Controls Engineer at Lincoln Electric

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 11,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

 Location: Shelby - Shelby Township, MI, United States (US)
Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time
Function: Engineering
Req ID: 25172 

Controls Engineer

Job Summary:

Candidate will work out of Fori’s Shelby Twp. Michigan facility and will report to the Controls Engineering Manager – Welding.

Position Summary:

• Engineering a well-defined section of a larger project or acting as a project engineer on a small project.
• Control panel concept and design based online up information from the Project Engineer.  The Controls Engineer will take standards and formats given to him/her by the Project Engineer and incorporate them into a part of the project.
• Guarantee the workability, completeness, and accuracy of all designs.  Controls Engineers shall be able to properly design all aspects of a control panel.  Complete designs include all aspects of a control panel from schematics to layouts and Bill of Materials.
• Coordinate with the Project Engineer regarding schedule, design concepts and other status information on areas of concern.
• Ensure that designs are consistent with other designs on the project.
• Participate in internal and external design reviews of deliverables.
• Ensure that all designs meet either Fori or customer standards.
• Fully document and maintain engineering records for incorporation into engineer’s job book.
• Write software on assigned areas.  Controls Engineers shall understand ladder logic, MMI and C++ programming.
• Perform start up and stand by on assigned areas.  Controls Engineers shall be able to operate and debug machinery.
• Provide engineering liaison to manufacturing and field service departments.

Educaton and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Electrical or Computer Engineering preferred.
• Experince and demonstrated proficeincy in 
  • Rockwell FactoryTalk View
  • Rockwell Logix 5000

  • Microsoft Office Suite

• Industry as a Controls Engineer is a plus

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands:  While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.   Repetition with activity; computer work. 
• Work environment:  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The Lincoln Electric Company is a government contractor that complies with the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and requests priority referrals for protected veterans for our job openings.

Lincoln Cutting Systems does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.  Resumes submitted to any employee(s) of Lincoln Cutting Systems without a signed vendor agreement, by the Manager of Recruiting & Training, will become property of Lincoln Cutting Systems. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of The Lincoln Electric Company will not be considered binding terms. Lincoln Cutting Systems will not pay a fee to any third-party recruiter that has not coordinated their recruiting activity through the Recruiting Department.

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Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.