Sr. Controls Engineer

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At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry‑leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Powertrain, and we do it by creating world‑class powertrain systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex powertrain systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety.

Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Powertrain.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology certification or 5 plus years of equivalent experience and education. Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the automotive manufacturing environment. Must have strong knowledge of PLC’s (Allen Bradley and Siemens). Knowledge of robotics (ABB and Fanuc) preferred. Experience of HMI programming including but not limited to: RS Logic Suite, FTView, and Siemens Programming Suite required.
  
  Must have knowledge of various networks such as Ethernet/IP, DH+, RIO, Device Net, Control Net, and RS232. Must be able to interpret and design electrical schematics. Must be continuous improvement minded and must understand the “7 wastes” to write effective programs. Must have ability to multitask.
• Must be adaptable, striving to find creative solutions to problems as they arise. Working knowledge of Omni Links and Wintress preferred.
• Must be able to obtain Hilo, Crane, and/or Aerial lift.

Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned. These duties cover only the more significant responsibilities, they are not meant to be all inclusive. Other duties may be given by Manager / Supervisor in addition to, or instead of, those listed here.

• Responsible to plan and execute new installations, upgrades and continuous improvements with internal and external resources to support our business goals and objectives.
• Reads, modifies, and troubleshoots PLC programs (Allen-Bradley and Siemens preferred) using laptop computer.
• Work with Manufacturing and/or Quality to solve customer Quality issues
• Analyze plant processes and help make improvements based on extensive knowledge of electronics, engineering, and mechanics.
• Proactively develops improvement suggestions to improve plant performance, equipment reliability and uptime
• Creates programs to minimize and limit down time.
• Ensures that error proofing devices are programmed to be checked real time and processes are stopped when malfunctions are detected.
• Ensures that all sensors, processes and relevant parameters are checked in real time to ensure process compliance and processes are stopped when malfunctions are detected.
• Writes programs in a manner that has sufficient information and is available to the operators so trouble shooting can be done by operators.
• Writes programs in a manner that the process capabilities are maximize and equipment wear and tear is kept to a minimum possible.
• Supporting implementation of Factory 4.0.
• Create, verify, and maintain electrical control schematics and program documentation.
• Create and maintain…