Automotive Controls Engineer - PLC, HMI & Robotics

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United States - TN - Chattanooga

• Troubleshoot automated equipment and production interruptions involvingPLC logic, HMI applications, robot programs, safety systems, industrial networks, drives, sensors, vision systems, and electrical controls.

• Connect to Allen-Bradley Control Logix and Compact Logix PLCs using Studio 5000 / RSLogix 5000; trace logic, cross-reference tags,diagnose I/O and communications faults, and make controlled program changes.

• Support Allen-Bradley Panel View and Factory Talk View HMI applications, including alarms, status displays, communications, tag mapping, and minor application changes.

• Diagnose and recover FANUC robot cells; interpret faults, verify UOP and PLC handshakes, teachor adjust positions, review I/O and interlocks, and make appropriate program changes.

• Configure and troubleshoot Keyence sensors and vision systems, including inspection setup, triggering, lighting, focus, pass/fail criteria, PLC communications, and false-reject conditions.

• Troubleshoot 24 VDC control circuits and 120/240/480 VAC industrial electrical systems using electrical drawings and safe work practices.

• Diagnose safety circuits, relays, contractors, motors, VFDs, servos, encoders, solenoids, analog devices, proximity sensors, photoeyes, and distributed I/O.

• Troubleshoot Ethernet/IP and related industrial communications, including device addressing, managed switches, remote I/O, intermittent connections, and network fault isolation.

• Perform root-cause analysis and implement durable corrective actions instead of repeated temporary resets or parts replacement.

• Maintain accurate backups, document changes, update drawings and technical records, and follow site change control procedures.

• Provide clear shift handoff notes and communicate unresolved risks, temporary countermeasures, and required follow-up.

• Support equipment launches, continuous-improvement projects, preventive maintenance, spare-parts strategy, and training of maintenance technicians.

• Follow all safety policies, including lockout/tagout, arc-flash boundaries, machine guarding, and controls-related safety validation.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to other facilities if needed.

• Maintain current corporate programming standards.

• Improve human machine interfaces.

• Implement quality improvements.

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:

• International Operating System (IOS):
Understand, apply, and meet all function related IOS requirements.

• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS):
Understand, apply, andmeet all function related EHS requirements.

• Product Safety:
Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.

• Compliance:
Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Compliance requirements

• Information Security:
Understand, apply, and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.

• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.

• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.

• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.

• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment.

Required Education Level/Qualifications:

Bachelor's Level Degree
Area of Study:
Electrical Engineering / Engineering Technology or similar.

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