Manager- Controls Engineering

The work location for this position is to be determined and will be communicated at the time of offer. Candidates must be willing to relocate to any First Solar location. Relocation assistance may be provided where applicable.

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.

• Bachelor's or Master Electrical/Electronics or Instrumentation and Controls Engineering or Mechatronic (Robotic).
• Minimum 8 years of manufacturing equipment controls engineering experience.
• 3 - 6 years of team lead or supervisory experience or 2+ year of management experience.

• Excellent understanding/knowledge and experience in controls engineering techniques/practices/standards and ability to trouble-shoot electrical/electronic control systems.
• Excellent understanding and demonstrated competence in:
• Industrial I/O networks
• Corporate Ethernet architectures and systems used for integration of plant floor system to MES or Cloud layers.
• Automation system architecture including PLC based controls, Distributed I/O architectures, HMI server/client applications, PC based applications, and robotics.
• IO networking in the following network types:
  Ethernet/IP, Profibus, Mod Bus, Device Net, Profi Net
• Ladder based PLC programming and applications, including Allen-Bradley and Siemens brand systems
• Programming Rockwell Automation Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) including Server/Client SCADA systems;
  Proface, WinCC, Ignition a plus.
• Robot systems including programming, safety requirements and design/implementation practices
• Motion controls, including stepper motors, servo motors and AC/DC drives
• Industrial vision inspection systems configuration and programming
• Computer operating systems and software applications
• LOTO procedures and safety
• Relational databases and PC-based console applications
• Microsoft SQL Server Database query and configuration
• OPC Manufacturing connectivity (highly desired)
• Lean Six-sigma understanding (desired)
• Theory-Of-Constraints (TOC) understanding highly desired
• Failure-Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) applied understanding desired
• Experience with AGV system implementation and demonstrated competence with integration with plant floor systems and ERP systems.
• Understanding with principles of Digital Twin Model concepts for Simulation and Emulation of control systems.
• Understanding with principles of AI in manufacturing environment.
• Experience in at least one multi-tiered architecture using C#, , HTML, XML and SQL
• Leadership and Managerial
  
  Competency:
  
  Ability to lead, understand, empathize with, motivate, inspire, set and follow-up on goals, and resolve conflicts between direct reports. Proven Organizational and Managerial skills.
• Project and Portfolio Management
  
  Skills:
  
  Successful track record of project and program management and/or supervision of project managers for complex projects.
• Experience with customer driven SLA reporting and reaction
• Accomplished Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  polished acumen in writing, speaking, hosting meetings and delivering presentations, demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and convey technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences, assist with conflict resolution, and ability to display excellent relationship management across the organization and between cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to consult, advise and support top customers at all levels of the organization while maintaining a calm and professional demeanor.
• Ensures operational levels are consistent with current business needs
• Critical thinking skills a must
• Ability to identify,…