Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following; other duties may be assigned
- Required to work in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company Health and Safety and Other Policies
- Communicate with engineering in order to fully understand sequence of operations
- Validate machinery operations in conjunction with assemblers and electricians
- Assist in the design control systems in accordance with customer requirements and company and department standards
- Provide technical guidance to other team members with respect to the implementation of particular standards and programming techniques
- Program control systems in accordance with customer requirements, company and department standards, and project specific designs
- Commission, install and service machinery at the customer site
- May provide technical training to customer operations and maintenance staff
- Maintain red-lined electrical drawings, as a record of changes made during wiring and debugging
Position Requirements : (Knowledge, Skill, Ability)
- Must have significant knowledge and practical experience in two or more of the following areas or some practical knowledge in many of the following areas:
- Wiring panels and automated machinery
- Programming PLCs & HMIs
- Programming Vision Systems
- Programming Robots
- Programming Servo Systems
- Programming using C++, VB in a Microsoft environment, preferably .Net
- Database design and implementation
- Implementation of Industrial Networks
- Machine Safety
- Must have good written and verbal communication skills in the English language
- Must be able to communicate effectively with customers and internal team members
Autonomy and Authority - Works as a fully qualified professional without detailed supervision, but within clear guidelines, defined standards and specifications. Difficult, complex or unusual matters are referred to more senior authority.
- Generally responsible for the design and programming of complete lines or stand-alone machines
- May guide and monitor the work of other more junior engineers and technical staff working within the controls department or on the same projects
- Provides input to management with respect to the evolution of company and department technical standards and designs
Education, Experience, and Qualifications :
- College or University degree in engineering or related discipline
- A minimum of 3 to 7 years (Intermediate) or 8+ (Senior)progressive experience designing or implementing software and control systems in conjunction with automated machinery, after graduation
- Must have a valid passport and driver's license, as well as the ability to travel to customer sites both locally and internationally
- Must be available to travel for periods of up to 3 weeks (generally less than 2 weeks)
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