Controls Engineering Technician I

Overview

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Controls Engineering Technician I? Then we're looking for you! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world‑class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the PECNA team today!

The Controls Engineering Technician supports Controls Engineering activities such as testing, check‑out, modification, fabrication, and assembly of miscellaneous control systems. The Technician must be experienced in performing maintenance and troubleshooting activities on control systems in a high‑volume manufacturing environment. The individual will work from schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, layouts, or defined plans to perform testing, checkout, and trouble‑shooting functions.

• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting PLC systems such as Omron, Mitsubishi, and Allen Bradley.
• Understanding of electrical hardware, schematics, wiring diagrams, SOP’s, P&’s, PFD’s, sequence control, and software design.
• Experience performing maintenance and troubleshooting activities on control systems in a high‑volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting complex control systems, including software, hardware, wiring, and electro‑mechanical components.
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting manufacturing image vision systems such as Keyence and Cognex.
• Experience with various mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical control system components.
• Ability to cooperate and work with related departments including overseas.
• Strong documentation skills.

• Wearing PPE is required for some roles at PENA and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.

• Basic/
  
  Required:
  
  High School Diploma, GED
• Preferred:
  Associates degree in Electronic Technology or equivalent experience.

• Familiarity with wiring/cabling/grounding/shielding, wire gauge/terminations, and load/temperature requirements.
• Must be able to work a 12‑hour shift (day or night) to support 24/7 battery manufacturing Control Systems support.
• Ability to cooperate and work with related departments including overseas.

• 3+ years of manufacturing controls engineering technician experience performing maintenance is preferred.
• Familiarity with industrial machinery design and related NEC NFPA 70 and 79 codes.
• Familiarity with ISA standards and symbology.
• Knowledge regarding electrical requirements in hazardous locations (Class I, Div
  2).
• Experience with 480 V panel installations.
• Background working in a high‑volume manufacturing environment.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills.
• Alignment to Panasonic’s seven core principles.
• Resilient, self‑motivated and able to work well under pressure.

• Sit: 40%
• Walk: 30%
• Stand: 20%
• Lift: 10%
• Required Lifting and Carrying: (Required frequency is:
  Not required (0%), Occasional (1‑33%), Frequent (34‑66%), Continuous (67‑100%))
• Up to 10 lbs.:
  Occasional
• Up to 20 lbs.:
  Occasional
• Up to 35 lbs.:
  Occasional
• Team‑lift only (over 35 lbs.):
  Not Required

• Health Benefits – Medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time‑Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job‑related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your…