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Controls Engineer

Plover, WI 54467

Posted: 07/08/2022 Industry: Controls Job Number: 4422

Job Description

MBS Professional Staffing is currently recruiting for a Controls Engineer in Cincinnati, OH. ESSENTIAL DUTIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.
  • Design, Startup and Commissioning of robotic palletizing and de-palletizing systems.
  • Developing additional robotic material handling software applications.
  • Supporting troubleshooting efforts of customer service representatives.
  • Performing robotic simulations.
  • Developing upgrades, add-ons, and improvements for our existing robotic systems.
  • Additional responsibilities will include supporting and interfacing with conveying equipment throughout system design, installation, and commissioning.
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS:
  • Produce functioning software code that meets the requirements of the application.
  • Develop robot I/O requirements for full integration with assistance of controls engineers.
  • Design experience and knowledge of one or more of the following robotic platforms: Fanuc, ABB, Motoman, Kawasaki.
ROBOTIC PROGRAMMING SKILLS:
  • Demonstrable experience in writing computer programming languages, for example: C or C++, Java, Pascal, Scripting (javascript, VB script, Lua, etc.).
  • Experience or willingness to rapidly learn robot controller specific programming languages such as: TPP, BASIC, and Karel.
  • Any other real-time or motion programming languages.
CONTROLS AND NETWORK SKILLS:
  • General knowledge of PLC based control systems used in robotic work cells.
  • General knowledge of industrial networking (Ethernet, PROFINET, EtherCAT, PROFIBUS, DeviceNet).
  • An advantage would be knowledge of PLC software packages such as AB RSLogix, Siemens Step-7, Siemens TIA Portal, Simotion Scout, etc.
ROBOTIC WORK CELL DESIGN EXPERIENCE, MUST BE ABLE TO:
  • Perform reach studies using simulation software.
  • Perform cycle time analysis using simulation software.
  • Assist with risk assessment in accordance with ANSI RIA standards.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT SKILLS:
  • Remote and local troubleshooting for robotic programming, including vision systems.
  • Commissioning (startup) of robotic systems.
  • Factory Acceptance Testing of robotic systems and robotic handling/transfer systems.
EDUCATION AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Technical Associates Degree with relevant experience or related fields.
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of software programming ability to reach milestones and to complete projects.
  • Must have good communication skills, internally and with customers. This includes writing understandable and correct code comments and function names.
  • A detail-oriented problem solver who strives to identify root cause.
  • Ability to learn and adapt in to a rapidly changing field. Seeks out new knowledge to complete task at hand.
  • Less than 25 percent travel can be expected to support installation startup/support requirements.
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