Overview / responsibilities:
wood’s applied intelligence business is currently recruiting for bilingual spanish/english *controls engineers* to join our growing team in mexico, preferably at our silao office. This position will report to the controls manager.
We are looking for control engineers that must be able to *perform the *design and field startup of *control systems* for automotive manufacturing. Experience in industries related to the automotive industry and electrical controls are highly desired. Demonstrated trouble shooting skills are necessary.
*responsibilities*:
- design of control systems on large automotive projects, from customer standards where applicable
- provide expertise in the design of industrial conveyor systems in automotive assembly
- review specifications, and establish non-standard designs
- follow internal and customer standards
- develop a system layout and distribute control equipment appropriately
- review time cycles studies and dimension switch layouts
- design system architecture and network topology
- detail design of control panels
- specify equipment and development of bills of materials
- design of electrical schematic drawings in autocad and/or eplan
- liaise with various project teams and customer representatives
- research and understand the functionality of proprietary control equipment
- communicate effectively and ensure a consistent quality of design
- issue designs as required by the project timing
- provide technical support to site installation teams, and on site startups
- provide both customer and standby support
- undertake projects in new sectors, knowledge of robot programming and vision systems (cognex/keyence)
skills / qualifications:
- bachelor’s degree in mechatronics or electrical engineering
- will have a minimum of 3 years relevant industry design experience with automotive conveyor systems and robot cells, including system architecture, schematic diagrams and control panel design
- proven design experience on (recent) large automotive projects
- detailed knowledge of industrial conveyor systems in automotive assembly, robotic programming and vision systems (cognex/keyence)
- technical knowledge, certification and skills:
- autocad, eplan
- rockwell and siemens plc & hmi, mitsubishi plc
- industrial networks (ethernet, devicenet, profinet, cclink)
- variable speed drives (rockwell, siemens, sew)
- technical knowledge/skills in the following is considered an asset: ford nextgen & gvoss standards; gm g12 & g16 standards, microsoft office suite
- capable of assisting with installation
- debugging plc & hmi with no additional support
- ability to work independently and in a team atmosphere
- able to travel to customer sites for extended periods
- must be fluent spanish english toefl 70, with excellent oral and written communications skills
*cec controls is a wood automation and controls company*
company overview:
diversity statement:
we are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.