Automation Product Engineer II: PLCs, Robotics & Conveyors

Daifuku North America; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Vision/Dental

401k with match

Pet Insurance

FSA/HSA

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Daifuku North America is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and develop products for material handling, including conveyors, sortation, automated storage, and robotics. You will create specifications, schematics, and PLC logic while collaborating with the development team to meet customer requirements.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, at least 2 years of related experience, and hands-on experience with Allen Bradley software, HMI/SCADA, and AutoCAD

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Concept, design, develop and engineer products that add value and are a solution to customers and market needs.
• Collaborate and review with others on the development team to develop products.
• Ensure products developed fit with current and future manufacturing operations.
• Ensure products developed meet competitive and market demands for performance and cost.
• Specify and develop a sequence of operations of automated equipment.
• Prepares schematics and specifications for control panel fabrication.
• Develop Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programs.
• Maintain product develop schedules and cost estimates.
• Follow established engineering standards and best practices including software revision control.
• Perform prototype development and testing.
• Perform on site beta testing to ensure safety, reliability, and other performance metrics are met.
• Investigate product issues in the field and determine root cause.
• Travel up to 30%.

Skills

Industrial automation knowledge

PLCs and controls

Communication skills

Teamwork

Creative problem-solving

Learning new technologies

Self-motivation

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Allen Bradley control software

Job description

Daifuku North America is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and develop products for material handling, including conveyors, sortation, automated storage, and robotics. You will create specifications, schematics, and PLC logic while collaborating with the development team to meet customer requirements.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, at least 2 years of related experience, and hands-on experience with Allen Bradley software, HMI/SCADA, and AutoCAD