Industrial Designer / Industrial Engineer

Rockwell Automation; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader is seeking an Industrial Systems Designer responsible for designing mechanical and process solutions. This position requires a Bachelor's degree and the ability to travel within North America, Europe, and Asia. Ideal candidates will have communication skills, experience with CAD software, and a valid driver's license. Work is primarily remote, with responsibilities that include customer interaction and project management.

Qualifications

• Legal authorization to work in Canada is required.
• Ability to travel for business within North America, Europe and Asia; ~20 - 30 % travel.
• A valid full drivers licence.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer requirements and ensure clarity before detailed design.
• Consult with applications engineering during the requirements process.
• Detailed design of AMR systems using OTTO Motors products.
• Creative solutioning of challenges during project design phase.
• Utilize Excel/Google Sheets to analyze customer data.
• Support discrete event simulation process with data validation.
• Plan deliverables and work packages.
• Document and present proposed OTTO solutions to customers.
• Visit customer sites to assess operations and constraints.
• Collaborate with systems engineering to improve processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Self-motivated and organized

Attention to detail

Understanding of complex integrated systems

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Field

Tools

SolidWorks

Draftsight

MS Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life‑saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility -our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

As an Industrial Systems Designer at OTTO By Rockwell Automation, you would be responsible for taking concepts created by our sales and applications engineering teams, and working through the detailed design of the solution; primarily focused on the mechanical and process aspects of the solution such as layout design, tooling design, facility equipment interface, customer processes and throughput analysis. You will report to Systems Engineering Manager & the role is will remote based.

Primary responsibilities

• understanding customer requirements and ensuring clarity of all requirements prior to detailed design;
• consulting with applications engineering during the requirements and concept definition process; documenting/updating the requirements when needed
• detailed design of AMR systems using OTTO Motors products to meet the customer requirements; including workflow definition, layout modifications and review, mechanical design and review of attachments, attachment tooling and facility equipment that our AMRs interface with
• creative solutioning of challenges encountered in the project design phase
• utilize Excel/Google Sheets to review customer data, evaluate fleet size, cycle time analysis
• support the discrete event simulation process by verifying the validity of all the inputs required for simulation and working with the customer as well as the internal sim team through the data analysis
• project planning for the deliverables and work packages you own;
• effectively document, present, and explain the proposed OTTO solution to the customer team members
• visit customer sites to evaluate material handling operations, processes, existing equipment, and floor layout constraints
• working with the systems engineering team to improve project/department tools, processes, and working relationships with other departments;

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Field
• Legal authorization to work in Canada is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Ability to travel for business within North America, Europe and Asia; ~20 - 30 % travel
• A valid full drivers licence

Preferred Qualifications

• 0+ years of relevant experience
• strong communicator, verbal and written
• self‑motivated and organized with a keen eye for detail
• understanding of complex integrated systems, material handling, mechanical and industrial equipment and processes
• experience creating, editing and reviewing CAD models/drawings; SolidWorks for 3D CAD and Draftsight for 2D CAD
• experience organizing and analyzing data using MS Excel and/or Google Sheets
• experience preparing engineering design documentation and reports

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

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