Automation Engineer

Coherent - Easton, PA

Full-time

Easton, PA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

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, and will be involved in the design and fabrication of hardware and electrical components as necessary. Your expertise will also extend to developing, supporting, and advancing automation software for production use, ensuring that projects are planned and executed reliably within a multi-disciplinary team environment. In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will be expected to perform, lead, or supervise troubleshooting, root-cause identification, and corrective action activities as needed. Maintaining appropriate documentation is essential, and you will be responsible for organizing and keeping up-to-date schematics, diagrams, commented code, project plans, proposals, and instructions or manuals. This role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to work collaboratively with customers and vendors to resolve functional, quality, and performance issues. The position is based in an office environment within a manufacturing facility, where you may also spend time on the manufacturing floor, potentially exposed to dust, fumes, heat, noise, and cold. You will need to adhere to the company's Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) procedures and standards, and may be responsible for maintaining compliance with ISO standards relevant to quality and environmental management systems. Coherent values integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect, and enthusiasm, and expects all employees to embody these values in their work.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and implement systems to automate existing manufacturing processes.
• Create automation systems with an 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 against a project schedule.
• Perform, lead, or supervise troubleshooting, root-cause identification, and corrective action activities as needed.
• Organize and maintain appropriate 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.
• Proficiency in CAD tools for hardware design.
• Knowledge of instrumentation and automated test equipment.
• Understanding of 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.
• Set a high standard of ethics, professionalism, leadership and competency.