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Controls Application Engineer

FM Industries, Inc.

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Phoenix, AZ
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Job Description

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Job Overview:

DESCRIPTION:

This technical professional reports to the Engineering Manager. Responsibilities: apply standard engineering techniques to design, develop and maintain instrumentation or controls systems.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

  • Multi-disciplinary position responsible for design, operation, installation.
  • Basic electrical understanding of valves, limit switches and general hardware.
  • Automates manufacturing processes through use of instrumentation or controls systems
  • Develops new or modifies existing systems, interfaces or embedded controls
  • Participates in setup and commissioning or new equipment or upgrading of current equipment
  • Troubleshoots and resolves malfunctions and makes recommendation of improvements
  • Provide continuous improvement to controls systems throughout plant
  • Support engineering and maintenance for advanced troubleshooting
  • Operate, upgrade and maintain data acquisition system hardware
  • Create Schematics for new instrumentation
  • Write procedures to address both routine tasks as well as off nominal troubleshooting steps

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS:

  • N/A

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • 2-5 years of professional experience with instrumentation and controls systems
  • 2-5 years of professional experience with manufacturing in semi-conductor industry
  • Experience in the following fields, robotics, automotive, communication systems or process type industrial systems
  • Experience with one or more of the following electrical test equipment: oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies
  • Experience in Python, SQL, HTML, Java, and MS Excel
  • Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLC)
  • Experience with OPC-UA Framework
  • Ability to interpret a variety prints and technical drawings.
  • 5 or more years of designing test and automated systems
  • Knowledge of test equipment (DMM, Power supplies, thermal chambers, PXI, sensors etc.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS WHILE PERFORMING THE JOB:

  • <Standing or sitting> for extended periods of time, <sitting or standing>, walking, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, or bending to the floor; use hands to finger, handle or feel parts and materials; reach with hands and arms and overhead; and talk and/or hear instructions and equipment sounds.
  • Occasionally <sitting or standing>.
  • Lifting and/or moving items up to 40 pounds.
  • Close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Ability to differentiate shades and color to identify coating defects.
  • Near acuity or accommodation required for reading instrumentation and documentation, dial and digital gauges, blueprints, and precision measuring instruments used in the inspection of coating operations.
  • Ability to handle delicate parts.

 

WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF THE JOB:

  • Regularly exposed to moving equipment, mechanical parts, ovens, and risk of burns.
  • Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.
  • High noise levels from operating machines.
  • The employee will be required to use personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent exposure to hazardous materials commonly used in a manufacturing environment (i.e., safety glasses and shoes, gloves, ear plugs/covers, mask, cleanroom suit).
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  • Approximately 80/20 office and shop floor environment.
  • Low noise levels in office environment.
  • High noise levels while working near operating machines.
  • Physical hazards while working near moving equipment and mechanical parts.
  • Possible breathing of fumes, odors, dust, and mist.