Controls Engineer III
Panasonic
- Sparks, NV
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Programming, installing, and troubleshooting Keyence vision systems within Panasonic's battery manufacturing processes
- Programming, installing, and troubleshooting PLC systems such as Mitsubishi and Omron within Panasonic's battery manufacturing processes
- Analyzing product or equipment specifications and performance requirements to determine designs which can be produced by existing manufacturing or processing facilities and methods
- Determining feasibility of designing new plant equipment or modifying existing facilities considering costs, available space, time limitations, company planning, and other technical and economic factors
- Providing technical information concerning manufacturing or processing techniques, materials, properties, and process advantages and limitations which affect long range plant and product engineering planning
- Conferring with research personnel to clarify or resolve problems and develops design
- Preparing or directing preparation of product or system layout and detailed drawings and schematics
- Directing and coordinating manufacturing or building of prototype products or systems.
- Planning and developing experimental test programs
- Analyzing test data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications
- Evaluating engineering test results for possible application to developments of systems or other uses
- To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.
- Basic/Required: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline.
- Preferred: Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline.
- 2+ years of controls engineering experience
- Ability to cooperate and work with related departments including overseas
- Flexibility to solve issues with first principles thinking
- Familiarity with wiring/cabling size/terminations and load/temperature requirements
- Familiarity with industrial machinery design & related NFPA codes:
- 70
- 79 (and related UL standards for industrial machinery)
- Knowledge regarding electrical requirements in hazardous locations (Class I, Division 2)
- Experience with 480 V panel installations
- Control wiring design
- Understanding of electrical hardware, drawings, sequence control and software design
- Experience with energy usage/optimization
- Knowledge and handling about American environmental laws and UL (Underwriters Laboratories)
- Experience programming, installing, and troubleshooting manufacturing image vision systems such as Keyence and Cognex
- Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English
- Experience programming, installing, and troubleshooting PLC systems such as Mitsubishi and Omron
- Background working in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Superior communication and interpersonal skills
- Alignment to Panasonic's seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)
- Resilient, self-motived and able to work well under pressure
- Advanced skills in MS Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook) preferred
- Sit: 20%
- Walk: 50%
- Stand: 20%
- Lift: 10%
- Keyboard/Computer: Continuous
- Office Equipment: Continuous
- Phone Continuous
- Up to 10 lbs.: Frequent
- Up to 20 lbs.: Frequent
- Up to 35 lbs.: Frequent
- Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Frequent