Job description The Senior Controls Engineer is responsible for leading controls development, design, programming, and implementation of innovative and advanced technology used in our process control systems.
This position is also considered an expert who can troubleshoot new systems, legacy systems, and upgrade efforts. The Senior Controls Engineer is also responsible for developing capital improvement project budgets and working on cross-functional teams with teammates from maintenance, engineering, quality, production, and others as required.
This position will be tasked with issues of high complexity, high difficulty, and often high urgency. This corporate position will be heavily supporting the production facilities in North, Central, and South America, sometimes requiring unplanned immediate travel, weekend work, and off-shift work. Travel requirements are project dependent and vary from 40-65%.
- Leads projects or processes of diverse scope, while working independently with limited supervision
- Works in cross-functional teams to implement projects and integrated solutions
- Defines electrical controls, tasks, scope, and budget
- Participates in Risk Assessment, then develops and implements safety design per ANSI B11/ISO 13849 using the PL required
- Design of electrical schematics (AutoCAD E), PLC programming (Rockwell), and HMI solutions (Rockwell and/or Ignition)
- Executes electrical design, UL508 panel construction, machine installation, programming, and startup of systems
- Supports continuous improvement/automation activities
- Designs and installs/implements electrical equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for commercial and industrial purposes
- Supports relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Significant Experience in Ladder Logic, Safety PLC programming and HMI design
- Experience in Allen Bradley software Studio/RS Logix 5000, FactoryTalk View Studio and RSLinx Classic/OEM
- Experience with AutoCAD Electrical
- Experience in hardware design: low voltage (<600VAC) Power Distribution, UL 508A Controls Design, VFD sizing and Ethernet/IP Networking Architecture
- Experience providing equipment installation oversight, machine commissioning and startup of large-scale equipment
- Travel requirements are project dependent and vary from 40-65%
What are the 3-4 non-negotiable requirements of this position? ***Must have Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering***, with 6+ years of relevant experience. 6+ years' experience as an Electrical Engineer designing and implementing process controls Significant Experience in Ladder Logic, Safety PLC programming and HMI design Experience in Allen Bradley software Studio/RS Logix 5000, FactoryTalk View Studio and RSLinx Classic/OEM Experience with AutoCAD Electrical Experience in hardware design: low voltage. Travel requirements are extensive at certain stages of capital projects, with an average of 65%
What are the nice-to-have skills? Expert in Rockwell Automation products including motion and safety Experience in control system design and specification. Experience in process electrical design Experience in Inductive Automation Ignition. Experience troubleshooting complex systems
Describe how this position fits in your organization. We can't relo someone to to another city except for Nashville, TN but are open to candidates near the listed cities (1 hour drive). The Senior Controls Engineer will be a part of our Corporate Engineering function, otherwise known as Process Systems Development (PSD). The PSD team works cross-functionally with safety, production, and plant engineering across our tire manufacturing site locations in North, Central and South America. This team manages the full project lifecycle of large capital projects within manufacturing including installation, testing, debugging, commissioning, integrating, and troubleshooting. We are seeking candidates with experience in Controls Engineering to support projects such as new technology evaluation and opportunities for automation. At Bridgestone we work as one team. We are seeking candidates that can communicate, collaborate, and effectively partner with our teammates from various backgrounds and skillsets to produce excellent business results. We expect our Senior Controls Engineers to take ownership of their projects with a continuous improvement mindset and passion for integrating new products and innovations to a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will be located in Nashville, TN. or be within an hour drive of one of the plants listed. We can't relo someone to to another city except for Nashville.
What is exciting about this opportunity? Please include team and company culture. Sign on BONUS...Highest level of corporate engineering within Bridgestone Americas Manufacturing Group. Leading large scale (multi-million dollar) Capital Projects across our footprint of 14 plants. Highly collaborative.
