Controls & Automation Engineer
Lear · Montgomery, AL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Lear (automotive) in Montgomery, AL.
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), PLC, Robotics, Automation, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 14 other live controls postings in Alabama.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 87%
- ✓ Automation 87%
- ✓ Robotics 60%
- ✓ EHS / safety 40%
- Lean 33%
- Root cause 27%
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This plant: Lear in Montgomery
1 other open role at this site.
- Maintenance Technician- 3rd Shift · Reliability · Technician
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Requirements
- ✓Must be willing to work extended hours or varying shifts to include weekends and holidays to install equipment and/or modify equipment when needed.
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Qualifications
- ✓Requires a BS in an Engineering discipline, Electrical Engineering preferred, but others considered plus five years of demonstrated experience in designing and maintaining PLC/HMI based control systems, to include the implementation/validation/commissioning.
Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.
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SENIOR CONTROLS & AUTOMATION ENGINEER - 2nd Shift (2-11pm)
Montgomery, al
This is highly skilled and technical work managing and installing automation and controls systems design, specifying equipment, programming, simulation and testing, and start-up assistance to include automation failure troubleshooting, PLC/HMI programming updating/modification, PLC/HMI documentation creation/modification, quality gate modification, updating, troubleshooting, robotics, vision systems, and Torque Control Box/Gun Programming and modifications.
Your work will include, but not be limited to
- •Creates panel designs and layouts, bill of materials, and wiring schematics.
- •Reads and red-lines electrical schematic drawings.
- •Provides support of manufacturing operations to all shifts.
- •Initiates, implements, and tests change controls to include devising the required corrective actions and process improvements, and manufacturing investigations to both the process and equipment.
- •Identifies potential automation issues and reports to the appropriate personnel.
- •Coordinates implementation and testing with relevant departments and personnel
- •Maintains automation documentation such as functional specifications, recipe parameter tables, and standard operating procedures.
- •Provides PLC/HMI programming support for equipment upgrade projects.
- •Assists in troubleshooting electrical problems on existing equipment.
- •Creates the electrical design for new equipment and infrastructure projects.
- •Assists Six Sigma team efforts with software and hardware support.
- •Manages projects of various scopes and sizes to design, install, and modify plant equipment, processes, and facilities.
- •Provides electrical design of automation and control systems from field devices to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) platforms.
- •Ensures all designs conform to all applicable codes and regulations such as OSHA, NEC, and NFPA.
- •Provides control engineering support on all commissioning and validation initiatives.
- •Assists in developing control system standards and engineering procedures.
- •Participates on Factory Acceptance Tests of equipment.
- •Provides supervision of electrical and mechanical trades and contractors during control system and manufacturing equipment installations.
- •Documents potentially problematic areas, software defect alerts, troubleshooting tips.
Advantages of working at Lear in the Functional Group
- •Team Development
- •Personal Growth Opportunities
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- •Knowledge of regulatory codes and standards such as OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act), and NEC (National Electric Code), and NFPA (National Fire Protection Act).
- •Knowledge of Distribution Control System (DCS) Programming.
- •Knowledge of Electrical Engineering to understand system interactions, sizing of equipment, and fuses.
- •Knowledge of HMI/SCADA Configuration as needed to complete required tasks and assignments.
- •Knowledge of PLC Programming
- •Knowledge of Robotics
- •Knowledge of Project Management
- •Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Access required.
- •Knowledge of Visual Basic required.
- •Knowledge of vision systems
- •Knowledge of computers
- •Skill in using Rockwell Automation Software (e.g., RSLogix500, RSLogix5000, PanelBuilder32, RS View, RSLinx, etc.)
- •Skill in using hands (i.e., screwdriver, hammer, etc.) and power tools.
Physical Abilities
- •Physical Ability to make skillful coordinated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- •Physical Ability to stoop, crouch, or crawl as needed to repair or determine the need for repair of equipment.
- •Physical Ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 40 lbs.
- •Physical Ability to see close environmental stimuli.
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