Control and Drives Engineer (Electronic Specialist)
Posted about 15 hours ago
Job Description
- Ensure the reliability of machinery in accordance with the Company's Safety and Quality requirements, through best maintenance practices considering analysis of equipment performance information and plant production priorities.
- Diagnose and repair issues related to PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servo drives, and industrial control systems.
- Maintain and troubleshoot AC/DC drives, servo motors, and motion control systems.
- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Support preventive and predictive maintenance activities for control and drive systems.
- Identify opportunities to reduce downtime and improve OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness).
- Recommend improvements for obsolete systems and plan migrations.
- Support safety system validation (e.g., safety PLCs, emergency circuits).
- Maintain documentation, electrical drawings, and control schematics.
- Provide technical training and guidance to maintenance technicians.
- Support installation, commissioning, and startup of new equipment.
Qualifications
Education/Certification:
Engineering (Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electronic).
Professional Experience (Variety of Functions, Variety of Business, General Management Experience): Minimum of 4 years of experience. Knowledge of electrical controls, servos, DC and AC drives, PLCs, pneumatics, basic mechanics, servohydraulics, programming languages, communication protocols, and measurement and control equipment and techniques.
Project and/or Process Experience:
Electronic equipment integrators or metalworking rebuilding companies. Automotive or metalworking industry.
Leadership Experience:
Project Management.
Experience as leader.
Additional Information
Continental we are committed to building an inclusive and discrimination-free ecosystem in Mexico, these principles are rooted in our corporate philosophy and culture. Therefore, it is totally forbidden to request a pregnancy or HIV test as part of our selection processes. #LI-AT1At
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