Manufacturing Controls Engineer
Join Base Power as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer to design and implement manufacturing lines for battery backup systems.
Posted by employer 2 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 19 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Manufacturing Controls Engineer at Base Power Company plays a crucial role in designing and launching new manufacturing lines for battery backup systems, ensuring these systems are functional and scalable. This position requires expertise in PLC programming, industrial robotics, and electrical schematic design, along with hands-on troubleshooting skills. Ideal candidates have a background in engineering with at least three years of relevant experience, and they thrive in a dynamic startup environment where responsibilities can evolve rapidly.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Manufacturing Controls Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Austin, TX.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Manufacturing Controls Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Base Power Company is hiring for this position in Austin, TX.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Allen-Bradley, AutoCAD, EPlan, Fanuc, Kuka, PLC.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Base Power Company targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Manufacturing Controls Engineer role at Base Power Company.
From the original posting
About the Role
Base is seeking a Manufacturing Controls Engineer to contribute to deliver new manufacturing lines to produce battery backup systems. In this role you are directly responsible for the design and implementation of these manufacturing lines. You will work with cross-functional teams to establish the required functionality of the manufacturing system and bring that system into reality.
What You’ll Do
Design and launch manufacturing lines for new products being mass-produced for the first time.
Develop controls systems that merge traditional PLC logic with a modern software stack.
Be the person capable of doing it all. Perform hands-on work with full-scale production equipment, from initial commissioning to mass production and ramp.
Contribute to Base Power’s hardware and software standards for future equipment development.
Lead machine suppliers to successful project delivery. Collaborate on high-level machine and line designs decisions, lead supplier design reviews and factory acceptance testing, and coordinate across multiple internal teams to land a successful production line at any Base facility.
What You’ll Bring
3+ years programming experience in PLC or industrial controllers (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens).
Experience programming and setting up industrial robots (e.g., Fanuc, KUKA).
Electrical schematic design using ePLAN or AutoCAD.
Experience in a manufacturing setting.
Hands-on experience troubleshooting and fixing electro-mechanical devices.
Familiar with common hand tools and diagnostic tools (e.g., multimeters).
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, similar degree, or equivalent experience.
About this Team
Makers of the machines that power tomorrow. The Manufacturing Engineering team owns the interface between a proof of concept and a scalable, profitable product. Our team focuses on how a product can be built, defining the process technology and equipment solutions along the way. We are the feedback loop with the product design team to ensure designs are manufacturable both at cost and scale. The Manufacturing Engineering team owns every aspect of bringing the physical mechanisms of manufacturing a product into the factory.
Our Values
First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.
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