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

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