Senior Automation Controls Engineer

Job Description

Archer, an aerospace company, is seeking a Senior Automation Controls Engineer in San Jose, California. This role is crucial for supporting manufacturing equipment and ensuring smooth production. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage integrators to enhance equipment performance.Responsibilities include:

• Supporting manufacturing equipment to maximize uptime.
• Participating in first piece builds to characterize and develop critical process parameters.
• Developing documentation for operator work standardization.
• Managing procurement, construction, and deployment of new equipment.
• Collaborating with IT, Production Engineering, EH&S, Quality, Operations, and Product Design.
• Driving actions to improve equipment performance.
• Developing process inputs to MES and SCADA production systems.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in medium to high volume manufacturing.
• Direct experience programming and troubleshooting industrial automation.
• Experience commissioning and improving equipment.
• Proficiency with Beckoff, Allen Bradley, and Siemens PLCs.
• Expertise with HMI and SCADA systems like Ignition.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to travel 20% of the time.

Archer offers:

• A dynamic and inclusive work environment.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge electric aircraft.