First Solar · 1 day ago
Engineer- Controls I USA (B Crew/PM Shift)
Gaffney, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$67K/yr - $96K/yr
1+ years expFirst Solar is a leading solar energy company, and they are seeking an Engineer- Controls I to support manufacturing operations. The role involves assisting with equipment implementation, developing electrical control systems, and troubleshooting related issues.
Clean EnergyManufacturingSolar
Responsibilities
Supports manufacturing facilities, including remote support of world-wide manufacturing facilities
Designs, programs, and coordinates small-scale control systems and projects
Assists with coordination of new equipment installation and implementation
Maintains and updates manufacturing process tool electrical drawings, ensuring the tracking of equipment changes is documented and drawings are kept current
Troubleshoots and problem-solves equipment controls related issues
Interfaces with multiple departments within the organization to ensure corporate controls policies/standards are understood and being adhered to
Assists senior engineers on large projects
Maintains effective communications levels and fosters team building
Ensures adherence to all safety procedures and good housekeeping standards
Takes responsibility for understanding client requirements, collecting data, delivering analysis and problem resolution
Identifies, evaluates and recommends options, implementing if required
Collaborates with, and facilitates stakeholder groups, as part of formal or informal consultancy agreements
Seeks to fully address client needs, enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of client personnel, by ensuring that proposed solutions are properly understood and appropriately exploited
Contributes to research goals and builds on and refines appropriate outline ideas for the evaluation, development, demonstration and implementation of research
Uses available resources to gain an up-to-date knowledge of any relevant IT field
Reports on work carried out and may contribute significant sections of material of publication quality
Contributes to research plans and identifies appropriate opportunities for publication and dissemination of research findings
Maintains awareness of opportunities provided by new technology to address challenges or to enable new ways of working
Within own sphere of influence, works to further organizational goals, by the use of emerging technologies and products
Contributes to briefings and presentations about their relevance and potential value to the organization
Specifies user/system interfaces and translates logical designs into physical designs taking account of target environment, performance requirements and existing systems
Produces detailed designs and documents all work using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate
Designs, codes, tests, corrects, and documents moderately complex programs and program modifications from supplied specifications, using agreed standards and tools
Conducts reviews of supplied specifications, with others as appropriate
Assists with the collection of safety assurance evidence, undertaking all work in accordance with agreed safety, technical and quality standards, using appropriate methods and tools
Documents the results of hazard and risk analysis activities
Investigates and recommends components and subsystems that meet sustainability criteria
Reviews requirements and specifications and defines test conditions
Designs test cases and test scripts under own direction, mapping back to pre-determined criteria, recording and reporting outcomes
Analyses and reports test activities and results
Identifies and reports issues and risks associated with own work
Performs, analyses and documents evaluations according to a plan, excluding expert reviews
Defines the integration build and produces a build definition for generation of the software
Accepts software modules from software developers, and produces software builds for loading onto the target hardware from software source code
Configures the hardware environment, produces integration test specifications, conducts tests and records the details of any failures
Carries out and reports fault diagnosis relating to moderately complex problems
Configures software and equipment and tests platform-specific versions of one or more software products
Reports the outcome of testing and identifies potential improvements to the process and to the software products according to agreed designs and standards
Installs or removes hardware and/or software, using supplied installation instructions and tools including, where appropriate, handover to the client
Conducts tests, corrects malfunctions, and documents results in accordance with agreed procedures
Reports details of all hardware/software items that have been installed and removed so that configuration management records can be updated
Provides assistance to users in a professional manner following agreed procedures for further help or escalation
Maintains accurate records of user requests, contact details and outcomes
Contributes to the development of installation procedures and standards
Uses system management software and tools to collect agreed performance statistics
Carries out agreed system software maintenance tasks
Identifies and resolves issues with applications, following agreed procedures
Uses application management software and tools to collect agreed performance statistics
Carries out agreed applications maintenance tasks
Carries out agreed operational procedures of a routine nature
Contributes to maintenance, installation and problem resolution
Identifies and resolves network problems following agreed procedures
Uses network management software and tools to collect agreed performance statistics
Carries out agreed network maintenance tasks
Initiates and monitors actions to investigate and resolve problems in systems and services
Assists with the implementation of agreed remedies and preventative measures
Receives and handles requests for support following agreed procedures
Responds to requests for support by providing information to enable incident resolution and promptly allocates unresolved calls as appropriate
Maintains records and advises relevant persons of actions taken
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Associates/Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field; or equivalent years of work experience
Minimum 1 – 5 years of manufacturing equipment controls engineering experience
Understands controls engineering techniques and practices which would be required for global facilities including North America, Asian, and European countries
Abilities to trouble-shoot electrical/electronic control systems
Understands global manufacturing processes and safety requirements
Proficient use of Auto Desk AutoCad drafting software to create electrical schematic and panel layouts
Understands programming of Rockwell Automation Logix platform PLC's, including ladder and function block diagram
Understands programming Rockwell Automation Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) including PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus CE, and FactoryTalk View ME/SE
Understands designing, programming, and commissioning at least two control network including ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus and/or Ethernet
Understands robotic systems including programming, safety requirements, and design/implementation practices
Understands computer hardware/applications and the Microsoft Office family
Understands corporate Ethernet architectures and systems at a basic level
Understands corporate server architecture at a basic level
Communication skills both oral and written
Problem solving skills
Company
First Solar
First Solar manufactures thin film photovoltaic modules and provides PV power plants and supporting services.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.17BKey Investors
U.S. International Development Finance CorpMizuho Corporate Bank
2023-07-06Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2021-12-07Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2021-04-01Undisclosed
Leadership Team
Mark Widmar
CEO
Angela Younes
Office Manager/Assistant to the CTO
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