AGV Automation & Maintenance Engineer

Samsung Electronics America; Newberry (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Electronics America in South Carolina seeks an AGV Technician responsible for maintaining automated guide vehicles in a live production environment. You will inspect, diagnose, and repair electrical, mechanical, wiring, sensor, and control-system issues to keep automated material handling running smoothly.

Responsibilities include advanced CAN bus diagnostics, using schematics and logs for root-cause analysis; maintaining AGV systems and layouts in AutoCAD; supporting commissioning,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred; Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science.
• 1+ year manufacturing experience.
• Ability to evaluate a problem and generate a solution.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair AGVs in a live production environment.
• Perform advanced electrical and CAN bus diagnostics using schematics, tools, logs, and root-cause analysis.
• Maintain and optimize AGV systems and production-floor routing with AutoCAD layouts, RFID locations, and material-flow routes.
• Support AGV commissioning, system upgrades, and automation projects with engineering and production teams.
• Develop and implement technical solutions and process improvements to improve AGV reliability and uptime.
• Create and maintain technical documentation including troubleshooting guides, procedures, drawings, and SOPs.
• Train and support technicians and operators on AGV troubleshooting, fault recovery, electrical diagnostics, and safe operation.
• Collaborate with technicians, engineering, logistics, production, and leadership to resolve production issues and drive automation projects.

Skills

AutoCAD

Autodesk Inventor

Programming knowledge

PLC knowledge

Arduino

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

CAN bus diagnostics

Job description

Samsung Electronics America in South Carolina seeks an AGV Technician responsible for maintaining automated guide vehicles in a live production environment. You will inspect, diagnose, and repair electrical, mechanical, wiring, sensor, and control-system issues to keep automated material handling running smoothly.

Responsibilities include advanced CAN bus diagnostics, using schematics and logs for root-cause analysis; maintaining AGV systems and layouts in AutoCAD; supporting commissioning,