Regional Automation Engineer PLC & Robotics (80% Travel)

Amazon Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 114,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Safety shoes provided

Job summary

Amazon’s Reliability & Maintenance Engineering team seeks a Regional Automation Engineer to lead high-level control systems support across a region of sites. You will engage in commissioning, on-call support, continuous improvement, and project management to ensure reliability and efficiency of automated equipment.

You will analyze performance, develop SOPs, and implement standard operating procedures while collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize networked control systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or 4+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience.
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays.
• 4+ years of process or production environment related PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience.
• 4+ years of Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic and structure programming experience.
• 4+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience.
• 4+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience.
• Travel up to 80% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot material handling control systems, including PLC/PC controllers, industrial networks (Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, Profinet, ASi), motor control systems, servo drives, frequency drives, and electrical distribution systems.
• Apply SME on troubleshooting and dive deeps for engineering issues, supporting a region of onsite automation engineers to investigate root cause and plan actions to eliminate/mitigate downtime.
• Provide technical guidance and decision making for collaboration projects or initiatives with other Amazon teams, being a key stakeholder in supporting technical and major network support requests.
• Provide escalation support to onsite automation engineers, during and after business hours, troubleshooting locally and remotely, to ensure repairs on time.
• Travel up to 80% to support sites within an assigned region.

Skills

PLC programming

Automation engineering

Robotics control systems

Ladder Logic

Electrical theory

Industrial networks

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or Electrical or Automation

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Siemens ladder logic

Allen-Bradley ladder logic

Codesys ladder logic

Job description

Amazon’s Reliability & Maintenance Engineering team seeks a Regional Automation Engineer to lead high-level control systems support across a region of sites. You will engage in commissioning, on-call support, continuous improvement, and project management to ensure reliability and efficiency of automated equipment.

You will analyze performance, develop SOPs, and implement standard operating procedures while collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize networked control systems.