Sr. Automation & Controls Engineer (Components)

• Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits

• Lay out new industrial electrical control panels that are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant and create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics

• Architect, write, and debug PLC code, emphasizing generating organized, structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable code for manufacturing applications

• Develop robot systems to aid in the automated manufacturing of various vehicle sub-components

• Implement (ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other manufacturing equipment

• Generate aesthetically simple HMI screens for complex machinery while providing sufficient feedback for troubleshooting

• Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic and fluid plumbing

• Select and size electrical and electromechanical components such as servo motors and controllers

• Deploy automated processes and equipment into production

• Set, implement, and maintain schedules and budgets to ensure project completion

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science discipline

• 5+ years experience in the design and commissioning of automation and controls systems for industrial applications

• Process integration and electromechanical/mechatronic systems experience

• Experience in a variety of robotic weld applications (Kuka, ABB & Fanuc)

• Robot and PLC simulation experience

• Experience working with National Instruments software and hardware

• Electrical schematic CAD experience using EPlan

• C#, .NET, Python and/or SQL experience

• PLC programming experience, preferably Siemens TIA Portal & Beckhoff TwinCat 3

• HMI and SCADA programming experience

• Field bus networks, serial communication and Ethernet communication

• Hands-on experience building and commissioning high quality electrical control panels and electro-mechanical systems

• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 79, UL508A codes

• Exposure to a wide variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (vision systems, dispense systems, temperature controllers, laser distance sensors, Nut-Runners, etc.)

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

• Experience in fast-paced iterative design and manufacturing environments

• Experience solving complex problems with little to no supervision on schedule as an individual or as a member of an integrated team.

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support critical milestones

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

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