Senior Automation Controls Engineer

What you’ll do: 

• Support manufacturing equipment on the in-house controls team to ensure smooth operation and maximum uptime of production. 
• Participate in first piece builds to characterize and develop both product and process critical parameters to control the manufacturing process.
• Develop documentation to help ensure operator work standardization during early equipment bring-up.
• Manage the procurement, construction, acceptance, and deployment of new production/test equipment.
• Manage integrators during specification, design, buyoff, installation, and ramp of Aircraft Manufacturing and Test equipment.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams including IT, Production Engineering, EH&S, Quality, Operations, and Product Design regularly.
• Drive actions to maintain or improve equipment performance as measured by product quality, cycle time, and machine availability..
• Develop process inputs to MES and SCADA production systems and launch the MES platform with production equipment.

What you need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Mechatronic Engineering, or equivalent & related practical experience.
• 10+ years related experience in medium to high volume manufacturing.
• Direct experience programming and troubleshooting industrial automation.
• Experience commissioning and improving Equipment.
• A record of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement.
• Preventative and Predictive Maintenance through MES algorithms.
• Strong hands-on and problem solving aptitude.
• Ability and drive to learn systems quickly.
• Experience developing production lines from prototype to production.
• Able to utilize structured problem solving techniques such as DMAIC, Ishikawa, Five Why (5W) or Eight Disciplines (8D).
• Proficiency using Beckoff, Allen Bradley, and Siemens PLC's
• Expertise with HMI and SCADA based systems such as Ignition. 
• Excellent communicator, both in presentations and written reports.
• Able to maintain organization and focus in a highly dynamic environment.
• Evidence of exceptional ability.
• Ability to travel 20% of the time, both domestically and internationally.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Prior internships or full-time experience in Aerospace manufacturing engineering or similar role. (Automotive experience also accepted)
• Relevant test engineering experience with Veristand, Python, etc. 
• Electric motor manufacturing experience. 
• Experience with PLM and ERP software integrations.

Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications.

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $115,260 - $135,600. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.