves maintaining and improving automation equipment, tooling and applications as required to meet specifications.
The experience we’re looking to add to our team
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree in related field
- ✓3+ years experience in a similar role.
- ✓Allen Bradley Studio 5000, Factory Talk ME or SE, Mitsubishi PLC programming experience.
- ✓Familiar with AutoCAD Electrical Design
- ✓OT Network experience
- ✓Must have electrical troubleshooting and design
- ✓Strong communication skills required.
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Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.
A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.
What a typical day looks like
- •Maintain existing and new moderately-complex automation equipment, tooling and applications to automate manufacturing processes.
- •Establish technical manuals, drawings, models, training documentation, preventative maintenance plans and troubleshooting guides for automated equipment and automated processes.
- •Understand the machine operating principle, Consequence of wear and tear parts and product defects
- •Ensure the uptime of machines through design of regular preventive maintenance and assisting breakdown maintenance
- •Should be willing to learn & enhance the skill in all type of Automation equipment.
- •Should prepare why-why analysis & drive for permanent corrective actions.
- •Should be able to give feedback to improve the design of process and equipment.
- •Coordinates project activities with other functional groups such as engineering, operations, and quality to ensure the efficient execution of continuous improvements
- •Collaborates and offers input to planning, building, and maintaining the Automation framework and associated processes for new products.
- •Identifies and drives change to ensure automation effectiveness of existing processes.
What you'll receive for the great work you provide
- •Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- •Life Insurance
- •Short-term and Long-term Disability
- •Matching 401(k) Contributions
- •Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- •Tuition Reimbursement