Engineer- Controls II ; 1 Shift MES

Position: Engineer- Controls II USA (1 Shift) MES
First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.

Basic

Job Functions:

* Mid-level corporate controls engineering position.

* Requires taking a lead role in the global implementation and development of electrical controls systems/designs, PLC/HMI programing, performing equipment check-out (PDD) at Vendor site, Commissioning equipment & systems including FAT, and integration of systems into FSLR infrastructure (networking, data collection and reporting)

Education/

Experience:

* Associate's degree in engineering technology or a related field of study with equivalent years of work experience required.

* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field of study preferred.

* Minimum 6 years of manufacturing equipment controls engineering experience.

* Experience in an industrial, high volume manufacturing facility is desirable.

Required Skills/

Competencies:

* Proven understanding/knowledge and experience in controls engineering techniques and practices which would be required for global facilities including North America, Asia, and Europe.

* Proven understanding/knowledge and ability to trouble-shoot electrical/electronic control systems.

* Proven understanding/knowledge of global manufacturing processes and safety requirements.

* Proven experience using Auto Desk Auto Cad drafting software to create electrical schematic and panel layouts.

* Good understanding/knowledge programming of Rockwell Automation Logix platform PLC's, including ladder, structured text, and function block diagram.

* Good understanding/knowledge programming Rockwell Automation Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) including Panel View Plus, Panel View Plus CE, and Factory Talk View ME & SE.

* Good understanding/knowledge designing, programming, and commissioning at least two control networks including Ether Net I/P, Device Net, Profi Net, Control Net, Profibus and Ethernet TCP.

* Proven understanding/knowledge of robotic systems including programming, safety requirements, and optimization practices.

* Good understanding/knowledge of motion controls including Servo Controllers, Variable Frequency Drives, and Stepper controllers.

* Good understanding/knowledge of vision inspection configuration and programming experience (Cognex & Keyence).

* Proven understanding of computer hardware, controls applications and the Microsoft Office family.

* Knowledge of working in server environment.

* Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Database navigation, data inquiry, and configuration experience.

* Experience in at least one multi-tiered architecture using C#, , HTML, XML and SQL.

* Understanding/knowledge of Ethernet network architectures and configuration.

* Excellent oral and written communication skills.

* Proven problem-solving skills utilizing structured methods.

Essential Responsibilities:

* Responsible for global support of manufacturing facilities.

* Responsible for assisting with global coordination of new equipment installation and implementation.

* Responsible for assisting with global communication between manufacturing process equipment and SQL database.

* Responsible for maintaining and updating manufacturing process tool electrical drawings globally, ensuring the tracking of equipment changes is documented and drawings are kept current.

* Responsible for the successful design and theory behind the majority of manufacturing control systems, ensuring new process tools adhere to corporate controls standards and best practices.

* Responsible for global troubleshooting and problem-solving equipment controls related issues and recommending controls policy/standard changes, if possible, to prevent future issues with new manufacturing process tools.

* Responsible for interfacing with multiple departments within the organization and external suppliers to ensure corporate controls policies/standards are understood and enforcing compliance.

* Evaluates new proposed equipment controls systems to MES requirements and provides recommendations to vendor and/or internally.

* Maintain an effective global communication cadence, foster team building and promote collaboration.

* Ensures adherence to all safety procedures…