Engineer II, Manufacturing - PERM 9711 bei BSH Home Appliances Corporation

BSH Home Appliances Corporation seeks Electrical Controls Engineer II at its facility located at 100 Bosch Blvd., New Bern, North Carolina 28562. Provide electrical engineering and controls engineering services supplied by the manufacturing engineering department to the assigned value stream or site. Support production equipment, operations and process. Design, install, maintain and improve efficiency of electrical hardware and of production equipment, systems, and processes as it relates to safety, quality, delivery and cost. Ensure standardization of electric controls for process and factory equipment. Develop and maintain equipment standards, which are the foundations for the procurement, manufacture, and maintenance of production equipment in terms of cost, availability, process safety, reliability, ease of use, and ability to repair equipment. Handle planning and acquisition of equipment. Work on electro-mechanical and electrical parts of the equipment through coordinated planning, design review, acquisition, and implementation of production equipment concept development and assessment, including examination, comparison, and determination of the components and technologies implemented. Incorporate optimization of existing automation systems and production equipment with the aim of increasing process safety, machine availability, or further developments. Analyse existing machines, define improvement measures and coordinate the implementation. Offer expert advice and support Electronic and Maintenance Technicians in problem situations with the aim of returning process equipment back into production while producing the highest quality product. Archive and maintain the technical documentation with the appropriate software and ensure that the manufacturing facilities and electrical maintenance groups always have the updated documents and programs available. Plan and implement modifications with fabrication and assembly equipment in coordination with the concerned departments and contractors. Prepare maintenance work to increase the service life of equipment and devices. Assist the planning departments in improving the maintainability of new machines. Travel to equipment supplier during pre-acceptance runoffs and participate in handover activities of equipment to the end-user department. Study and understand product requirements and how the electrical design of machinery can help to meet those requirements. Implement control changes where needed to meet these requirements. Act as participant, facilitator or leader of cross-functional teams. Lead as the project manager for automation and connectivity of shop floor data (IIoT) acquisition. Build the interface of machine and production areas into the MES and Enterprise System infrastructure. Layout HMI panels with integrators to determine proper configuration for all machine functions and ensure the equipment interface is user-friendly. Perform work under minimal supervision. Handle moderately complex to complex issues and problems and refer more complex issues to higher-level staff. REQS: This position requires a bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering or a related field. Plus 3 years of experience as a Testing Systems Engineer, Automation Engineer, Instrumentation Engineer, Automation Controls Engineer, Maintenance Engineer or occupation involving a discrete manufacturing environment. Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) Electrical and controls systems, circuits, components, and software (Siemens TIA portal, SEW configuration, MOVITOOL, IFM, or PNOZ); (2) Industrial robotic programming; (3) PLC programming (Siemens or Allen Bradley); (4) Application programming (C++ or Visual Basic); (5) Computer Aided Design and Software (AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN); and (6) Proper use of digital multimeters, machine vision systems (Keyence or Cognex), or high potential testers. 10% international and domestic travel. Telecommuting: No Telecommuting Allowed. Wage Range: $103,230 to $139,008. Applicants who are interested in this position should apply https://www.bsh-group.com/us/careers/, search [Electrical Controls Engineer II / Reference # - CASEWORKER WILL UPDATE]. (ONLY ADD REQ IF APPLICABLE).