Sr. Automation & Controls Engineer, Insource Manufacturing (Starlink)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, and manage automation projects
• Manage specifications, cost, lead-time, installation, and commissioning of new equipment
• Own safety strategy and planning. Implement ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant systems
• Collaborate with and challenge mechanical designers and manufacturing engineers to create system requirements and architecture
• Create and maintain equipment documentation and drawings to enable hand-off to operational teams
• Debug, root-cause, and make continuous improvements of equipment in a high-rate production environment
• Architect, write, and debug PLC code with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable for high-volume manufacturing applications
• Generate aesthetically simple HMI screens to make complex machines easy to understand, operate, and troubleshoot
• Design electrical systems compliant to NEC, NFPA, & UL508A regulations
• Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic and fluid plumbing
• BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience in the design and commissioning of controls systems for industrial applications
• PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Process integration and electromechanical/mechatronic systems experience
• Robot programming experience, preferably ABB
• C#,.NET, python and/or SQL experience
• PLC programming experience, preferably Beckhoff TwinCAT or Siemens TIA Portal
• HMI and SCADA programming experience, preferably Ignition or Beckhoff TwinCAT HMI
• Field bus networks, serial communication and Ethernet communication
• Knowledge of NEC, UL508A codes
• Experience with 3D CAD, preferably Siemens NX
• Exposure to a wide variety of industrial machinery
• Experience in fast-paced iterative design and test environments
• Experience automating the aggregation of metrics into dashboards and alerting systems