Systems Engineer

General Job Duties

•  Responsible for maintaining and enhancing all automated systems including robotic systems. This would include modifying and/or creating ladder logic programs, vision system programs and HMI programs. Provide PLC troubleshooting assistance to maintenance personnel and system design assistance to facility engineers. Act as project manager on assigned projects.

Specific Job Duties

• Assist Nascote Maintenance and Production Technicians with automated systems operation, maintenance and implementation of application enhancements.
• Coordinate all mechanical/electrical system modifications with external vendors, paint maintenance personnel and paint facility engineers.
• Organize and maintain all system documentation (i.e. mechanical/electrical prints, software documentation and backups, path problems, robot configuration parameters, Binks RCS configuration parameters.
• Outline maintenance practices for Nascote application automated systems. In addition, maintain software programs for automated systems.
• Design and implement software, electrical and mechanical automated system enhancements.
• Support and assist maintenance personnel with diagnosing software and electrical system problems.
• Support multiple PLC and electrical controlled automated systems.
• Identify, justify, implement and support capital projects. This includes lending design specification and implementation support to other members of the engineering staff.
• Maintains a clean and safe work area.
• Participates in department meetings.
• Completes documentation of activities as required.
• Submits cost reduction and Innovation ideas.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.
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Skills/Experience Required
 

• Required - Must have a minimum of 2 years experience in the following: Robotics and Automated systems design and integration.
• Must have good problem solving skills.
• Must understand the application of the PLC in automated systems. This includes the ability to program and troubleshoot relay ladder logic.
• Must be comfortable with the applications of control theory with emphasis on the PID loops.
• Must be experienced with electrical and electronic controls.
• Knowledge of Allen Bradley RS Logix 5000, Studio 5000, and Factory Talk Software.
• Experience with Cognex, Keyence or equivalent vision software
• Computer networking software and hardware skills area desirable.
• Software programming skills.
• Experience with Ignition and/or Python Software a plus.
• Must have skills with supporting, maintaining and enhancing automated and/or robotic systems.
• Knowledge and ability to implement software and hardware controls for the automated equipment is essential.
• Project management skills are necessary.
• Knowledge of Automotive paint, molding and assembly automated systems is desirable.
• AutoCAD experience is necessary.
• Must work well with others.  Must have good communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Must have good math skills.
• Must have good SPC skills.
• Ability to read/interpret prints (customer parts, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and facility).
• Be able to work with and understand AI tools and techniques.

Educational Requirements

• Required - B.S. degree in Electrical/Mechatronics or with a related technology degree.
• In special circumstances, candidates who have not met the required education, but have substantial manufacturing work experience that is applicable to the job may be considered.
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Physical Requirements

• Must be able to at least meet the physical demands as defined by the current production requirements and the job function evaluation.  See job function evaluation in the Occupational Nurse’s office for more details. 
• Manufacturing environment using normal PPE and safety precautions.
• Manufacturing environment requiring the use of respirators and knowledge and use of special safety precautions.
• Office environment.  May spend some time in manufacturing environment using normal PPE and safety precautions.