_{07th April, 2025}

Controls Engineer #1021803
Position Description:
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for research, design, development, testing, installation and modification of operational machinery, electrical control equipment, electrical circuitry, and components.
 
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluates control systems, products, components, and applications.
• Evaluates new manufacturing and control technologies, adapting into specifications as appropriate.
• Confirms control system functionality, including appropriate safety compliance, by designing and/or executing test procedures.
• Prepares and/or reviews electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls drawings; collaborates with related engineering teams to evaluate components, materials, and suppliers.
• Ensures integrity of process and build data collection.
• Work closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, IT, Safety and Operations to ensure that all equipment and processes are properly designed, implemented, and launched.
• Keeps equipment operating by performing periodic audits; troubleshooting breakdowns; requesting supplies; defining and reviewing preventive maintenance plans; calling for repairs; and implementing process improvements.
• Assist maintenance in troubleshooting equipment and train engineering techs and maintenance techs on new equipment installations.
• Maintains project documents using approved methodology, tools, and templates.

 
REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering or technical training equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience with manufacturing processes and equipment interaction (including internships or other educational programs).
• Can interact with machinery through HMI or laptop connection.
• Able to read and interpret mechanical and electrical prints and schematics.
• Experience with vision systems.
• Experience in Allen Bradley PLC’s, Servo Controllers, HMI products, and software.
• Familiarity with basic electronics and embedded system programming.
• Knowledge of Fanuc robots – recovery and teaching points on a teach pendant.
• Troubleshoot, read, and edit PLC logic and CNC programs.

 
Skills Required:

• Experience with vision systems.
• Experience in Allen Bradley PLC’s, Servo Controllers, HMI products, and software.
• Familiarity with basic electronics and embedded system programming.
• Knowledge of Fanuc robots – recovery and teaching points on a teach pendant.
• Troubleshoot, read, and edit PLC logic and CNC programs.

 
Experience Required:

• 2+ years of experience with manufacturing processes and equipment interaction (including internships or other educational programs).                        

 
Education Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering or technical training equivalent

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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