We are looking for a Applications Engineer to join our team on the eastside of Rochester. If you have experience reviewing customer specifications to develop cost-effective solutions and have a background in automation machine design or automation equipment apply today! Salary: $100-$125kSchedule: M-F 8am-5pmType: Direct Hire
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Review customer specifications to develop solutions using available hardware and costing.
- Specify hardware and setup solutions for vision applications.
- Determine the appropriate PLC models and manufacturers.
- Identify electrical hardware to meet project requirements.
- Choose pneumatic and hydraulic systems based on customer or company specifications.
- Maintain the costing library for electrical hardware used in the automation industry.
- Review customer specifications to develop solutions using available hardware and costing.
- Specify hardware and setup solutions for vision applications.
- Identify electrical hardware to meet project requirements.
- Adhere to global safety standards.
- Ensure robots meet company and customer specifications.
- Adhere to the quoting process defined by the applications department.
- Provide information on electrical standards to other engineers in the applications department.
- Review vendor quotes and company quotations for accuracy.
- Present machine control solutions to prospective customers.
- Review machine concepts to ensure they meet safety requirements.
- Collaborate with the shop and controls engineering department to ensure quotes align with capabilities and standard practices.
- Review and compare vendor quotes and company quotations for accuracy.
- Present company machine control solutions to prospective customers.
- Observe safety procedures.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree in electrical/mechatronics engineering or related engineering field.
- Three years or more of automation machine design.
- Solid working knowledge of assembly and test automation industries.
- Three years or more working with automation equipment (PLC, Robot, Servo, and machine vision programming).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- One-year experience with AutoCAD or DraftSight
- Knowledge of worldwide electrical and safety standards.
- Familiar with leak testing, machine building, mechanical aptitude, and generating costs of automation equipment a plus.
- Writing code in, I.E., C#, C++, Python, Dot Net, and VBA is a plus.
- Database interface and hardware selection knowledge.
- Experience in costing automation equipment, leak testing, and custom machine building knowledge.
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