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AprilAire

Principal Automation Engineer

Madison, WI · On-site

This role serves as a lead system-level integrator, ensuring mechanical, controls, and process ... The Principal Automation Engineer leads projects from early design review through implementation ...

Cadence Inc

Principal Automation Engineer

Staunton, VA · On-site

$122K - $169K/yr

Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Controls Engineering preferred. * 10+ years of experience ... As a Principal Automation Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to shape manufacturing technologies ...

Cadence Inc

Principal Automation Engineer

Staunton, VA · On-site

$122K - $169K/yr

Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Controls Engineering preferred. * 10+ years of experience ... As a Principal Automation Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to shape manufacturing technologies ...

Cadence Inc

Principal Automation Engineer

Staunton, VA · On-site

Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Controls Engineering preferred. * 10+ years of experience ... As a Principal Automation Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to shape manufacturing technologies ...

Cadence Inc

Principal Automation Engineer

Cranston, RI · On-site

$122K - $169K/yr

Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Controls Engineering preferred. * 10+ years of experience ... As a Principal Automation Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to shape manufacturing technologies ...

AprilAire

Principal Automation Engineer

Madison, WI · On-site

This role serves as a lead system-level integrator, ensuring mechanical, controls, and process ... The Principal Automation Engineer leads projects from early design review through implementation ...

Cadence Inc

Principal Automation Engineer

Cranston, RI · On-site

$122K - $169K/yr

Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Controls Engineering preferred. * 10+ years of experience ... As a Principal Automation Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to shape manufacturing technologies ...

Torani

Engineer, Automation and Controls

San Leandro, CA · On-site

$127K - $141K/yr

Reporting to the Principal Automation & Controls Engineer, you'll maintain, troubleshoot, and improve PLC and SCADA environments that keep our plant running safely and efficiently. You'll bring ...

Indivior

Automation & Controls Engineer

Raleigh, NC

$81K - $107K/yr

Support root cause analysis as principal or co-investigator for automation-related deviations and ... controls, including hands-on PLC/SCADA/HMI programming, instrumentation, and troubleshooting.

Indivior PLC

Automation & Controls Engineer

Raleigh, NC · On-site

$81K - $107K/yr

Support root cause analysis as principal or co-investigator for automation-related deviations and ... controls, including hands-on PLC/SCADA/HMI programming, instrumentation, and troubleshooting.

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Principal Automation & Controls Engineer

Torrance, CA • On-site

Divergent
Internet and IT • 51 - 200 employees
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Full-time

Re-posted 9 days ago

Job description

Purpose

The Principal Automation & Controls Engineer will lead the development of flexible robotic manufacturing & automation systems, core to the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS).

The ideal candidate has a track record of successfully architecting and deploying advanced automated systems in a quick changing, start-up environment. This role will take a hands-on execution approach and use their skills in leadership, hardware, and software to create bleeding-edge industrial automation systems, support production operations, and democratize factory data to support key business decisions. Divergent is pushing the boundaries of technology and we need a passionate and agile engineer to help us create the platform for sustainable manufacturing.

The Role
  • Own and drive development of next generation PLC, HMI & SCADA software & controls architectures for the next generation of DAPS factories & factory modules.
  • Own and develop automation software standards, frameworks, best practices, and platform selection.
  • Collaborate with team members on both the development and deployment of these standards, raising the overall level of the team through your experience and technical leadership.
  • Architect new advanced automation systems, ultimately leading to detailed design, development and commissioning of first article factory modules.
  • Develop controls systems for new and experimental processes in an R&D environment.
  • Understand and steer production operations requirements for factory modules leading to increased overall factory OPE through better development of modules and factory data.
  • Work closely with cross-functional technical teams to ensure that program deliverables and milestones are defined, scheduled, and executed on time and budget.
  • Support engineering teams in achieving resolution of any gridlock, rather than merely report status. Must have the leadership ability and intelligence to drive hands-on execution of a highly motivated and intelligent team under intense time constraints.
Basic Qualifications
  • Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls 
  • 10 years of industrial automation controls experience in dynamic environments
  • IEC 61131-3 Structured Text programming experience
  • Industrial electrical and safety experience
Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong knowledge of NEC, NFPA 79, UL508A standards.
  • Advanced experience working with the Beckhoff TwinCAT & hardware ecosystem.
  • Advanced experience with industrial automation hardware, fieldbus interfaces and motion control.
  • Advanced industrial networking experience
  • Experience with industrial safety systems, risk assessments and safety over fieldbus protocols, i.e. FSoE & PROFIsafe
  • Experience developing SCADA & other factory data management platforms, industrial databases, dashboards, etc.
  • Experience with Industrial robot platforms, offline program, and virtual commissioning.
  • Experience with industrial electrical schematic tools, such as EPlan or AutoCAD electrical.
  • Experience with standard software engineering practices, object-oriented programming, SOLID, unit testing and development tools such as GIT.
  • Technical leadership experience in defining standards, methods, processes, and training.
Work Environment
  • Office and factory environment
  • 100% onsite
  • Minimal travel
  • Work near moving mechanical parts
Compensation

At Divergent, our pay range is based on the level of the job. For this role, we will consider candidates at levels Staff - Principal as evaluated through our interview process. 

  • Staff Engineer / E06: $148,430 - $204,090
  • Principal Engineer / E07: $171,450 - $235,740

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