What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Automation Engineer - Rockwell PLC/Robotics position at First Choice Recruiting, LLC?
Controls Automation Engineer II AND Sr. Automation Engineer - Rockwell PLC required/ABB Robotic Arm preferred. (Military contracts dictate US Citizenship is required)
This is NOT a QA Automation role.
- Local Candidate needed
- Macedonia, OH
- 90 to 140K depending on experience
Rapidly growing high technology company making scientific products from thin films. Great salaries and very collaborative culture! Autonomy and out of the box thinkers are welcomed!
*Immediate preference given to those with experience on Rockwell PLC's and ABB Robotic Arm programming
Description
Seeking a controls automation engineer experienced in developing Rockwell PLC code for new automated manufacturing cells. 50% of your time will be on improvement, 50% of your time will be on set ups from scratch. You’ll be collaborating as part of our larger technology development group, comprised of our Software, IT, AI Dev, & Automation teams to deliver automated systems to support our rapidly growing manufacturing scaling. The ideal candidate would describe themselves as a curious problem solver, analytical, fast paced, and detailed oriented.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in automation/electrical/computer/mechanical/software engineering, or equivalent
- 5 to10 years in developing custom automation
- PLC Ecosystems expertise (Rockwell Automation)
- Proficient with Structured Text/Function Block/Sequential Function Charts
- Experience with controls hardware including sensors, remote IO, servos, safety devices, machine vision, barcode readers, HMI. etc.
- Experience using industrial networking protocols: Modbus, Ethernet TCP/IP, etc.
- Control logic architecture design & planning
- General robot experience (Preference given to those with ABB Robotic Arms)
- US Citizenship
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in automation/electrical/computer/mechanical/software engineering, or equivalent
- Specific robot experience (Preference given to ABB Robotic Arm experience)
- Secondary ecosystem - Productivity Suite/Automation Direct
