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
Welding Systems Controls Project Engineer
Job Summary
Fori Automation is a Lincoln Electric Company and global supplier of welding, assembly, material handling and testing equipment for both automotive and non-automotive customers around the world. Fori Automation focuses on delivering cost-effective highly engineered products and systems that can be designed and manufactured globally with localized sales, project management and service.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
The candidate will work out of Fori's Shelby Twp. Michigan facility and will report to the Controls Engineering Manager. Candidate must demonstrate the following to be considered:
Manage the controls activities of an assigned project
Review customer software specifications
Define the overall project software architecture for the base contract
Document software requirements
Develop project templates and engineering documents
Validate all software before commissioning
Commission software on the equipment as required
Develop and manage commissioning plans through validation and customer buyoff at Fori and the customer's plant
Participate in the validation and buyoff of the software on the equipment
Archive all completed engineering software designs, engineering documents, and lessons learned
Coordinate with Project Management regarding schedule, design concepts and other status information on areas of concern
Attend project cross function team meetings
Represent all controls activities with the customer for the project duration
Participate in internal and external design reviews of deliverables
Present and support all customer software approvals
Act as engineering liaison to manufacturing and field service departments
Education & Experience
Ability to take the Controls Engineering Lead on a project
Strong programming knowledge and experience using Rockwell PLC's
Knowledge of spot and MIG welding control systems
Strong communication and leadership abilities
Controls system application knowledge
Robot I/O interfacing. Basic operation knowledge of Fanuc, ABB, and Motoman
Electrical engineering degree or equivalent
Minimum 5 years of experience
Possible 50% travel requirement
US Passport and travel capability to Canada
Physical Demand and Work Enviroment
Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is required to sit/stand for long periods of time.
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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