Ii-Vi Incorporated - Easton, PA
posted 6 months ago
About the position
As an Automation Engineer at Coherent, you will play a crucial role in the design, build, and integration of automation systems aimed at enhancing existing manufacturing processes. Your primary responsibilities will include developing, documenting, and implementing systems that automate these processes, with a strong emphasis on reliability, efficiency, ease of use, and maintainability. You will apply engineering principles to address various needs such as power, safety, and signal requirements, while also designing and fabricating necessary hardware and electrical components. Your work will involve creating hardware that is not only reliable and dependable but also user-friendly for repair and maintenance. In addition to hardware design, you will be responsible for developing, supporting, and advancing automation software for production use. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to plan and execute projects, ensuring that they are completed reliably and on schedule. Troubleshooting, root-cause identification, and corrective action activities will also be part of your role, where you may lead or supervise these efforts. Documentation is key in this position; you will need to organize and maintain a comprehensive level of documentation, including schematics, diagrams, commented code, project plans, proposals, and user manuals. This position requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You will be expected to handle multiple priorities and issues while maintaining a high standard of ethics, professionalism, leadership, and competency. Due to ITAR compliance, candidates must be U.S. Citizens, Permanent Resident Aliens, or Protected Individuals as defined by law.
Responsibilities
- Develop, document, and implement systems to automate existing manufacturing processes.
- Create automation systems with emphasis on reliability, efficiency, ease of use, and maintainability.
- Apply engineering principles to address power, safety, and signal needs.
- Design and fabricate hardware and electrical components as needed.
- Develop, support, and advance automation software for production use.
- Support planning and execution of projects as part of a multi-disciplinary team reliably against a project schedule.
- Perform, lead, or supervise troubleshooting, root-cause identification, and corrective action activities as needed.
- Organize and maintain appropriate level of documentation, including schematics, diagrams, commented code, project plans, proposals, and instructions or manuals.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in automation system design for manufacturing processes.
- Experience in electrical component selection, PLC design, and programming.
- 0-5 years of experience in high technology processes, electronic products, or production of automation software and system development.
- 4 year degree in Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, or Physics.
- Experience or familiarity in software development in programming languages such as Python, C#, Labview, and PLC/ladder.
- Electronic design at the component, board, and system level.
- CAD tools for hardware design.
- Instrumentation and automated test equipment.
- Local and distributed network topologies relative to manufacturing or production environments.
- Ability to work with customers/vendors to resolve functional, quality and performance issues.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and issues in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to work with employees in a multi-cultural, global team environment.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 standards.
- Familiarity with EHS procedures and corporate EHS standards.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation program.
- Comprehensive career development platform.
- Opportunities for stability, longevity, and growth.
