Controls and Automation Engineer

Description:

Responsibilities

• This individual will utilize his/her skills in PLC to design and develop the safety system of our state-of-the-art inspection platforms.
• Drive and contribute to feature development from requirements to delivery following industry standard development practices for mechanical or electrical automation needs.
• Create and maintain electrical and mechanical schematics.
• Develop and install programs using automation software, SCADA software, Python coding languages.
• Participate in formal and informal code and design reviews.
• Learn and understand existing SW architecture and be able to mentor junior engineers.
• Develop test criteria and test the system for efficiency, safety, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis for failures and implement solutions.
• Work as a team member with physicists, engineers, computer scientists, and external vendors to understand the automation and safety processes needed.
• Collaborate with Safety and Regulatory committees for safety compliance evaluation and approval.
• Occasional global travel to customer sites to support installations.
• Will spend time in clean-room environments in performing some tasks (10%-20%)

Qualifications and Required Skills

• 5+ years of programming in Rockwell Studio 5000 software and 3+ years at a senior level
• Expert knowledge in Allen Bradley PLC systems or equivalent
• Excellent design, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience developing medium/large scale PLC system
• Experience working in multi developer teams
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-motivated to excel in assigned tasks and responsibilities
• Track record of completed projects in automation domain
• Possess high curiosity, be a fast learner, and have the drive to turn prototype ideas into quality production code used in mission critical applications