Job Title - Automation Engineer General
Description - Position Description:
Lead problem-solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment, and conveyor performance issues and downtime on high-volume automated machining systems.
Skills Required:
Lead problem-solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment, and conveyor performance issues and downtime on high-volume automated machining systems.
Skills Required:
- Coordinate resources to find root causes and fixes, manage and break down problems into items that can be validated. Determine proper validation methods
- Handle setup and maintenance of industrial barcode printers
- Utilize sound knowledge design and implement vision control systems. Familiar with different types of vision cameras and their programing software. Continuously evaluate equipment for improvement in quality and delivery
- Use FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times of equipment, review and follow up project installations
- Reprogram equipment for engineering changes and improvements
- Update program backups for machinery and automation
- Program new installations of automation, machinery, material handling, and robots
- As part of a team, review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety
- Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians
- Read and modify electrical prints and schematics, Auto CAD
- Maintain familiarity with OA, CPN/MPN networks, and communication protocols for connecting to wireless and wired networks
- Manage installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls network PCs, perform PC backup disc images and installation of communication and firmware and controls software
- Work overtime and weekends as needed
- High school diploma or GED
- 2 or more years of Controls Engineering experience (internship and coop experience will be considered)
- Bachelor's Degree
- Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred
- Familiar with PLC/CNC (Siemens Step 7 and TIA Portal), VFD, Servo (Siemens 840D Powerline and 840D Solutionline), Profinet, ABB and FANUC Robots
- Demonstrated ability to read blueprints, modify electrical schematics, and use AutoCAD
- Validated ability to troubleshoot equipment and continuously evaluate for process improvements
- Experience with conveyor system programming and overhead Gantry
- Solid understanding of networking to include DH+, Ethernet and remote IO
- Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
- Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping experience
- Understanding of 8D, FMEA, and DMAIC processes
- Familiar with TQM and Kaizen methods
- One or more years of experience with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
- Knowledge of simulation modeling and visual factory management preferred
- High School Diploma
- Please go through the updated JD and submit the resumes accordingly.