Controls Engineer
Lear · Comstock Park, MI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Travel
- 40%
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Lear (automotive) in Comstock Park, MI. However, any one position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed.).
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- PLC, Robotics, Automation, AutoCAD
- 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
- Less than usual (3+ 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.
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This plant: Lear in Comstock Park
2 other open roles at this site · 5 people we found on the controls team.
- Controls & Automation Engineer Sr. Specialist · Controls · Senior
- Controls & Automation Engineer Specialist II · Controls
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Responsibilities
- ◆Follows health, safety, environmental regulations, and safety protocols (safety harnesses, fork truck, scissor lift, boom lifts, LOTO)
- ◆Builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among all team members
- ◆Communicate across cross-functional groups
- ◆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
- ◆Provide support to existing Lear automated equipment globally
- ◆Develop predictive maintenance indicators to increase reliability and reduce downtime – (CBM, Industry 4.0)
- ◆Develop contingency and disaster recovery plans
Requirements
- ✓High school diploma or GED.
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in electrical or software engineering preferred
Requirements
- ✓Must be a self-starter, team player, work well with others, and have a positive attitude
- ✓Must be a creative thinker, results oriented, focused, and attentive to detail and accuracy
- ✓Expert in RSLogix5000, Studio5000, and FactoryTalk View Studio
- ✓Knowledgeable of I/O link, AB components, drive control, Keyence cameras
- ✓Ability to read and create electrical drawings in AutoCAD
- ✓Must have ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines
- ✓Understand and communicate applicable safety standards: general industry, machine guarding, robot safety, automated vehicles, conveyor safety
- ✓Self-driven and willingness to work long hours during installations, if required
- ✓Willingness to travel globally 40% of the year
Qualifications
- ✓3+ years’ experience in a controls engineering role at an automation/machine build shop.
Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.
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 country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.
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Job Description
NATURE OF WORK: The Controls Engineer reports to the Controls Manager. Lear designs, builds, and installs equipment for Lear plants globally. Our portfolio includes ASRS systems, automated conveyor, pallet elevators, stackers/destackers, pallet turntables, automatic labelers, shipping trailers, and build line integration. At Lear, we are always looking to incorporate new technologies into our seating plants.
EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED (The following duties are typical for this classification. However, any one position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed.)
- •Follows health, safety, environmental regulations, and safety protocols (safety harnesses, fork truck, scissor lift, boom lifts, LOTO)
- •Builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among all team members
- •Communicate across cross-functional groups
- •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
- •Provide support to existing Lear automated equipment globally
- •Develop predictive maintenance indicators to increase reliability and reduce downtime – (CBM, Industry 4.0)
- •Develop contingency and disaster recovery plans