Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Controls Engineer.

This role is based in Nacogdoches, TX. Relocation Assistance will be provided.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $80250.03 - $117700.04 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

This position is responsible for supporting plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by developing and maintaining manufacturing automation, maintenance and test systems.

In this role you will:

• You will lead troubleshooting activities on malfunctioning production machinery, equipment and software. Must be capable of effectively solving problems in the manufacturing environment while abiding by all applicable safety regulations and polices.

• You will analyze legacy applications and make recommendations for how to upgrade or replace the hardware and/or software in order to ensure long term sustainability.

• You will perform upgrades to legacy software in order to support new hardware, changes in third party software or Eaton mandated software changes.

• You will work with manufacturing engineers to develop and evaluate capital appropriation requests (CAR's) for new products, processes, programs and initiatives.

• You will coordinate with local engineering resources and outside vendors to develop functional specifications for new manufacturing machinery and software purchases.

• You will support the commissioning of new manufacturing machinery and software including installation, debugging, validation testing and communication of changes.

• You will be capable of leading cross functional root cause and failure analysis teams. Applies critical thinking, problem solving, and teamwork skills to resolve issues and prevent them from reoccurring.

• You will develop and review test equipment specifications and compliance. Testing types includes but not limited to AC/DC dielectric withstand test, TCC timing test, partial discharge test, and system/sub-system level functional test, You will implement, maintain and troubleshoot CNC and PLC systems based on Allen Bradley, Siemens and GE Fanuc platforms

• You will develop, implement, and document production test processes and methods.

• You will diagnose and troubleshoot machining equipment, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

• You will diagnose, maintain, and troubleshoot power and communication networks such as Devicenet, Profibus and Ethernet based systems.

• You will develop and maintain up-to-date operation manuals and electrical prints for all equipment

• You will work flexible hours depending on production shifts and project requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution.

• Two (2) years of experience in a Manufacturing environment

• Experience in designing and deploying various PLC hardware and software – RSLogix5, 500 &5000, Semins Step 7, Allen-Bradley HMI systems, VB.Net and C#

• Must be eligible to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and in the future.

• Relocation Assistance will be provided for candidates that reside outside a 50-mile radius of Nacogdoches, TX

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in NFPA70E and OSHA Regulations in Electrical Safety (Arc Flash, LOTO, Approach Boundaries, PPE selection and testing)

• Six Sigma or/and Lean Manufacturing (Yellow, Green or Black Belt certified)

• Experience in reading, marking up and updating blueprints, wiring diagrams and electrical schematics and one-line drawings

• Medium and High voltage and high current testing

• LabView certification is a plus

Skills:

• Able to work in a fast paced environment with changing priorities

• Experience with National Instruments LabView and PC based I\O systems

• Ability to troubleshoot program and system issues

• Must have strong interpersonal skills and communicate effectively with other functional areas including: Quality Assurance, Design Engineering, Purchasing and Inventory Control and Production Scheduling

• Proficiency in various programing languages - VB6, VB.Net, C#, SQL, Ladder Logic

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