Controls Engineer

Company: Lincoln Electric
Location: Euclid
Posted on: November 16, 2024

Job Description:

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert--- for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 11,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

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-Location: Euclid - 22801 -- Cleveland, OH, -United States (US)

Employment Status: Salary Full-Time

Function: Engineering

Req ID: -25020 -

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Lincoln Electric is seeking a Control Systems Engineer. The Controls Engineer is a member of the Plant Engineering team that implements projects and provides support for the Consumable division of the Cleveland Operations. Control System Engineers are responsible for the physical machine hardware used in manufacturing, the networks that connect them, and the software controlling them.

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In addition to competitive pay, Lincoln Electric offers a lucrative profit-sharing plan, student loanrepayment program PLUS tuition reimbursement, medical/dental/vision, paid time off and manymore outstanding benefits!

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What You Will Do:

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• Responsible for the control systems including hardware design, software design, design documentation, networking, and data acquisition.
  
• Work closely with the Plant Engineering, MES, IT, Maintenance, and Production teams to support production and facility projects that involve networking, PLCs, HMIs, and associated software.
  
• Collaborate with multiple Operations teams to meet current and future continuous improvement project goals.
  
• Estimates time and cost for new projects.
  
• Reviews capital equipment proposals and quotations to ensure equipment meets company specifications for control systems.
  
• Provides on-site assistance troubleshooting and remediating hardware, software, and network issues with Plant Engineering, Maintenance, and IT team members.
  
• Reduce downtime on production equipment due to issues with the control system.
  
• Support network backup and device patching management process.
  
• Assist in management and inventory of control system assets including software, servers, devices, and workstations.
  
• Improve system and maintenance performance based on availability and reliability.
  
• Review security vulnerabilities and request appropriate remediation form respective teams.
  
• Compiling data from connected devices and making it available to the users throughout the organization.
  
• Develops and applies standards for control systems hardware and software.
  
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions.
  
• Works independently; receives minimal guidance.
  
• May lead projects or project steps within a broader project or have accountability for ongoing activities or objectives.
  
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
  
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned to support Lincoln Electric Company's 2025 Higher StandardStrategy.
  
  
  Required Education and Experience
  
  
  
• Minimum of a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering.
  
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience.
  
• Experience with automation hardware and software platforms, including PLC and HMI.
  
• Experience with AutoCAD.
  
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA, 70E, NFPA 79, and other technical codes.
  
• Ability to support and troubleshoot industrial equipment.
  
• Critical thinking with exceptional problem-solving skills.
  
• Ability to handle a variety of assignment and changing priorities.
  
• Work effectively with employees on all levels of the organization.
  
• Provide excellent written and oral communications.
  
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  Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
  

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