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Description

TITLE:                       Senior Manufacturing Controls Engineer - Battery

Duties:                     Design, modify, and implement processes and equipment to allow continuous improvement and grow battery production capacity. Participate in equipment specification and standard creation, release to vendor, and assist with RFQ preparation and quote technical evaluation. Guide application of standards by external automation suppliers through specification, design review, and approvals. Evaluate, update and create electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic schematics, process and instrumentation diagrams. Validate new automated process equipment for deployment into production. Develop controls standards and specification for application by internal equipment development team and external partners. This position requires 10% domestic travel.

LOCATION:               Proterra Powered LLC, 1605 Poplar Dr. Ext., Greer, South Carolina 29651

REQUIREMENTS:     Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field of study and four (4) years of experience as (all levels) Manufacturing Control Engineer, Controls Engineer or related role where required experience gained.

SPECIAL SKILLS:     Also requires four (4) years of experience in the following:

• Architecting, writing, and debugging PLCs using Ladder and/or Structured Text with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable;
• Developing and supporting FactoryTalk View ME, Ignition, Visual Factory and MES applications;
• Implementing (ANSI/06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high-volume manufacturing equipment;
• Debugging and optimizing automated processes for new designs to minimize cycle time, maximize availability and improve yield;
• Commission Rockwell ArmorStart and 755 VFDs, 5700 Servo Drives, Rockwell RFID readers/writers, Keyence barcode markers and readers; and
• Creating HMI, MES and SCADA screens that are suitable for operating and troubleshooting equipment.

CONTACT:                Send resume to Proterra Powered LLC via email at talent@proterra.com and reference position and title and job location.

Qualifications

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)