Automation Engineer I​/II

Location: Schofield

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Your opportunity:

As an Automation Engineer I/II for Greenheck Group you will design, program, assemble, and install electrical controls used in machines and tooling systems. Support the Automation and Controls team with their projects, as well as providing post machine installation troubleshooting and support. Responsible for intermediate - advanced programming each of the following: HMI, PLC, Robot, Vision.

What you'll be doing as a Level I:

* Project manage small to medium sized machine installations including:

* Build and wire electrical panels

* Create electrical schematics and electrical cabinet layout using AutoCAD electrical

* Order parts for projects using Ariba Purchasing system

* Wire external machine components to electrical cabinet

* Use manufacturer's software to develop BOMs

* Work with IT Application developers with program integrations

* Travel to Greenheck facilities to install machines and train maintenance and manufacturing personnel

* Support automation and controls technicians with their projects

* Provide parts lists with standard components used

* Research safety devices appropriate for their application

* Provide programming assistance

* Develop electrical parts list for the project

* Write PLC/HMI/Robot Programs using various software packages

* Typical programs would be low complexity machine control to medium complexity machine control

* Design low to medium complexity machine guarding strategies that comply with OSHA and ANSI standards, to ensure the safety of our Greenheck teammates

* Power up, troubleshoot, and commission machine to make production ready

* Integrate hydraulic and pneumatic systems into the machine electrical control system

* Post machine installation troubleshooting and support

What you'll be doing as a Level II:

60% of the time

* Project manage medium sized machine installations including:

* Specify power requirements and locations

* Request network connections and configurations

* Disconnect machine at machine development center (MDC) and reconnect in the final location

* Coordinate tasks with IT, maintenance, mechanical designers, etc.

* Train maintenance personnel and automation and controls technicians

* Participate in preventative maintenance events as needed

* Travel to Greenheck locations to complete machine installs as efficiently as possible, at times with little notice

25% of the time

* Create electrical schematics and electrical cabinet layout using AutoCAD electrical

* Write PLC/HMI/Robot Program using over 50 manufacturer software packages

* Typical programs range from medium complexity coordinated motion programs using complex calculations, to the simple machine control

* Build and wire electrical panels

10% of the time

* Use manufacturer's software to develop BOMs

* Travel to Greenheck facilities to install or repair machines and train maintenance and manufacturing personnel

* Perform design calculations to determine component sizing, overload protection, motor sizing, wire sizing, and circuit sizing

* Draw sheet metal parts with AutoCAD

* Work with application engineers at external control manufacturers for advanced programming solutions

* Continuously be up to date with NEC standards, documents (CUL, CSA, UL, NEC, NFPA 70e, IEC) to support all Greenheck CNC machines and robots

* Offer advanced troubleshooting services on CNC machines

* Contact control manufacturers when necessary

* Write robot programs for new products

* Work with business units to create and modify programs that make robotic welding programs and CNC programs more efficient, more operator friendly, and have better parts traceability

* Support machines built by outside manufacturers

* Integrate purchased machines to MDC machines or to other purchased machines

* Investigate and install monitoring equipment on purchased machines

* Modify purchased machines to comply with company safety standards

5% of the time

* Develop electrical parts list for the project

* Order parts for projects using Ariba purchasing system

* Wire external machine components to electrical cabinet

* Design medium complexity…