Controls Engineer · Ford Motor Company

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:22:44 GMT
Engineering

Ford Motor Company · Sharonville · $72,480-$121,440 · onsite

In this position, you will lead problem-solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment, and conveyor performance issues and downtime.

Your responsibilities will include coordinating resources to find root cause and fixes, managing and breaking down problems into items that can be validated, determining proper validation methods, and handling setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers.

You will also utilize sound knowledge to design and implement vision control systems, familiar with different types of vision cameras and their programming software, and continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery.

Additionally, you will use FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times of equipment, review and follow up project installations, reprogram equipment for engineering changes and improvements, update program backups for machinery and automation, program new installations of automation, machinery, material handling, and robots.

As part of a team, you will review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety, assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians, read and modify electrical prints and schematics, Auto CAD, maintain familiarity with OA, CPN/MPN networks and communication protocols for connecting to wireless and wired networks, manage installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls network PCs, perform PC backup disc images and installation of communication and firmware and controls software.

This position requires high school diploma or GED, 2 or more years of Controls Engineering experience, Bachelors Degree, Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred, and familiarity with PLC/CNC (Siemens/Allen-Bradley), VFD, Servo, Profinet, ABB and FANUC Robots.