Sr. Automation & Controls Engineer, Assembly Manufacturing (Starlink)
On-siteBastrop, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Design, develop, and manage automation projects spanning machine design, robotics, motion systems, and factory health monitoring, from initial ideation through commissioning and hand-off to operations. Architect and debug PLC code, generate organized HMI screens, and design electrical systems compliant with NEC, NFPA, and UL508A regulations. Implement ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA safety systems for robots and conveyors while creating schedules and budgets to motivate team achievement. Maintain factory safety and reliability through rigorous troubleshooting of industrial electrical systems and commissioning of high-quality electro-mechanical assemblies. Work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones, with up to 10% travel required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science discipline
- 5+ years of experience in industrial or factory automation design and implementation
- Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones
- Must be willing to travel up to 10%
- U.S. citizen or national
- U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder)
- Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157
- Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158
- Eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Desired Qualifications
- Ability to engineer creative, new approaches to problems while adhering to ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA safety requirements to keep a factory safe
- Experience with Electromechanical systems
- Electrical sizing of motors, cables, circuit protection, VFD's, motor starters, various other motion systems
- Design of fail-safe electrical circuits using both safety logic controllers and safety-rated relays
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting industrial electrical systems using tools like multimeters, oscilloscopes, EMI probes
- Proficiency in understanding and creating electrical schematics and single line diagrams (EPLAN preferred)
- Field bus networks, serial communication, and Ethernet communication
- Hands-on experience designing and commissioning high quality electrical panels and electro-mechanical systems with appropriate safety considerations in mind
- Knowledge of NEC, NFPA, UL508A codes with ability to ensure compliance with control system safety standards
- PLC programming, preferably Beckhoff TwinCAT structured text programming
- Programming and implementing machine safety software through the use of safety PLC's
- HMI, SCADA, IoT (MQTT, OPC-UA), Ignition systems with focus on user friendly navigation and machine health monitoring and control
- Field Bus Networking protocols, preferably EtherCAT, Profinet, Profisafe, Ethernet/IP
- Robotics programming, preferably ABB
- Industrial software application to mechanical assemblies, electrical systems, sensors, pneumatics/hydraulics, including how to safely checkout these interdisciplinary systems prior to production implementation
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