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Provide electrical, controls, automation, and machine-safety engineering support for manufacturing operations and new product launches. This role designs, develops, commissions, and improves control systems and automated equipment to enhance safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and customer satisfaction. The Controls Engineer also leads continuous-improvement initiatives, supports equipment investment and installation, and serves as a technical resource to manufacturing teams and technicians.

• Design, develop, program, and improve PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications for manufacturing equipment and processes.

• Develop andmaintainelectrical schematics,control-panellayouts, wiring diagrams, system configurations,operatingprocedures, troubleshooting guides, and training materials.

• Integrate and support sensors, actuators, motors, machine-vision systems, industrial networks, robotics, and related automation technologies.

• Lead automation and digitalization initiatives involving collaborative robots, autonomous mobile robots, Industrial Internet of Things technologies, advanced process analysis, and predictive maintenance.

• Research and implementcontrol-system, processing, andmachine-safetybest practices consistent with plant standards and control policies.

• Support equipment design reviews,selection, quotation, installation, commissioning, debugging, testing, and production launch activities.

• Coordinate manufacturing technicians, suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional partners during new-equipment installations, upgrades, and product launches.

• Travel to supplier locations as needed for equipment inspections, acceptance testing, installations, and launch support.

• Diagnose control and equipment issues and coordinate maintenance, repairs, calibration, modifications, and restoration of production capability.

• Evaluate and justify new equipment and process investments, coordinate implementation, and support tracking of tooling andappropriation-requestexpenditures.

• Analyze engineering specifications and manufacturing processes to create/develop test plans, automated test tools, and verification of equipment.
• Support end-of-line (EOL) test systems and validate product performance against customer requirements.

• Investigate product and process quality issues,identifyroot causes, andvalidatecorrective actions through documented testing and analysis.

• Plan and perform process studies, design of experiments, capability evaluations, and other technical analyses.

• Partner with manufacturing and product engineering teams to improve equipment safety, quality, capability,utilization, reliability, and cost performance.

• Support new product introductions,current-productchanges, andcontinuous-improvementprojects.

• Provide technical direction, training, and support to technicians, manufacturing teams, peers, and new team members.

• Prepare and deliver technical presentations to customers, employees, and management, and coordinate outside contract projects.

• Establish and maintain effective equipment, process, andcontrol-systemdocumentation.

• Develop work procedures that reduce operational risk, train employees on those procedures, and support consistent application.

• Support workplace inspections, incident investigations, root-cause corrective actions, safety meetings, training, andtimelyclosure of identified safety issues.

• Comply with applicable safety standards, industry regulations, company policies, and standard manufacturing practices.

• Participate in cross-functional teams, including Production Teams and AQP Steering Committee activities, to achieve safety, quality, launch, andcontinuous-improvementobjectives.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automation Engineering, Robotics or related technical field from a four-year college or university.
• 3+ years of experience in Industrial Automation, Controls, or Manufacturing Engineering (Internships or Co-Op experience included).
• Ability to travel with minimal notification may arise for 5-10%.

• PLC programming and troubleshooting experience with Siemens and/or Allen-Bradley platforms.

• Experience developing or supporting HMI and SCADA applications; Ignition experience preferred.

• Experience with machine-vision systems such as Cognex or Keyence.

• Working knowledge of industrial robots, including Fanuc, ABB, KUKA, or similar platforms.

• Knowledge of electrical circuits,control-paneldesign, and the ability to read and interpret electrical schematics.

• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols and networks, including Ethernet/IP, Modbus, andProfinet.

• Familiarity with industrial digitalization,IIoTconcepts, and data-driven process monitoring.

• Programming or data-query experience using SQL, Python, C++, ladder logic, or comparable languages.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Effective communication, collaboration, project coordination, andtechnical-documentationskills.

• Ability to learn and apply new automation, controls, robotics, and manufacturing technologies.

For a listing of Dixon openings: BorgWarner Openings

Annual Salary Range: $ 70,400 - $ 96,800

Benefit info: U.S. Benefits - BorgWarner

Some of the benefits highlights below for all fulltime employees:

• Day 1 Medical Coverage with potential of no monthly premium
• Onsite Health Clinic for employees and dependents (age 14 and over) at no cost
• Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement Program after 18 months
• Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with a matching program
• Company paid holidays and vacation starting Day 1

BorgWarner is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.