Automation Controls Engineer
Casa Grande, AZ
Advanced Engineering /
Full - Time /
On-site
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Goken America is an Engineering Services and Product Development company founded in 2004. At Goken America we strive to expand and deliver upon our company motto of “Creating Something Different”. We are continually striving to strengthen our organization, and are always seeking talented individuals who have a strong desire to work in an environment where they can make a difference.
Our “Vision” is to empower our associates to affect change wherever change is needed. Our “Mission” is that in building trust we foster greatness in our people, excellence in our clients and impact in our communities.
Goken America provides an excellent benefits package, one month of paid time off per year and a very competitive compensation plan. In addition, when applicable, we will also provide relocation assistance, temporary housing, visa support and other fringe benefits.
Responsbilities
- Develops preliminary designs and help establish functional requirements for new devices and systems.
- Create hardware, software, safety, and maintenance standards for industrial controls used in manufacturing applications such as conveyance, material handling, dispensing, fastening, joining, inspection.
- Collaborate with equipment suppliers in selection of controls components, design of electrical cabinets, design of machine-mounted controls hardware, power distribution, and cable management.
- Interacts with the operators and maintenance staff and learning every aspect of the procedure by hands-on use of the machinery & procedures.
- Manage interfacing of equipment with higher-level factory systems such as MES and SCADA.
- Provide technical support for issue solving and analysis as well as technical experience for the upkeep, modification, and installation of machinery & equipment used in the production process.
- Involved in all project management activities, such as financial justification, design, vendors/procurement, installation, start-up, qualification, machine acceptance, training for operations & maintenance.
- Travel as required.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- 3 years of industrial electrical design experience in manufacturing
- Proficiency in control system design including selection of components, creating power distribution and network architecture diagrams, creating detailed electrical schematics, documenting sequence of operation and functional requirements.
- Detailed knowledge of Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens PLC, HMI, IO, Drives hardware and software.
- Proficiency in programming PLCs using Ladder Logic, Function Block, and Structured Text language.
- Proficiency in Ignition SCADA software including advanced features such as scripting, database connections, enterprise administration.
- Knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as Profinet, Ethernet/IP and IO Link.
- Working knowledge of CAD systems
- Ability to program in higher level computer languages – Python, C#, SQL
- Detailed knowledge of equipment safety standards such as ISO12100, ISO 13849 and ISO 10218.
Goken America (“Goken”) is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other applicable protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is, in simple terms, a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity. Please inform Goken’s personnel representative if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.
