Controls Engineer

Title : Controls Engineer 
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Corning, NY

100% On-Site at Corning, NY

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific job responsibilities will depend upon the active project and may include but are not limited to:
- Working individually or alongside experienced professionals in multi-disciplinary teams to design, develop, and implement process controls solutions for manufacturing processes
- Working with subject matter experts to develop in-depth process knowledge and fundamental understanding of manufacturing processes to identify new promising process control opportunities
- Evaluating existing process control strategies and then proposing and developing enhancements/improvements to increase process efficiency and plant profitability (e.g., via increased yields or throughput); this could mean enhancing PID-based control strategies with cascade control, feedforward, gain-scheduling, optimized loop pairing, etc. or applying advanced, model-based control algorithms, such as model predictive control (MPC), internal model control (IMC), etc.
- Developing and maintaining MPC-based process control solutions throughout the organization 
- Working closely with manufacturing to define appropriate hardware and software platforms for implementing process control solutions
- Facilitating the transfer of new process control technologies into manufacturing and providing training to manufacturing and engineering personnel
- Generating intellectual property through technical reports, invention disclosures, and patent applications

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- Travel will depend on active projects; domestic travel can be as much as 25%.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering with coursework focused on controls is required.
- A Master's degree is preferred.

REQUIRED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- 1 to 5 years of experience in industry on manufacturing processes.
- New graduates with related internship experience will be considered.

REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Strong understanding and practical application of classical control theory, including PID control loop tuning and analysis
- Familiarity with advanced process controls technologies such as MPC, non-linear approaches, cascade control, and feed-forward control
- Programming experience in MATLAB/Simulink
- Controls-oriented modeling (system identification) 
- Proven problem-solving abilities
- Strong verbal and written skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to prepare and present presentations effectively
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment.
- Functions well on projects and team initiatives as well as independent assignments.  
- Results-oriented, self-motivated individual with a track record of meeting commitments and managing time well.
-  Values the strength of diverse team membership and is accountable to the team.