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ETEAM INFOSERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED —Normal, IL
- $60 - $75 an hour
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Sr. Manager, ME Conveyor Engineering
Rivian —Normal, IL
- $161,000 - $201,200 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Travel
- Experience equivalent to degree accepted
- Health savings account
- Health insurance
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Senior Automation Controls Engineer

ETEAM INFOSERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED -
Normal, IL

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Job Details

Contract
$60 - $75 an hour
14 days ago

Qualifications

Systems integration
Industrial automation
Database systems
Metrics Reporting
Industrial equipment troubleshooting
Manufacturing facility experience
Key Performance Indicators
EPLAN
Technical troubleshooting support
Factory experience
Continuous process improvement (CPI)
Python
Production troubleshooting
Stakeholder management

Full Job Description

Job: Senior Automation Controls Engineer

Duration: 3+ Months

Job Description:

Must Have

Allen Bradley PLC
Eplan Electric P8
Experience with Rivian General Assembly
Ignition
PanelView

Candidate must be available to work onsite and all shifts.
The team works a flex schedule rotating shifts.
1st Shift: 6am - 3pm CST
2nd Shift: 3pm - 12am CST
3rd Shift: 12am - 8am CST

Key Skills:
Allen Bradley PLC
Eplan Electric P8
Ignition
PanelView
Experience with Rivian General Assembly

Job Description:
Manufacturing Data & Controls Systems Engineer (Contract)

Position Summary

Client is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Data & Controls Systems Engineer to lead data cleanup, optimization, and KPI alignment initiatives within key manufacturing operations. This role will focus on improving the quality, accuracy, and reliability of manufacturing data streams across General Assembly production lines by eliminating data noise, optimizing PLC-to-SCADA communications, and establishing accurate performance metrics.

The successful candidate will work closely with manufacturing and controls engineering leads to improve operational visibility and support continuous improvement efforts through accurate measurement of critical production KPIs.

Key Objectives

Identify and eliminate data integrity issues across manufacturing control systems.
Establish reliable data foundations for operational performance measurement.
Improve the accuracy and consistency of:
Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Operational Production Ratio (OPR)
Root-cause bottleneck identification and analysis
Optimize manufacturing data pipelines to support data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.

Scope of Work

The role will support manufacturing data optimization efforts within:

General Assembly R1 (GA R1)
General Assembly Electric Delivery Van (GA EDV)

The engineer will collaborate directly with internal manufacturing, controls, and operations leaders to assess current-state systems, identify improvement opportunities, and implement sustainable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Controls & Data Systems Assessment

Conduct audits of Allen-Bradley (Rockwell Automation) PLC programs, tag structures, and communication architectures.
Review Ignition SCADA/MES gateway configurations, database connections, transaction groups, and scripting environments.
Identify sources of data noise, false fault conditions, duplicate events, and inaccurate production reporting.

Data Cleanup & Optimization

Clean and optimize real-time and historical manufacturing data pipelines.
Remove redundant, erroneous, and low-value data points that impact downtime tracking and production reporting.
Implement tag rationalization strategies, filtering methods, and deadband adjustments to improve data quality.
Improve data collection and event logging processes to increase overall system reliability.

KPI Development & Reporting

Configure data structures and reporting mechanisms that accurately support MTTR, MTBF, OPR, and bottleneck analysis calculations.
Align manufacturing data streams with operational performance framework.
Develop processes for ongoing monitoring of data quality and KPI accuracy.

Continuous Improvement & Stakeholder Collaboration

Partner with controls engineers, manufacturing engineers, production teams, and internal project leads.
Recommend solutions that provide immediate operational impact and measurable return on investment.
Establish and support a regular reporting cadence for tracking project progress and data integrity improvements.

Required Qualifications

Technical Expertise

Extensive experience with Allen-Bradley (Rockwell Automation) PLCs, including:
PLC programming and troubleshooting
Tag management and architecture
Factory automation systems integration
Advanced experience with Ignition by Inductive Automation, including:
Python scripting
Transaction Groups
UDTs (User Defined Types)
Database logging and optimization
Gateway configuration and troubleshooting
Strong understanding of manufacturing data acquisition, historian systems, and industrial networking.

Manufacturing Experience

Experience supporting automotive, industrial, or high-volume manufacturing environments.
Demonstrated success improving production reporting and manufacturing KPI accuracy.
Knowledge of equipment downtime tracking, fault management, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Pay: $60.00 - $75.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

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