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Rivian Senior Automation Controls Engineers in Normal, Illinois
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Senior Automation Controls Engineers with Rivian Automotive, LLC in Normal, IL. Assist with RFQ preparation and review vendor proposals for manufacturing automation equipment. Participate in various controls equipment buy-offs at vendor sites and at Rivians factory in Normal, IL for FAT, SAT, and safety. Participate in development of controls standards and specifications by feeding back lessons-learned and gaps from each project to ensure that\ future projects will run smoother. Continuously improve the production lines by reducing cycle time, reducing downtime, and improving quality. Troubleshoot any controls related downtime events on the production lines as a priority. Maintain, modify, and properly version control equipment programs, configuration files, and documentation as changes are implemented. This includes but is not limited to hardware, electrical, safety, pneumatic, network, PLC, HMI, Robot, SCADA, and MES. Add or remove network devices from the equipment, updating network\ switch configurations. Troubleshoot, improve, and add features to PLCs using Ladder Logic and/or Structured Text with an emphasis on code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable. Troubleshoot, improve, and add features to HMIs to make them more user-friendly, intuitive and suitable for operating and troubleshooting equipment. Implement and make modifications to MES logic for production and performance management in the PLCs and HMIs. Ensure proper implementation of and modifications to\ (ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high volume manufacturing equipment. Assist in the installation and commissioning of new production lines as they land at the factory. Train Production and Maintenance teams in proper use of the equipment and troubleshooting from the HMI.\ \ RQMTS: Minimum four years of experience in any occupation involving Program Logic Control programming. Must have experience with: Common controls hardware components used in high-volume manufacturing. Integrating and commissioning high volume manufacturing equipment. Developing electrical schematics using EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, or similar. Programming industrial equipment using various IEC 61131-3 languages. Writing standard and safety PLC projects from scratch for high-volume manufacturing equipment using Rockwell, Siemens, or Beckhoff PLCs. Creating HMI projects from scratch for high-volume manufacturing equipment using FactoryTalk View, WinCC, Ignition, Wonderware, and/or TwinCAT HMI. Troubleshooting common fieldbus networks such as Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, or Profinet. Working on communications between machine PLCs and database systems. Interfacing manufacturing equipment with MES. Email resume to Rivian Automotive, LLC, Attn: Mobility, Job Ref #: SACE24CCT, hrmobility@rivian.com.