Controls and Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY

Controls and Systems Engineer is responsible for assessing systems, determining problems, providing solutions to issues that arise, designing systems, upgrading systems, maintaining systems, and brainstorming possible improvements that can be made to PTS systems. Controls engineer is responsible for ensuring PTS create the best products possible in the most efficient manner. The position will be responsible for ensuring that all equipment is properly maintained. The position must also be able to work with other departments and external vendors to create and implement processes to increase efficiency.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Identify and implement improvements to production equipment and techniques.
• Define optimal system configurations and key capabilities as well as key safety, performance, and interface requirements.
• Read, draft, and revise electrical, pneumatic, and prints.
• Complete design of electrical control systems including creation of electrical and pneumatic schematics using CAD software for new and modified manufacturing equipment.
• Understand, support, and program complete PLC and HMI systems in automated equipment.
• Understand and support motor drive configuration for servo, variable frequency drives and DC control systems.
• Oversee scheduled maintenance on equipment to ensure compliance, task completion and documentation.
• Understand and support robotic programming in automated equipment.
• Support validation activities in accordance with PTS Quality system procedures and regulatory guidelines.
• Draft and revise qualification documentation.
• Work with internal / external suppliers to resolve and product and or process issues.
• Identify selection of manufacturing technologies for new and / or improved production capabilities.
• Implement operational metrics for SPC program.
• Measures process output performance and analyzes issues with production equipment to recommends solutions.
• Identify continuous improvement activities, product quality enhancements, scrap reduction and increases in production rate.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

QUALITY COMMITMENT

This position requires compliance to applicable quality system and regulatory requirements. This individual adopts a “quality in everything we do” approach to all aspects of the execution of responsibilities of this position. Through vigilance, this individual remains alert to any potential compliance situations, and must report such observations to managers and the Head of Quality.

STATEMENT of OTHER DUTIES DISCLAIMER

This Job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. This employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by their supervisor.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employee works in a typical office environment. The employee occasionally works near production equipment.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER PTS Diagnostics is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify employer. Employment decisions for all applicants and employees will be made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, or other characteristics protected under local, state or federal law.

Company Description

PTS Diagnostics is an innovative point-of-care diagnostics solutions provider that partners with patients and healthcare professionals to provide the right information at the right time to make the right decisions. The company’s name represents the three pillars upon which it has built its long-term success : People, Technology and Service.

Company Description

PTS Diagnostics is an innovative point-of-care diagnostics solutions provider that partners with patients and healthcare professionals to provide the right information at the right time to make the right decisions. The company’s name represents the three pillars upon which it has built its long-term success : People, Technology and Service.