Controls Engineer I**Responsibilities**:Day to Day Responsibilities:- Provide electrical and controls engineering and equipment technical expertise in fiber optic cable manufacturing in support of production, maintenance, continuous improvement, cost reduction, and productivity improvement.Mechanical devices- Provide technical support when maintenance requirements exceed electrical associate capabilities.- Develop fundamental understanding of critical process and technical requirements, identify areas of technical risk in assigned projects, conduct prototype / feasibility testing to verify concept, and define and document system design specifications- Develop control architectures, control functional specification, and system integration requirements that will satisfy process and manufacturing requirements- Actively participate / direct all phases of the project including design, fabrication, off:Line integration and testing, installation, production start:Up support, training of plant personnel and technology transfer.- Recommend andimplement long term solutions to recurring equipment performance issues. Provide inputs to capital and facilities plans for equipment upgrade or maintenance cycles.- Be responsible for the plant controls strategy and establishing and maintaining the plant standards.- Support process projects and data system projects by interfacing with operators and production team leaders to monitor and correct process fluctuations and equipment issues- Conduct equipment qualifications and initial training of new personnel- Owner of OSI PI configuration, implementation and MES.- Support plant initiatives, and Operations on OEE, SPC, SQC and ISO- Provide timely and efficient engineering support to meet or exceed the requirements of internal and external customers.- Individual must be capable of executing project assignments, in a team based environment, with mínimal supervision**Qualifications**:*Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent.*Fully bilingual.Scope of Position:Serve as an electrical controls resource for process improvement, cost reduction and capital expansion projects. Manage electrical and controls scope of assigned projects. Lead/participate in project teams and support daily manufacturing operations by providing technical support to plant's various control systems.**Required Skills**:- Importante empresa in programming PLC (AB RSLogix, Controllogix, Siemens S7 and G and L)- Able to design, configure, and implement HMI programming- Ability to program in ladder logic- Strong fundamental understanding of electrical design practices, control systems integration, controls architectures, PLC's, electro:Mechanical drive systems, vision system, risk assessment and safety systems- Understanding and updating electrical schematics and prints will be a required capability for projects that support plant systems- Importante empresa with the