.**ALIGN TECHNOLOGY****Solicita**:**Control & Automation Engineer****Descripción y Requisitos****Propósito**Through focus in Controls and Automation Engineering, support on going production activities, participate in the improvement of existing processes and development of new technologies.**Obligaciones y responsabilidades esenciales**:Automation:- Include the following (other duties may be assigned):- Document, define, measure and improve existing manufacturing processes using Industry accepted Automation and Controls Engineering Techniques (PLCs, data base management, etc.)- Research, define, develop, and implement new state of the art manufacturing processes, methods, and technologies, with guidance from Sr. Controls and Automation Engineer.- Integrate and automate existing manufacturing systems and processes.- Implement and champion continuous process improvement methodologies and techniques.- Understand process capability metrics and work with process engineers to improve the performance of the operation overall, from an Equipment/Controls/Automation perspective.- Perform IQ, OQ, and PQ validations as needed as a result of Equipment and SW modifications and/or implementations.- Mechanical/electrical equipment and software installation, qualification, validation, maintenance, and trouble shooting.- Improve equipment capacity, uptime efficiency, and reliability.- Develop and conduct process and equipment training courses, and produce associated course material.- Analyze, specify, and implement cost effective equipment that improves operational performance and output.- Cost performance, equipment cost justification, breakeven point analysis.- Manufacturing process database management when needed (troubleshooting).- Ability to work with mínimal or no supervision.- Ensures the effective fulfillment of objectives and deadlines assigned to the group.- Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to Management team and/or Human Resources.- Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.- Perform other duties as assigned.Maintenance:- Include the following (other duties may be assigned):- Keep and maintain the validated PLCs integration, execute software verification in a regular basis.- Mechanical/electrical equipment and software Troubleshooting.- Identification of PLC opportunities and follow the correction with automation department.- Manufacturing process database management when needed (troubleshooting).- In conjunction with NPI or engineering teams, perform IQ, OQ, and PQ validations as needed as a result of Equipment and SW modifications and/or implementations.- Work with NPI to follow and evaluate the new process/machinery integrations considering mechanical and software implementations.- Work with CI team to improve equipment capacity, uptime efficiency, and reliability