Job Description
As part of a highly talented, dynamic, innovative, multi-discipline team a successful candidate will provide software and hardware concepts, designs and solutions to project requirements and customer needs. Duties will include:
- Work closely with the project team in all phases of a project from concept/quoting, design, integration, customer acceptance and support.
- Design electrical hardware packages conforming to industry standards.
- Ensure hardware and software safety systems meet or exceed applicable safety requirements.
- Follow government and public health laws, guidelines and advisories as required.
- Program PLCs, PCs, robots, motion controllers, vision systems and other peripheral devices.
- Source materials from suppliers to meet project needs.
- Lead and mentor junior members of the project team in controls engineering hardware and software design/integration.
- Communicate project status and issues to keep projects on budget and schedule while meeting project requirements.
- Travel to customer sites, local and abroad, to install equipment, provide customer training and/or support ongoing production.
Requirements
A successful candidate will possess the following assets and skills:
- A diploma/degree from a (minimum 3 year) engineering program.
- A valid driver’s license with access to your own vehicle as travel to local customer sites is required.
- A valid passport with the ability to travel internationally up to an average of 20% per year.
- Have extensive experience with Rockwell, Siemens, Omron or B&R hardware and software.
- Have extensive experience with ABB, Fanuc, Motoman, Kuka, Epson or Denso robots.
- Have some experience with database applications such as MSSQL, MySQL or Oracle.
- Have experience with AutoCAD. Experience with SolidWorks, Inventor or EPlan considered a plus.
- Possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams products, and any other suitable technology.
- Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems and process engineering, and how those systems need to interact to provide a complete solution to customers.
A successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Providing innovative hardware and software solutions to process concepts and issues.
- Assisting in creating project budgets and schedules.
- Maintaining project budgets and schedules and communicating project status with team members at regular intervals.
- Design and develop electrical hardware and software solutions, including the development of internal design standards, tools, guides and checklists.
- Lead or support multi-discipline design reviews both internally and externally.
- Coordinate 3rd party vendor quotes and support.
- Support customer production onsite or remotely.
- Support team members in their own support of customers or projects.
- Provide accurate documentation of current projects, including but not limited to, setup and troubleshooting guides, user’s manuals, device certification documents, record model/serial numbers of actual devices used, etc.