Senior Automation Controls Engineer
Lear · Southfield, MI
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Controls
- Travel
- 40%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 15+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior controls role at Lear (automotive) in Southfield, MI. Be part of a team of experts to drive solutions that improve efficiencies, safety, and quality.
- They ask for
- 15+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Kaizen, PLC, Robotics, Automation, AutoCAD, MES
- Day to day
- about 40% travel
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How this role compares
Against 56 other live controls postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (15+ vs 5+)
Typical $79k–$143k, from 17 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 77%
- ✓ Robotics 65%
- ✓ PLC 61%
- ✓ New product launch 32%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 30%
- ✓ AutoCAD 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Kaizen, Python, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Controls team at Lear
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This plant: Lear in Southfield
1 other open role at this site · 5 people we found on the controls team.
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requirements
for automated cells
- ✓Willingness to travel in North America – time traveling can be up to 30-40%
Qualifications
- ✓Expert in RSLogix500, RSLogix5000, Studio5000, and FactoryTalk View Studio
- ✓Ability to navigate and interpret structured text programming languages like Visual Basic, C++, C#, and Python
- ✓Fanuc and Universal Robotics Programming or basic understanding with Robotics
- ✓Knowledgeable of I/O link, AB components, drive control, Keyence cameras, and industrial networking
- ✓Basic experience with Vision systems to guide robot – offsets
- ✓Understand and communicate applicable safety standards: general industry (OSHA 1910), machine guarding, robot safety (ANSI/RIA 15.06), automated vehicles, conveyor safety
- ✓Supporting member of Risk Assessments on all automated equipment
- ✓Ability to read and create electrical drawings in AutoCAD
- ✓Coordinate and manage controls systems
- ✓Communication with external manufacturing system/MES and OPC
- ✓Experience with SCADA systems
- ✓Must be a creative thinker, results oriented, focused, and attentive to detail and accuracy
- ✓Self-driven and willingness to work long hours during installations, if required
- ✓Willingness to travel up to 40% of the time
- ✓Bonus: Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV/AMR) experience
- ✓Team Development
- ✓Mentor and Train plant controls engineers and support production as needed.
- ✓Communicate across cross functional groups
- ✓Support Kaizen, Improvement walks, and Error proofing projects
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and/or Software Engineering
- ✓5 -15 years’ experience in a similar role
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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As a member of the Automation team, the Senior Automation Controls Engineer will be responsible for Leading, Supporting, Implementing, and Managing Automation projections while driving innovation in advancements.
The candidate will use their vast knowledge, experience, and resourcefulness to lead and implement automation cells and drive standards across North America. The candidate must be able to develop the concept, aid in the mechanical - lectrical design, install, train the receiving plant, and provide ongoing support for the robot cell. The candidate must also possess the skill to project lead other Integrators as a subject matter expert.
Advantages of working at Lear in the Automation group
- •Drive Innovation with new advancements in Industry
- •Opportunities for future training to broaden skills
- •Be part of a team of experts to drive solutions that improve efficiencies, safety, and quality
- •Work with multiple assembly plants and integrator.
Automation Controls Role
- •Responsible for projects from technical specification to startup support
- •Design and develop all aspects of electrical control systems, equipment, and programming using Lear standards and build upon with innovative ideas
- •Write, implement, and debug PLC software
- •Develop contingency and disaster recovery plans
- •Support install, launch and production of all cells.
- •Support implementation of proven and newly developed advanced automation.
- •Robust programming to increase equipment uptime without continuous intervention.
- •Document and use existing control standards to develop