Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Goken America is an Engineering Services and Product Development company founded in 2004. At Goken America we strive to expand and deliver upon our company motto of “Creating Something Different”. We are continually striving to strengthen our organization, and are always seeking talented individuals who have a strong desire to work in an environment where they can make a difference.

Our “Vision” is to empower our associates to affect change wherever change is needed. Our “Mission” is that in building trust we foster greatness in our people, excellence in our clients and impact in our communities.

Goken America provides an excellent benefits package, one month of paid time off per year and a very competitive compensation plan. In addition, when applicable, we will also provide relocation assistance, temporary housing, visa support and other fringe benefits.

This role will be responsible for completing the Electrical portion of large capital projects in support of the plant capital projects as well as overall preparation and coordination of the engineering deliverables for the project. They will assist management with pre-studies of deployment and development projects in the Electrical and Automation field. They will also execute design studies, follow procurement and fabrication of equipment, and manage the installation, commissioning, and startup of the equipment in an industrial plant environment. 

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed electrical design and automation programming for assigned projects.
• Provide engineers estimates (including equipment, installation labor, design, start-up engineering, travel and managing actual project cost evolution) and technical schedules for all phases of process equipment addition, replacement, or upgrade.
• Provide backup support and training to plant maintenance teams on new automation systems that they implement.
• Interface with internal company support groups to accomplish objectives and provide contract engineering management and direction when needed.
• Participate in assigned major capital projects and/or modifications from start to finish, including equipment reception, commissioning, and acceptance.
• Travel as required.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• 2-4 years of industrial electrical design experience in manufacturing
• Experience programming PLCs Allen-Bradley Rockwell required
• Experience with Variable Frequency drives and Motion Control technologies. Specific experience with Control Techniques, SEW MOVIMOT, and Rockwell, is a plus. 
• Experience with electrical design standards and able to complete controls systems designs using tools such as SEE electric experience preferred.
• Vision System configuration and interface for width measurement applications and defect detection applications is preferred, but not required. Specific experience with Cognex, Keyence, Adept, Bytewise, Gocator is a plus.
• Robotic experience, configuration or knowledge is preferred, but not required. Specific experience with Fanuc, ABB is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently

Goken America (“Goken”) is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other applicable protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is, in simple terms, a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity. Please inform Goken’s personnel representative if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.