Job Description
Position: PLC Integration Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Integrate PLC software into new or existing production lines at customer sites and adapt to existing customer workflows as needed.
- Manage the successful commissioning and installation of IPC-based automation systems at customer sites.
- Collaborate with the engineering team to design, develop, and implement new software features and manufacturing processes using Structured Text (ST) in the Beckhoff TwinCAT development environment.
- Define and execute rigorous testing requirements for automated systems to validate system safety, reliability, and efficiency.
- Document process workflows and device functionality for use by operators, maintenance personnel, and staff.
- Provide high-quality technical support and guidance to clients to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of test plans, test cases, test results, defect reports, and other QA-related artifacts. Work with quality manager to ensure changes and developments are recorded to comply with ISO 9001 standard.
Requirements:
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience and Certification:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a PLC programmer or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience with process/workflow development, particularly in manufacturing environments.
- Technical Expertise:
- Proficiency with object-oriented programming in at least one language (C#/Java, Structured Text, or other) and knowledge of modern OOP design practices (Dependency Injection, Inheritance, Unit Testing, etc).
- Understanding of different network topologies and ability to diagnose communication issues within an IP network.
- Experience with basic Git version control and code review practices with a remote repository (GitHub, Azure DevOps, etc).
- Familiarity with the Beckhoff TwinCAT environment and/or Visual Studio is highly desirable.
- Preferred Skills (Not Mandatory):
- Knowledge of manufacturing facilities and operational workflows.
- Ability to follow a schematic and diagnose electrical wiring issues on the fly.
- Working knowledge of front-end web technologies (HTML, CSS, Javascript/Typescript).
- Understanding of semantic versioning practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Basic mechanical design/CAD experience.
- Soft Skills:
- Ability to take ownership of tasks and solve problems independently with minimal supervision.
- Clear communication and collaboration skills in an engineering team. Leadership experience is a plus.
- Ability to write thorough and easy-to-follow technical documentation and device manuals for both customer and internal use.
- Demonstrated experience in customer support, preferably as a field engineer or similar.
- Flexibility and Travel:
- Willingness to travel as needed and provide global deployment support.
o Hybrid work arrangement: Up to 3-4 days in the office onsite and 1-2 days remote per week.
Job Tags
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