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Senior Automation Controls Engineer

Senior Automation Controls Engineer

CompanyBlue Origin
LocationHuntsville, AL, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 6+ years experience with common automation software development languages (ex. Ladder, ST, C/C++)
  • 6+ years experience with controls and automation software development environments (ex. Siemens TIA Portal, Allen Bradley Control Logix)
  • 6+ years experience with ‘from scratch’ software development used in automated tooling or equipment
  • A demonstrated ability to interpret and review electrical and mechanical drawings
  • Strong skills for design and process simplification
  • Ability to communicate optimally, clearly, and with humility to partners
  • An understanding of world-class quality, attention to detail, and dedication
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Responsibilities

  • Support initiatives to improve the reliability and efficiency of manufacturing processes through automation; accomplish the technical architecture, roadmap and implementation
  • Collaborate with data-science and analytics teams to pair control system development with IOT analytics, developing closed-loop data-driven enhancements to sophisticated manufacturing systems
  • Electrical design and modification of industrial control and safety systems
  • Design and modification of PLC and Robot programs
  • Design of process control systems (Torque Tools, Machine Vision, etc.)
  • Design and development of data collection solutions
  • Support the development of SCADA applications (Ignition, Kepware, AWS, etc.)
  • Provide production support for sophisticated manufacturing equipment

Preferred Qualifications

  • B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Electrical, Controls, or other relevant engineering field
  • Familiar with various control system and equipment safety standards such as IEC 61131, ANSI B11, NFPA 79, and RIA 15.06
  • Experience with writing and developing software in a high-level language such as Python or C#
  • Experience with NC programming of automated systems such as G-code, TP, Karel
  • Excellent technical writing, grammar, and presentation experience
  • Experience with electrical verification of machines
  • Experience in defining, implementing, and maintaining controls code from source control
  • Hands on experience with multiple common manufacturing and assembly processes, CNC machines, metrology systems (laser tracking), and inspection
  • Experience with electrical design for industrial control systems using systems such as AutoCAD Electrical