Fulfillment Automation Engineer MHE SCADA Expert

Amazon; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Thornton, CO is seeking an Automation Engineer to maximize equipment reliability and operational performance in fulfillment centers. You will provide proactive controls automation, troubleshoot complex systems, and drive continuous improvements across MHE assets.

Work with conveyors, sortation, scanners, cameras, print and apply systems, and SCADA devices to ensure fast, accurate order fulfillment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent, or 2+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience.
• 2+ years of process or production environment related PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience.
• 2+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience.
• 2+ years of Ladder Logic and structured programming from Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Codesys PLCs experience.
• 2+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience.

Responsibilities

• You will serve as the site expert for maintaining the automation systems that are critical for operations
• You will understand, maintain and troubleshoot material handling control systems, including PLC/PC controllers and industrial networks such as Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, motor control systems, servo drives, frequency drives, and electrical distribution systems
• You will monitor MHE metrics and partner with maintenance/operations to address system performance issues and provide analysis across all operations
• You will provide first-level escalation support for site technicians, both locally and remotely
• You will perform and analyze building System Assessments to enhance material handling system performance

Skills

PLC programming

Ladder Logic

Automation engineering

Robotics work cells

Control systems troubleshooting

MHE systems

SCADA systems

Industrial networks

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent

2+ years PLC programming or automation engineering experience

2+ years process or production environment PLC-controlled automation experience

2+ years electrical theory, robotics, controls components experience

2+ years Ladder Logic and programming with Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Codesys PLCs

2+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Codesys PLCs

SCADA platforms

Job description

Amazon in Thornton, CO is seeking an Automation Engineer to maximize equipment reliability and operational performance in fulfillment centers. You will provide proactive controls automation, troubleshoot complex systems, and drive continuous improvements across MHE assets.

Work with conveyors, sortation, scanners, cameras, print and apply systems, and SCADA devices to ensure fast, accurate order fulfillment.