Controls Hardware Designer

Controls Hardware Designer

The Controls Hardware Designer carries out all phases of design, detail, check and release. This individual assists with the design and improvement of new products as well as existing products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Take charge of assigned personnel (jr. designers, layout persons, and detailers), assign jobs, tasks, duties and responsibilities and follow up to ensure work is being done properly and efficiently.
• Lead, manage, follow-up and perform all phases of design, detail, check, release, programming, debugging all controls designs on projects assigned in accordance with KUKA Engineering Department Procedures.
• Prepare actual designs using design software.
• Perform comparative analysis of designs and drawings, to ensure conformances to KUKA and customer standards specifications, and good engineering practices.
• Ensure that designs and all purchased components and parts will function and perform their intended task in the environment in which they operate for meeting all designated R & M requirements and life expectancies based on duty cycles and cycle time.
• Perform field service as required on equipment (domestic and international). Fill out field service reports in detail and interface with the customer on resolution and correction of problems and present a positive impression of KUKA.
• Learn to generate machine and/or system detailed sequence of operation with cycle times and cylinder sizes, motor sizes, etc.
• Knowledge and experience using electronic laboratory test equipment, such as Oscilloscopes, Signal Analyzers and computer based data acquisition systems.
• Knowledge and experience in electronic instrumentation such as torque meters, flow meters, pressure transducers, load cells, LVDT’s, etc. and other low voltage devices and interpretations of their signals.
• Ability to perform computer software programming and screen development, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to produce test and/or assembly machine layouts using AutoCAD or similar software
• Complete engineering within budget and delivery requirements.
• Assist in machine debug, customer training, production meetings, write ups, approvals and try out as requested.

Education/Experience:

Required:

• Associate’s Degree and/or 3-5 years' experience in related field required or equivalent amount of education and/or experience in related field.
• Minimum 3 years' experience and knowledge of controls design relating to the automotive power train industry and assembly systems.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Proficient in logic programming for most PLC systems.
• Proficient with recent software such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems, Solidworks & AutoDesk Software, Visio
• Microsoft Word, Excel, and Windows XP or higher

Preferred:

• B.S.E.E. - Electrical Design Technology and Engineering in electronics, electrical or fluidics.
• 5-10 years experience in designing machine tool controls systems for assembly or test equipment.
• 5-10 years experience in various controls system hardware (P.C., P.L.C., communications, and instrumentation signal conditioning) architecture.
• 3-5 years experience in Failure Mode Effect Analysis.

KUKA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.