Eaton’s Aerospace Division is currently seeking a Manufacturing Controls Engineer to join our team. This position is based at our Beltsville, MD facility. The expected annual salary range for this role is $107812.53 - $158125.04 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. **What you’ll do:** **Position Overview** The Manufacturing Controls Engineer is the leader of the Beltsville site digitization and product automation strategy. This role is responsible for partnering with Eaton’s Advanced Manufacturing group to implement new technologies, adapt current workflows to improve flow, and lead technology sustainment activities for the site to help Beltsville achieve long-term increases in manufacturing productivity, customer satisfaction, and business growth. **Essential Functions** - Implement and support automation systems to improve process efficiency and product quality. - Lead and assist with system fabrication, equipment selection, and programming for automated systems. - Develop all technical documentation, including recommended spare parts and preventative maintenance schedules for equipment. - Ensure automation systems are completed in a timely manner. - Analyze electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic schematics, troubleshoot operational issues, and determine material specifications. - Engage with vendors and technology suppliers to evaluate and select technology applicable to industrial manufacturing processes. - Develop business case, application, and theory of operations and prepare justification for senior management. - Adapt new technologies to legacy processes and machinery. - Coordinate with business leadership on Industry 4.0 strategy deployment. **Qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. + Minimum of 5 years of experience in Manufacturing or Operations. + Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future. + This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158. + No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Beltsville, MD will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation. **Preferred Qualifications** - 3 years of experience working with technical, production processes and equipment. - Advanced degree in Engineering or another related technical field - Aerospace experience a plus. - Six Sigma Green or Black Belt. - Experience preparing specifications and standards. - Experience with Machine Integration is preferred. - Experience with machine integration systems such as Ignition and Kepware. - Desire to work in a fast-paced environment. **Skills:** **Position Criteria** - Excellent communicator and team builder. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, high degree of attention to detail. - A good understanding of Lean principles such as Value Stream Mapping, Just-In-Time, Demand Flow, Single Piece Flow, 5 S, Visual Management, Standard Work, Total Productive Maintenance, Continuous Improvement Process, Kaizen, A3, 3P, Problem Solving, Sustainability and SPC. - Willingness to learn new technologies. - Experience with PLC Programming is preferred. - Experience with CNC programming is preferred. - Proficient project management skills. - Experience with equipment selection and procurement. - Ability to resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways. - Excellent written and oral communication skills We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. 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