Bright Machines

Senior Automation Controls Engineer - Beckhoff

Bright Machines$150K — $190K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years of professional experience in automation controls
  • Proficient in Beckhoff PLC programming and TwinCAT3 IDE
  • Skilled in Structured Text programming (IEC 61131-3)
  • Experience in Python and object-oriented programming
  • Familiar with Git for version control
  • Knowledge of SQL RDB and industrial automation principles

Responsibilities

  • Design and architect processes and controls for machinery
  • Contribute to and read electrical schematics for system documentation
  • Provide feedback during mechanical and electrical design reviews
  • Program robotic paths and motion systems for automation
  • Analyze customer needs and incorporate them into system requirements
  • Develop real-time code using Structured Text
  • Create non-real-time software using Python and design patterns

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cross-functional teams
  • 25% to 30% travel for diverse project exposure
  • Engagement in meaningful problem-solving efforts
  • Collaboration with leadership and project stakeholders
  • Potential for skill growth in a rapidly evolving tech environment
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE

As an Automation Controls Engineer you will be designing and developing automated solutions, choosing parts, and programming our robotic systems.

Automation Controls Engineer are able to communicate effectively with all project stakeholders including customers, leadership, our sales teams, program management, research and development engineers, and delivery team engineers that bring customer solutions to life.

We have a passion for bringing together cross functional teams to creatively solve problems. We value working closely with different groups throughout project lifecycles and believe that creating and validating user requirements at the system and sub system level is essential for success.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

  • Helping to architect the process and controls that will control our machines
  • Reading and contributing to electrical schematics that define and document our systems
  • Participating in mechanical and electrical design reviews to provide feedback on the systems you will be controlling
  • Programming the paths for the robots and motion systems that make up our automation
  • Analyzing customer needs, turning those into system requirements, and incorporating them into the software of the system
  • Programming Beckhoff PLCs using the TwinCat3 IDE
  • Developing real-time code using IEC 61131-3 Structured Text
  • Developing non real-time code using Python and object oriented design patterns
  • Travel 25% to 30%


WHAT WE WANT TO SEE

  • BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years of professional experience
  • Beckhoff PLC programming
  • Structured Text (61131-3)
  • Python programming
  • Object oriented programming concepts
  • Git software version control
  • SQL RDB
  • Robot programming
  • Industrial Automation
  • Stepper and servo motor motion control and tuning
  • Familiarity with Linux and command line tools


IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAD

  • Some exposure with web technologies (ie JavaScript, React, REST, GraphQL).
  • Experience using industrial robots such as Fanuc
  • Experience with vision systems (i.e. Keyence or Cognex)
  • Experience with SCADA systems


WHO YOU ARE

  • You are customer obsessed
  • You believe in the power of a team, diversity of thought, and unity of action
  • You always act with integrity, keep your commitments, and practice transparency
  • You think boldly, lead with courage, and demand the highest standards
  • You drive for results, and act like an owner

#LI-AE1

$150,000 - $190,000 a year

About Bright Machines

Bright Machines is a technology company that provides software-defined manufacturing solutions. The company was founded in 2018 by Amar Hanspal and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Bright Machines' platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate the assembly and testing of products, with the goal of making manufacturing more efficient and cost-effective. The company has raised over $180 million in funding and has partnerships with companies like Jabil and Flex.
Learn more about Bright Machines
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2018

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